*Shopping. Somedays I really enjoy it. Today was the day. It was nice to have a more leisure morning. We took our time getting ready for the day. Then when we felt ready we went to run the few errands, not feeling rushed. It was nice.
*My bed is calling to me...I'm so happy to go lay down. I'm wiped out. I think I've still got a bit of the bug that leaves me feeling weary and worn out. A nice relaxed evening with husbando sounds heaven sent.
*Calling and wishing my grandma Happy Birthday. I loooove her and am so grateful for her in our lives.
*Watching the kids (+two extras) play at the park. It was nice to be outside and watch them move. That Emily. That Emily. She is so independent! The park we went to is really for older kids, but she had to try everything and wouldn't accept help unless she was absolutely certain she would fall or something. She even went down a slide (that has no sides....I said it was park for bigger kids) and fell off at the top (about 5 1/2 feet), luckily into my arms. She wasn't upset just kind of giggled and said, "wow that was kinda scary" and went running off to her next adventure. I am so ready for being outside. Enough of all these winter germs.
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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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