3.1.13 Gift 3: This morning as I was praying about who to give a gift to, one name popped into my head immediately. A sister/friend in my ward had knee surgery recently.. and is now able to use one crutch and put weight on her limb. Her mother has been able to care for her and her 2 granddaughters. I wondered why I was supposed to go over there and maybe I didn't do what I was supposed to do? I dropped off some chocolate and a card and chatted for a few minutes and left feeling good about, though! Who wouldn't want free chocolate!?
Some awesome things about today, though; being mindful of Gift 3. As I pulled into the parking lot at Shur Fine, I turned into an aisle and noticed an elderly man with his shopping cart. I waited for him to keep walking, but he stopped and let me go ahead and park first. It's nothing huge, but I thought it was so, so sweet! And then to come home from a long evening of grocery shopping trying to find organic, non-sugar, grass-fed foods I find flowers on the counter from a sweet, thoughtful friend. Guys, life is good!
{card i made}
{flowers i came home to}
2.28.13 Gift 2: So, last night as I read more about the 29 Gifts, I thought about what my gift for today would be. I decided that no matter how cruddy I was feeling, I would teach my boys and spend time with them. Our days the past few months, sadly, have been horrible. Breakfast, Mom goes to bed while the boys do one or all of the following: PBS, starfall.com, pbskids.org, abcya.com, Disney Jr., and destroying the couch. (The kids take the cushions and pillows off the couch and jump and build slides and climbing obstacles. Then we would do lunch and I'd go back to bed and they'd do one of all of the following as mentioned earlier. Then Dad gets home from law school and I dump the kids on him. Don't worry, sometimes he had time to unwind if things weren't too crazy. >.< And then dinner and then more shows and then sometimes a bath and then bed. It was a horrible schedule and I hope soon to come out of that. Thus the reason I chose The Gift of Love today. My kids need me. Jae tells me all the time w/ snuggles, "I wuv you, Mom." So, so sweet! I know he won't remember any of this stuff when he's older, but it's my job as a mother to teach him, nurture him, and care for him. I chose to be a Stay at Home Mom and I want to be better. I woke up with not much pain, even though my legs felt super heavy. I got out of bed to cook breakfast and after that I took a nap. I woke up and put Joey to nap (10:30 I think) and focused on teaching and interacting with Jae. The rest of the day is fuzzy, but I got to read a book with Joey and then we all colored with markers on paper on the kitchen floor. (The papers were huge!) My energy lasted until 2:30 when I had to take a nap, so I put Joey down for another nap. I'm so glad he napped! Jae just played on Jimmy's phone (he left it here when he went back to class) and did whatever else. I am happy that I was able to be more patient today with the kids. (Except the part Joey kept body slamming into me.) I was also brought by a crockpot meal by a member in my ward, so I didn't have to cook dinner! So grateful for service!
2.27.13 Gift 1: Watched my friend's daughter so my friend could pack for a 3-month trip across the world. As miserable as I was feeling, I opened my door for her to pack. My friend was able to get it all done!
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