*Klint sincerely telling me how much he appreciated a few things I've done lately. He is always so appreciative and verbal about the things I do. But for some reason it was extra special and sweet to me this morning.
*Reading on the patio. Alone. Klint took the kids to soccer practice, even though he's had a particularly long day. I read. Alone. I felt better. I worry sometimes that I'm losing myself, and worry about the day when all my kids are in school....or worse...moved out.. and I will have nothing to do with myself. I don't want that to happen. Wow. That was very personal. I haven't really put words to that worry until now. Does anyone else ever feel that way?
* Emily coming home from soccer practice shouting she missed me and called for me. It's usually Klint she calls for. Felt kind of good she missed me. She then took a red marble and said, "Look this is a little tiny soccer ball. I wonder what will happen if I kick it." I wondered to. She put it on the ground and gave it a little tiny kick. "Look! It rolled under the dishwasher!" I promised her I would get it out, and I forgot. I better go do it now.
*Feeling good after aerobics. Definitely not during, but about 40 minutes after I felt really good.
*Talking to Klint while I changed a poopy diaper, it made it a bit more enjoyable. And I'm sure he enjoyed hearing me plug my nose while I talked to him.
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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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