The Simple Pleasures
I don't know what it is about Conference weekend that fills my soul with thoughts of gratitude and joy. As you all are aware, I love this weekend. I love listening to the words of our prophets, who are continually inspired for my family's benefit daily. How blessed we are to live in a time with the words of a living prophet. I loved President Monson's talk on gratitude. How true that when you focus on the larger picture, such as your health, your family, your education, a roof over your head, your friends, rather than keeping up with the Jones's and the things you don't have that somebody else does, your life is filled with happiness and it is easy to overcome the little hiccups in life.
Between sessions my 1st grader sat next to me reading "Green Eggs and Ham". He reads with such enthusiasm and knows exactly when to raise his voice with an exclamation point, and it is such a treasure to listen to. It is those little things in life that I am truly grateful for at this time. I love having a son who is just a bit younger than my two older boys. I have learned with Clayton to stop time, focus, and relish in the little things he does as he grows up. I only wish I would have done that with Connor and Carson. It is unfortunate, that rather than relishing their milestones, I could only wish for the next mile stone to come even faster. Carson asked me the other day, what his first word was-I don't know, and was too foolish to even write it down. So please young mothers-remember that they will not be babies for long, and you can't wind back time-take time to focus on the little things, relish their milestones, and most importantly-WRITE IT DOWN!
I wouldn't consider myself an overly religious person by any means, but I do love this weekend. I love that our leaders help us to remember to focus on what is most important in this life, to be gracious in all that we do, and remember that the Lord is always with us, all we need to do is invite him in. I kind of feel silly writing about all this in my heart today, but my favorite post that I find myself reading more than any other of my posts was last conference weekend. I've decided that when my heart is full, I'll write it down-more for me than for anybody else. Thanks for listening...
Between sessions my 1st grader sat next to me reading "Green Eggs and Ham". He reads with such enthusiasm and knows exactly when to raise his voice with an exclamation point, and it is such a treasure to listen to. It is those little things in life that I am truly grateful for at this time. I love having a son who is just a bit younger than my two older boys. I have learned with Clayton to stop time, focus, and relish in the little things he does as he grows up. I only wish I would have done that with Connor and Carson. It is unfortunate, that rather than relishing their milestones, I could only wish for the next mile stone to come even faster. Carson asked me the other day, what his first word was-I don't know, and was too foolish to even write it down. So please young mothers-remember that they will not be babies for long, and you can't wind back time-take time to focus on the little things, relish their milestones, and most importantly-WRITE IT DOWN!
I wouldn't consider myself an overly religious person by any means, but I do love this weekend. I love that our leaders help us to remember to focus on what is most important in this life, to be gracious in all that we do, and remember that the Lord is always with us, all we need to do is invite him in. I kind of feel silly writing about all this in my heart today, but my favorite post that I find myself reading more than any other of my posts was last conference weekend. I've decided that when my heart is full, I'll write it down-more for me than for anybody else. Thanks for listening...
