Sunday

This morning was hard getting the kids ready for Church.  I was tired from staying up chaperoning a youth dance.  After trying to take a nap and being interupted every 3 min. I prayed for help and felt that I should get up and have scripture study with my kids. 

Two of my nephews and my niece and a friend of theirs at a youth dance.

My nephews are such studs.

Today was Elizabeth's first day in Young Women's.  She had gotten a new dress and really wanted to wear it.  But it needed a few alterations that I thought I could do in about 5 min.  It took 35 min.  Elizabeth wanted to wear makeup for the first time 10 min. Samantha had a talk that I had forgotten about so she and I worked on it another 10 min.  I had a lesson to give and needed to print it out 7 more min.  Then as we were walking out the door 15 min. late for Church Elizabeth stepped on her dress and ripped it.  At this point I took many deep breaths said a prayer for patience and strength and realized that we were already late for Church and being 15 min. late or 45 min. late we were still late.  I sat down and fixed the dress while everyone else was in the car.  Elizabeth was ecstatic, she felt loved and cared for, everyone else waited and we were very late but it was worth it.

Because I had to teach I could not hear Samantha give her talk but Derek was able to pull away from his duties and hear her talk.  Just what I needed from Heavenly Father.  My lesson went well and I ended 15 min. early.  But another wonderful Sister shared what she had learned about Christ's last week.  It was beautiful and just what I want to share with my kids this week as we prepare for Easter.  I felt that me ending early was what the Lord wanted.

 On the way home from Church Samantha wanted to tell me the 6th Article of Faith from memory.  She told it to me and then I asked what it meant.  She was not sure.  We went through it one word at a time.  Her face lit up as she realized the meaning.  She put the pieces together and her face was so over joyed.  It was one of those moments that you realize what motherhood is.  Teaching our children the gospel, reminding their spirits of what they knew before.  At that moment I was happy to be a mother.