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Glow in the Dark Freeze Tag/Forgiveness


 What are these weird pictures of??  Derek had the brilliant idea of playing freeze tag in the dark.  We got glow necklaces and bracelets, went to the gym at the church and ran around playing freeze tag.  It was lots of fun!!

Everyone laughed and participated.  It was good to have an activity that we could do together and have fun with.  Elizabeth could switch direction quickly.  Samantha's laugh was contagious.  John Derek was the hardest to catch, Maddie brought along her bunny and kept trying to "freeze" the bunny.  Michael kept tagging everyone even though he was not it.


The Atonement: Our Greatest Hope
James E. Faust
“During those long,prayerful moments … I tapped into a life giving source of comfort from my loving Heavenly Father. I sense that he was not standing by glaring at me for not having accomplished forgiveness yet; rather he was sorrowing with me as I wept. …
“In the final analysis, what happened in my heart is for mean amazing and miraculous evidence of the Atonement of Christ. I had always viewed the Atonement as a means of making repentance work for the sinner. I had not realized that it also makes it possible for the one sinned against to receive into his or her heart the sweet peace of forgiving."
. . . He will help carry our burdens. . . .
 . . .  He can help the weak to become stronger.  He has personally experienced all of it.  He understands our pain and will walk with us even in our darkest hours.
As I read these words and pondered my role as a mother I wanted this.  I wanted to feel this for the role of mother.  Maybe it need to forgive my Heavenly Father for asking me to be a mom.  I need to let this chip off my shoulder and move on so that I can find joy in my children.  I believe that through the Atonement of Christ I can find this peace I seek.
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