My 4 year old Maddison was extra cute. She climbed in bed with us at about 6:00 with lots of giggles. She told me to get out of bed so that she could be by the fuzzy. She explained that the fuzzy was daddy and that I was in between the two of them. She went on about how I was only a little fuzzy and that daddy was a lot fuzzy. I couldn't agree with her more. Daddy is very comfy and warm.
We were in the car when she looked up and saw a bird flying in front of us. "Look mom a falcon." It was a big bird and I watched it for a few moments and realized it was not a falcon. "No sweetie, that is not a falcon it is a buzzard." "What is a buzzard mom?" "Well a buzzard is a bird that eats dead deer." Quite matter of factly she replied, "Mom, we eat dead deer and we are not a buzzard!" (Dad loves to hunt white tail deer. Our freezer is usually stocked with deer meat.) She is right we do eat dead deer.
We got home from the grocery store to find the heater repair man in our driveway. We parked the car on the street and got her wagon to carry the groceries inside. She loved this. She would load the groceries into the wagon, pull it to the door of the garage, unload each bag onto the steps of the garage, knock on the door and say "The mail is here!" She is delightful.
Right now I am again trying to learn the lesson of doing the Lord's will and He will make my will and His come about. Yesterday I really felt His hand in my day. I had so much to accomplish, buying cookies for Samantha's Birthday Treat at school, getting Maddie to and from Preschool, volunteering in Samantha's class, getting Michael a nap, getting to the grocery store, making dinner, piano, and don't forget Family Home Evening.
I was amazed at how often when I asked my Heavenly Father what to do how I was directed with little ideas, "stop at the store before taking the older children to school to get the cookies, put Michael down now for a nap even though it is a little early, return that item to the store after preschool in the 15 min. window before going to Samantha's school." Even when we had to go to the grocery store right after preschool He provided a class mate of Maddie's to be at the same store just as I was loosing patience (and room in my cart.) Her mom volunteered to let Maddie come "shopping" with them and allowed me to finish up. (I think she even did some extra shopping to allow me some Maddie free moments.) She was a gift from my Heavenly Father.
I know that my Heavenly Father loves me. He is aware of all that I have to do and I know that if I put Him first, read my scriptures first thing in the morning, follow the promptings He gives, even when they don't make sense or I don't really want to do them, that He makes my desires work out. He makes it possible for me to do all that I have to do and all that I should do. He helps me realize what is important and what is not. I am so grateful to Him for His love and His sacrifice for me.
Today I am reading from a talk given by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 2nd Counselor in the 1st Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (click here to watch/listen/read the whole talk):
"Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward."--This is something that I need to remember as I continue to have to learn the same lessons over and over again. I also need to remember it as I interact with my children and not expect perfection from them.
"Godly sorrow inspires change and hope through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Worldly sorrow pulls us down, extinguishes hope, and persuades us to give in to further temptation."--When I am really down and having a very difficult time emotionally I often want to give up and stop trying, I feel like I am just going to make the mistakes again so why even fight it. But this statement helps me realize that is Worldly Sorrow, Satan trying to get me to quit. But I will not quit, I will keep fighting and even if I fall I will get back up and do it again.
"But when guilt leads to self-loathing or prevents us from rising up again, it is impeding rather than promoting our repentance."--I need to not allow those times when I am emotionally down to determine how I act. To remember who is putting those thoughts into my head and instead to remember my Savior and to be encouraged to stand up again.
We were in the car when she looked up and saw a bird flying in front of us. "Look mom a falcon." It was a big bird and I watched it for a few moments and realized it was not a falcon. "No sweetie, that is not a falcon it is a buzzard." "What is a buzzard mom?" "Well a buzzard is a bird that eats dead deer." Quite matter of factly she replied, "Mom, we eat dead deer and we are not a buzzard!" (Dad loves to hunt white tail deer. Our freezer is usually stocked with deer meat.) She is right we do eat dead deer.
We got home from the grocery store to find the heater repair man in our driveway. We parked the car on the street and got her wagon to carry the groceries inside. She loved this. She would load the groceries into the wagon, pull it to the door of the garage, unload each bag onto the steps of the garage, knock on the door and say "The mail is here!" She is delightful.
Right now I am again trying to learn the lesson of doing the Lord's will and He will make my will and His come about. Yesterday I really felt His hand in my day. I had so much to accomplish, buying cookies for Samantha's Birthday Treat at school, getting Maddie to and from Preschool, volunteering in Samantha's class, getting Michael a nap, getting to the grocery store, making dinner, piano, and don't forget Family Home Evening.
I was amazed at how often when I asked my Heavenly Father what to do how I was directed with little ideas, "stop at the store before taking the older children to school to get the cookies, put Michael down now for a nap even though it is a little early, return that item to the store after preschool in the 15 min. window before going to Samantha's school." Even when we had to go to the grocery store right after preschool He provided a class mate of Maddie's to be at the same store just as I was loosing patience (and room in my cart.) Her mom volunteered to let Maddie come "shopping" with them and allowed me to finish up. (I think she even did some extra shopping to allow me some Maddie free moments.) She was a gift from my Heavenly Father.
I know that my Heavenly Father loves me. He is aware of all that I have to do and I know that if I put Him first, read my scriptures first thing in the morning, follow the promptings He gives, even when they don't make sense or I don't really want to do them, that He makes my desires work out. He makes it possible for me to do all that I have to do and all that I should do. He helps me realize what is important and what is not. I am so grateful to Him for His love and His sacrifice for me.
Today I am reading from a talk given by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 2nd Counselor in the 1st Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (click here to watch/listen/read the whole talk):
"Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward."--This is something that I need to remember as I continue to have to learn the same lessons over and over again. I also need to remember it as I interact with my children and not expect perfection from them.
"Godly sorrow inspires change and hope through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Worldly sorrow pulls us down, extinguishes hope, and persuades us to give in to further temptation."--When I am really down and having a very difficult time emotionally I often want to give up and stop trying, I feel like I am just going to make the mistakes again so why even fight it. But this statement helps me realize that is Worldly Sorrow, Satan trying to get me to quit. But I will not quit, I will keep fighting and even if I fall I will get back up and do it again.
"But when guilt leads to self-loathing or prevents us from rising up again, it is impeding rather than promoting our repentance."--I need to not allow those times when I am emotionally down to determine how I act. To remember who is putting those thoughts into my head and instead to remember my Savior and to be encouraged to stand up again.
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