*Reading to Justin's class. I love reading. I love reading with the schools. I want to be a little an old grandma who goes to the local elementary and reads every week. happy thought.
*Parent teacher conference. I loved hearing about how the boys are when I not around. I felt proud when I heard they "know how to make right choices." That was a joyful moment.
*Making a frame with Klint. Instead of zoning out...which is what my entire being was telling me to do...we had some extra baseboard and made a big chunky frame to go over some cork board. I loved it. I loved watching him work, trying to explain the angles and such to me. I loved helping hold the boards together. I loved finishing it with him. I love that it turned out! It didn't even take an hour, and now every time I look at the cork board in our kitchen I can think of working on it together. Perhaps I should think of some new projects to do with him.....
*It was a hard night with Matthew. It went from 0-60 in no time at all. Oh man. But, by the quiet and persuasive whisperings of the spirit we were able to end the night on a happy loving one. That was a small miracle in our house, and makes me realize I can handle those situations so much better than I did.
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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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1 comment:
love love love your joyful moments! i look forward to them each day! miss you guys!
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