I am tired..oh so tired...this may shorter than I would like, but alas here goes.
*Taking institute. It is exactly what I need in my life right now. The spirit I felt in that class was overwhelming, intense yet peaceful. Joyful. I was surrounded by spiritual giants, men and woman I have looked up to ever since we moved to Lubbock. And now I get to learn from them and with them. I received inspiration for myself, for my family, how to mother better, for my calling. I feel a bit like in 3 Nephi when they saw words cannot describe how we felt. Maybe that's not right to compare, but man, words fails me. I feel so loved. so blessed. so excited to go back next week.
*sweet sweet sweet Lindsey who took Emily and loved her so I could go to my class. Man, I am so lucky to know her and call her my friend. She radiates joy.
*Going to the temple with Klint. Always joyful. But it's joyful living in Lubbock and having a temple literally blocks away from our house. Because it's a smaller temple I know many of the workers there. They know me. I love them. I know the Temple presidency and love and sustain them. It was nice visiting with them tonight. I cannot help but to feel joy when I'm around them, whether it's working in the baptistery or doing ordinance work.
*Going. to. bed. RIGHT NOW!
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Finding joy in the moments of motherhood. Daily moments that: *made me SMILE *appreciate the sweet three kids that have been entrusted to me *feel joy in my decision to raise a family and be a stay at home mother *recognize the Lord’s hand in helping me to be successful as a Latter Day Saint woman and mother
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Daily Joyful Moments
Joyful Moments
Because of those "funkish" moments that I experience every once and while, I want to do as Elder Ballard counseled a few years ago and find joy in the moments of motherhood. To help me do that, I am going to try and write four motherly things that either (1) made me smile (2) appreciate the sweet three kids that have been entrusted to me (3) feel joy in my decision to raise a family and be a full time mom (4) recognize the Lords hand in helping me to be successful as a Latter Day Saint woman and mother.
I have to add that my life isn't perfect. I hope that if anyone ever comes across this blog and reads it (which I am doubtful of) and compares themselves to it, or feels guilt or bad about themselves that they'll realize these are the HIGH points of my life, not my every waking moments. I have terrible mothering moments all the time. And that's the problem, that's why I wanted to start this. I feel so much guilt (which I'm trying to only save for sin now) about the things I do wrong or could have done better, or didn't do at all, that it can be crippling on those funkish days. I'm not trying to pretend that my life is perfect or everything is rosy. Opposition in all things right? We have to have the bad to know the good, the sad to know the happy. Don't compare your low points with my high points. Deal?
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