I need my joyful moments more today than about any other day in recent history. Why do we have those days where if one thing, or maybe two things go wrong it seems to snowball, and tonight I feel a bit like an avalanche is coming. But thankfully (joyfully) I have this blog in places which forces me to think of the positive things, at least four of them that is. And sometimes (I'm still not sure today is one of them) the same effect with positive events can happen that sometimes happens when things go wrong. Is that clear as mud? It makes sense in my head...which isn't saying much because it feel pretty mushy up there tonight.
*Taking it slow today. Really slow. Only accomplishing a few things: loading and running two loads of dishes (we had eight people at dinner last night), ordering pizza (to everyone's delight) for dinner tonight, volunteering at the book fair today, and sweeping up a mess I made on the floor. That's pretty much it. Those days are ok every once and awhile.
*Sitting with Emily on the floor and really looking in her face, watching her eyes smile every bit as much as her mouth does. Loving her. She is such a funny funny lady.
*Klint holding me in his arms today when he got home from work. Letting me sob into his chest, and having him hold me as long as I needed. Knowing I could count on him to pick up my slack tonight. I love him.
*going to bed ridiculously early tonight..like in 30-45 minutes.
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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:
Hugs, my friend. Oh how I know how those days go. So glad you have Klint to hold you.
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