The other night I was laying in bed having difficulty going to sleep. I was thinking about my kids, about exercise, about spending more time with them. I have been listening to a book and the author said that "if your family is fighting it is because you are not spending enough time together." So I have been wondering how we can spend more time together.
I thought about how every day when I go to pick up Elizabeth I leave the 4 younger ones at home to watch TV while I am gone. By the time I get home there is contention and frustration. I haven't felt like this is a good practice for our family but was not sure how to change it.
I was reminded that in the spring we are able to go to swim practice for 3 hours and still get homework and things done. Then I was reminded that almost next door to Elizabeth's school is a wonderful park with a play ground, trails, paths, etc., that we have never explored. So I decided that I would take the kids to the park on days that we don't have other obligations and let them play and walk with me. Then we would pick up Elizabeth. This would fulfill the being together as mother and child, as siblings, and exercise.
I truly feel that this was inspiration and am so grateful for a Father in Heaven who loves me and helps me find solutions for my desires.
"23 Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Know ye not that he hath all power,"
This
is of great comfort to me. To know that I am in the hands of God. In
the song, "Be Still My Soul," we sing the words, "to guide the future as
He has the past." This is a constant reminder for me that "it will all
work out." He has always come through for me in the past. The past
has always worked together for my good. This gives me faith for the
present and the future. I trust in my Father in Heaven and His Son
Jesus Christ.
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