So many amazing things have happened in our life this past week. It has been chaotic with the move, but each day has been filled with blessings and little miracles. I just didn't have internet hooked up until yesterday, so wasn't able to write about them.
It is so apparent that God is in our lives. That his hand guides us and that he wants to see us each succeed. Difference is, God's thoughts on success are different than most mortals. We view success as having a really good paying job, big house, fancy car...you know, the type of things that make us feel good enough about ourselves to want to go to our high school reunions. Success in God's eyes are very different from those things. His kind of success is far greater.
I am so grateful to have God in my life. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have of him and his son, Jesus Christ. I am so blessed to have been born into a Christian family so that I could grow up knowing about our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ. In my adult life things always turn out as long as I have listened to the promptings of the spirit in where I need to be and what I need to be doing. Even during the struggles, as long as I stay close to God then I am just fine.
He takes care of us. I have heard people ask why he lets bad things happen to us if he loves us so much. Why he lets us make mistakes, etc. I have come to realize, through being a parent, that you can't MAKE your kids make the right choices. All you can do is provide them with the knowledge they need in order to succeed and make the right choices. It is up to them to use that knowledge. If they are made to make the right choices then they learn nothing from it. If they make bad choices, fall at times, then they learn and grow. That is what God does for us. I am so grateful that he loves me enough to let me make my own mistakes and choices. Because I have grown so very much the past couple years due to making wrong decisions and even due to making right decisions.
I am just feeling so extremely blessed today.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Mommy's Girl
Today I was reading to E (my 4 year old). One of the books she asked me to read was "Dumbo." It was new so she had never heard the story before and has never seen the cartoon. While reading it to her, she clung onto my arm and laid her head against me. When I was done reading the story, I looked down and saw tears in her eyes.
I asked her if she was crying. She wiped her eye and said, "No, it's just water..." I told her that it is ok if she was crying. She nodded her head. I had to prod her to find out why she was crying. In the story, Dumbo's mom was taken away and locked up. He wasn't able to see her or have her rock him to sleep in her trunk any more. That made E so sad. After her telling me this, it made sense why she clung to me during the story.
It was sad, but sweet at the same time. She normally doesn't cry when it comes to things happening in movies or books. She has such a fear of being away from me though, so I am sure that is why this book brought on tears.
I am so grateful that I get to be a stay at home mom. I am glad that she can have that bonding time with me that she needs. Seeing how this book affected her emotions made me feel even more blessed to be able to be home with the kids.
I asked her if she was crying. She wiped her eye and said, "No, it's just water..." I told her that it is ok if she was crying. She nodded her head. I had to prod her to find out why she was crying. In the story, Dumbo's mom was taken away and locked up. He wasn't able to see her or have her rock him to sleep in her trunk any more. That made E so sad. After her telling me this, it made sense why she clung to me during the story.
It was sad, but sweet at the same time. She normally doesn't cry when it comes to things happening in movies or books. She has such a fear of being away from me though, so I am sure that is why this book brought on tears.
I am so grateful that I get to be a stay at home mom. I am glad that she can have that bonding time with me that she needs. Seeing how this book affected her emotions made me feel even more blessed to be able to be home with the kids.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
The Importance of Family
Family is so important to me. The way I prefer life is to be surrounded by as much family as I can. I am fortunate enough to live 1/4 mile away from my brother, his wife and kids. And for the time being, my husband, kids and I live with my parents. I feel so blessed to have so much family around.
My niece is staying with us for the summer. She is so wonderful with my kids and is always making us laugh. Tonight my mom, niece and I sat around at the dinner table after everyone else had gone off to do other things. We talked and laughed as we put off cleaning up and putting the kids to bed. I really needed those few moments talking and laughing. Where we all could just be ourselves. That is the beauty of family. It is safe to be ourselves around them. These moments are ones I will always cherish.
My niece is staying with us for the summer. She is so wonderful with my kids and is always making us laugh. Tonight my mom, niece and I sat around at the dinner table after everyone else had gone off to do other things. We talked and laughed as we put off cleaning up and putting the kids to bed. I really needed those few moments talking and laughing. Where we all could just be ourselves. That is the beauty of family. It is safe to be ourselves around them. These moments are ones I will always cherish.
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