Sometimes I forget how therapeutic it is for me to write this blog. I get turned around in the winds of life and loose sight of what gives me the help I need. I sometimes justify why I am too busy to read scriptures, and that listening is good enough. But then as I sit and write I hear the Lord speak to me, through the words in my mind. I am energized, brightened, and given peace.
It is amazing to me that we human beings so quickly forget what makes us truly happy. The words of the Lord, exercise and fresh air, healthy nourishing foods, being in the company of loved ones. I find myself too often thinking that watching one of my favorite movies, or eating chocolate, or just having a few minutes alone will bring me peace. But the truth is that being with my husband, reading to my children, reading the scriptures, writing in my journal, exercising regularly, and eating God made food is what nourishes my soul and body.
In this video, the woman speaking talks of Newton's Law, that there is an equal force pulling in the opposite direction. How that is the same with trials. As hard as they pull us we are also pulled by the Lord to become even grater. That our trials help us become more compassionate, and more patient, with the Lord's children. This Mormon Message spoke to my heart.
I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves me, for a husband who always lifts me up, for parents that listen and care, for children that are trying to obey Heavenly Father, for the freedom to read scriptures and words of the prophets, for a world full of beauty and wonder.
Monday, Elizabeth made the basketball team. We are so proud of her. She works so hard in school and in her sports. I am always amazed at her.
I went in and met the coach, he reminded me of my brother Jake, tall, fun, and eager to do well his first year of coaching. I wanted to make sure that he had gotten an email I had sent about Elizabeth being out of town for 4 weeks during the season. He said that it was fine but that she would be missing 4 games. I reminded him that I had sent him the email before the last cut so that he would not be surprised. He said, "Yeah, I just couldn't let go of her height and her stance." Elizabeth had told us how no one can get around her. One of the many benefits to being tall.
It is amazing to me that we human beings so quickly forget what makes us truly happy. The words of the Lord, exercise and fresh air, healthy nourishing foods, being in the company of loved ones. I find myself too often thinking that watching one of my favorite movies, or eating chocolate, or just having a few minutes alone will bring me peace. But the truth is that being with my husband, reading to my children, reading the scriptures, writing in my journal, exercising regularly, and eating God made food is what nourishes my soul and body.
In this video, the woman speaking talks of Newton's Law, that there is an equal force pulling in the opposite direction. How that is the same with trials. As hard as they pull us we are also pulled by the Lord to become even grater. That our trials help us become more compassionate, and more patient, with the Lord's children. This Mormon Message spoke to my heart.
I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves me, for a husband who always lifts me up, for parents that listen and care, for children that are trying to obey Heavenly Father, for the freedom to read scriptures and words of the prophets, for a world full of beauty and wonder.
Monday, Elizabeth made the basketball team. We are so proud of her. She works so hard in school and in her sports. I am always amazed at her.
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