We go through our days
working, striving, loving,
coping, doing, creating,
cooking, leading, guiding...
Some days
most days
time passes so quickly
we forget to hold
onto what really matters.
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| Jacks & Em 12 years ago. |
What really truly matters
is our relationships to one another.
Are we loving enough?
Do we give and listen?
Are we tough when we need to be?
Are we really listening
or are we just nodding our head up and down hoping
no one will notice?
Do our kids cry out when they
need us?
Or do they give
us bits and pieces
quietly
subtley
in ways we
might miss
because we just
keep
going
and
going
and
going.
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| Em & Jacks Christmas 2011 |
There is always so much to do.
Always places to go.
We need to be mindful of our days.
We need to show our loved
ones that
YES
WE
HEAR
YOU!!!
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| Em at 14 |
Not everything that happens in life
can be made all better
with a hug or a kiss.
When my kids were little
and they got hurt
or in trouble
a toy from the Dollar Store
could make it all better.
That doesn't work now.
No.
What works the very best is
love
and
prayer
and
setting an example.
Tough love
works
too.
Sometimes
it's the only thing
that does work.
But that can be
oh so
EXHAUSTING.
Oh so
HARD.
It drains you
and makes you want
to curl up in a corner
and die.
It makes you want to wish your days
and weeks and months away.
Just so you can get through all the hard stuff.
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| Giz & Jacks Christmas 2011 |
Yes,
Life is hard here right now.
But unlike yesterday and the
day before that...
I am choosing to be
CHEERFUL.
I am choosing
to see the positive.
Here is a quote from one of our church leaders...
With God’s help, good cheer permits us
to rise above the depressing
present
or difficult circumstances.
It is a process of positive
reassurance
and reinforcement.
It is sunshine when clouds
block the
light.
-Elder Neal A. Maxwell
I can't be overcome
with sorrow.
I can't live in the past.
Life is hard.
Raising kids is hard.
But it's my responsibility to
be here for my kids.
No matter how my heart aches.
No matter how hard this may get.
I will be of "good cheer".
None of us will escape tragedy
and suffering. Each of us will probably
react differently
. However, if we can recall
the Lord’s promise,
“for I
the Lord am with you,”
we will be able to face our problems
with dignity
and courage.
We will find the strength
to be of good cheer i
nstead of
becoming resentful,
critical, or defeated.
We will be able to meet
life’s
unpleasant happenings
with clear vision, strength, and power.
-Elder Neal A. Maxwell
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