It's been a rough few months. Ever since we found out I'm pregnant, many challenges have come up. But there's always a silver lining. I'm nearly 11 weeks and have already had three ultrasounds!
*Grateful for priesthood blessings. With each new hiccup(and it's almost comical how many have risen) I have peace. Peace because at the very beginning I was given a priesthood blessing that promised me things would turn out ok, but that I had to choose faith during this pregnancy. That told me right away that this might not be easy, but I have chosen faith. Faith that things will turn out the way the blessing promised.
*With the new hiccup today, I was given an ultrasound and I got to see the baby, and it looked like a baby. And he/she was moving all around almost doing back flips...looking very healthy.
And finally non baby related:
*Figuring out a project all by myself. Well...I did call Klint a few times, but not about measurements or design or anything like that, just for how to use the tools :-) It was almost scary to undertake a home improvement project all by myself and I almost stopped twice. But I persevered! And I think it's going to be great. It's a simple project really, putting up this awesome (so I think) board/batten/bead board in the kids bathroom. But I'm figuring it out all by myself! I can do hard things. I did all the measurements myself and so far (cross your fingers) they are correct. I bought all the materials, had them cut to my specifications and got started this afternoon. I can't do all of it myself (due to the hiccups) but it felt really good to do something.
*it's a calm evening. It's just barely 8:00 and all my kids are sleeping. It's peaceful. I have my window open and am listening to the birds and a few dogs barking in the distance. oh...peace...
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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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2 comments:
CONGRATS!! On your pregnancy, that is awesome...sorry it has been rough! Love u guys! Oh and by the way you need to explain your "projects" a little more it makes me very curious! LOL
My projects are so last minute! I'm doing board and batten with a little twist in our kids bathroom. I think it'll look really nice if I can just get it finished :-)
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