Thornton Mom

Today I am not as calm as I was a few days ago.  I still feel the blessing of peace in my soul but the rest of me is getting agitated and anxious.  I don't know if it is the medication.  I have not been the best at taking it on a consistent basis in the hopes that maybe I could stop taking it but as soon as I started to feel this uneasiness come upon me I took it. I also am frustrated with my period.  It is two weeks late.  I took another pregnancy test today and was relieved that it was negative.  I just would like to know what is going on with my body. I also want to start a diet but don't know where to start.  I feel that I need a program but don't know what program to use.  I fell lost. I feel busy and stressed, that I can't get anything done.  The laundry is piling up, there are piles of stuff all over the house.  My cleaning lady came today and that usually helps but seeing all the piles that she could not clean up got me feeling overwhelmed. Then there is

As I was sleeping last night I said a prayer in my dreams asking Father for help with our family.  I felt a yearning in my heart for a family that got along and was nice to each other.  When I awoke I felt that same yearning.  I feel like we spend all our time waiting for the next event that we are excpected to do and in the mean time we just watch television or stay in our rooms.  so when I woke I prayed about this again.  I truly want our family to enjoy being together. I opened my computer to begin my scripture study when I was drawn to an article entitled: Aiming at the Center, by Pres. Uchdorf .  In this article he talks about the center of our lives should be loving the Savior and our Father in Heaven. "If our primary focus, thoughts, and efforts are centered on increasing our love for Almighty God and extending our hearts to others, we can know that we have found the right target and are aiming at the bull’s-eye—becoming true disciples of Jesus Christ." I felt t