Happy Mother's Day!!
I had a wonderful surprise arrive at my house Saturday evening and it came with homemade cheesecake. My sister Annelise came to visit for Mother's Day. It was delightful.
As I was getting ready for church I had a pair of pearl earring my mother had given me for Christmas that I wanted to wear. But the back of the earring was glued to the pearl and I couldn't get it off. I have tried several times to wear them but it hasn't worked. As I held the earring in my hand again I decided to read my scriptures. At the end of scripture study I had an idea and followed through on it and off came the back of my earring. I was delighted and truly felt that this was a special Mother's Day gift from my Heavenly Father.
Samantha made me breakfast in bed. She and John Derek gave me cards they had made at school. Elizabeth spoke in Sacrament Meeting. Her talk was very sweet. I kept a copy and will read it when I am having a hard day. Here is her talk:
My favorite gift was from Derek. He canceled all his meetings Sunday so he could spend the day with me. He made breakfast, helped get kids ready for Church. Drove in the same car with us to Church. After Church he came home with us. It was truly delightful to have him around. He is my best friend and the love of my life.
Other ideals flow from that great truth. Once you know that, you know that all men are brothers. That realization changes you. Thereafter you cannot willingly injure another. You could not transgress against them in any way."
As I read these words I thought of my children. I thought of the times that I get upset or judge or expect perfection. I should remember that my children are God's children on loan to me. I need to respect them just as He respects me.
"That simple, profound doctrine [we are the literal sons and daughters of God.] is worth knowing for another reason as well. It brings a feeling of self-worth, dignity, self-respect. Then self-pity and depression fade away. We then can yield to the discipline of a loving Father and accept even the very hard lessons of life."
Oh how I desire this. I do feel that I am constantly learning of my worth. This journey of depression is helping me see how negative I have been to myself all my life. I am realizing my worth more and more each day. I have a hope that I will learn to love myself and as I learn to love myself it will be easier to love others. I look forward to this.
"Much of what I know that really matters I have learned from being a father."
I am still learning this lesson. I am learning that I have a loving Heavenly Father who does not criticize me, but encourages me, who does not yell at me, but lifts me up. I am learning from my Father in Heaven the way to mother.
I had a wonderful surprise arrive at my house Saturday evening and it came with homemade cheesecake. My sister Annelise came to visit for Mother's Day. It was delightful.
As I was getting ready for church I had a pair of pearl earring my mother had given me for Christmas that I wanted to wear. But the back of the earring was glued to the pearl and I couldn't get it off. I have tried several times to wear them but it hasn't worked. As I held the earring in my hand again I decided to read my scriptures. At the end of scripture study I had an idea and followed through on it and off came the back of my earring. I was delighted and truly felt that this was a special Mother's Day gift from my Heavenly Father.
Samantha made me breakfast in bed. She and John Derek gave me cards they had made at school. Elizabeth spoke in Sacrament Meeting. Her talk was very sweet. I kept a copy and will read it when I am having a hard day. Here is her talk:
Good afternoon brother and sisters. My name is
Elizabeth Thornton and I was asked to talk about mothers. I feel very blesses
to have the mother I have. Though we fight quite often she’s just doing what is
best for me. She does so much for me that I take for granted. Sometimes I think
it’s weird that she always insists I tell her what happened at school. She’ll
start off “I dropped you off at school & then what happened?” I guess I don’t realize how much I like that. It gets a lot of things off my chest & I’m
glad she does it. I hate the chores we
always have to do but it’s teaching me how to work so I guess I’m grateful but
won’t really know until I’m older. I
complain on how much I work, but she does 1,000 times what I do every day. She takes time off her busy schedule to drive
me to and from basketball, volleyball and swimming practices. She pays money for those things plus pays for
JD’s, Samthana’s and my piano lessons.
It’s not just me she has to drive, it’s my whole family. She cooks for us, she does the laundry, and
she takes care of us which is a real hassle.
But most of all she loves all 6 of us.
I feel like we all take for granted what our mothers do for us; just
even the littlest things. I love my mom
and am so grateful to have her. We all
have wonderful mothers who we should complement, love, and help every day. We shouldn’t just treat our mothers nice on
one special day. Take that day and turn
it into every day you love your mother and every little thing that she does:
clean, cook, drive, play, it all comes down to loving us. Mothers are what make the world and we love
them. Thank you for everything you’ve
ever done for all of us.
Bear testimony!
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
My favorite gift was from Derek. He canceled all his meetings Sunday so he could spend the day with me. He made breakfast, helped get kids ready for Church. Drove in the same car with us to Church. After Church he came home with us. It was truly delightful to have him around. He is my best friend and the love of my life.
The Pattern of Our Parentage
"we are the literal sons and daughters of God.
Other ideals flow from that great truth. Once you know that, you know that all men are brothers. That realization changes you. Thereafter you cannot willingly injure another. You could not transgress against them in any way."
As I read these words I thought of my children. I thought of the times that I get upset or judge or expect perfection. I should remember that my children are God's children on loan to me. I need to respect them just as He respects me.
"That simple, profound doctrine [we are the literal sons and daughters of God.] is worth knowing for another reason as well. It brings a feeling of self-worth, dignity, self-respect. Then self-pity and depression fade away. We then can yield to the discipline of a loving Father and accept even the very hard lessons of life."
Oh how I desire this. I do feel that I am constantly learning of my worth. This journey of depression is helping me see how negative I have been to myself all my life. I am realizing my worth more and more each day. I have a hope that I will learn to love myself and as I learn to love myself it will be easier to love others. I look forward to this.
"Much of what I know that really matters I have learned from being a father."
I am still learning this lesson. I am learning that I have a loving Heavenly Father who does not criticize me, but encourages me, who does not yell at me, but lifts me up. I am learning from my Father in Heaven the way to mother.
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