I love my husband. Josh is a rock in my life. I know that he loves me dearly. He goes out of his way each and every day to show me that love, the way I need it (with the help of the book, 5 Love Languages By Dr. Chapman). I don't feel that I am that great in showing him love the way he needs it, but I do work to be better every day. Josh is a wonderful father. I love how he leads our family in scripture study and prayer every day. Not a day goes by in which we are not together as a family studying the gospel together. He provides for our family. Not only does he go to work every day and sacrifice his time away from us, but he also keeps our dreams and goals alive and real so we know what we are working towards, together as a family. I am extremely honored to be his wife and eternal companion.
My children are a delight. I love being a mother. These four children are a blessing to me. Each has added a new depth of love into my life. Each has their own unique personality and I learn on a daily basis how to work with each of them individually. I know Alexis needs choices - lots of choices (she needs to feel in control and choices help with that), MacKenzie needs structure and routine, Bailey needs to have fun and independence at the same time, and Brendon needs to have play time and cuddle time. They are well behaved, they are kind, and most of the time they are very obedient. Sometimes I wonder what I did in the life before this one to be blessed with children as great as mine. Every day their little quotes and/or actions tug at my heart strings. I am proud of each of them and know that as we continue to teach them good values that are rooted in our Savior, Jesus Christ, that they will continue to grow into persons of great integrity, honor, and character.
I feel blessed to be alive at this time. I know I have great potential to accomplish much in my life. I am grateful for ongoing learning and developing that help me to become a better person. I work hard to implement the things I learn. Some come more easily than others, but as I continue to work at it, I have many small successes that over time lead to great change. I know I am not perfect, however, I do work hard to be accountable for all that I have.
This Sunday I have the opportunity to teach the Primary Children at church new song. It just happened to fall that this song is being taught this Sunday, which happens to be Easter Sunday. Coincidence? I think not. I don't believe in coincidences, only God-incidences.
He Died That We Might Live Again
"He died that we might live again, Lord Jesus, our Redeemer true. He died on Calv'ry's lonely hill. His life he gave for me and you. He rose from the grave on Easter morn, Our Savior and our King. He showed his love for all mankind. For his great love, give thanks and sing. Rejoice! Rejoice! and sing, sing, sing."How beautiful these words are. They teach basic fundamentals of the role of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I am grateful for all that I know and understand. I know that I have MUCH, MUCH more to learn and understand, but I am grateful for those things that I know to be true.
Life is great. I have a positive outlook on life. Josh reminded me of a quote, "Life is only as bright as our faith." I have great faith in a lot of things in life, in the gospel and my Savior, in people. I know that some see the economy and the world around us as bad and falling. I see so much good around me. I am thankful for this outlook on life. As I said before, I am grateful to be alive at this time, to be a mother of four fantastic children and a wife to a man that I love and adore.
6 comments:
That was a great blog post! Life would be richer if we all spent more time counting our blessings. I forget that alot, thanks for the reminder :) I also love that quote. The happiest times in my life, have been when my faith and testimony were the strongest. By the way, singing time at church is my favorite time of the three hour block. The spirit is never stronger than when the children are singing :)
LOVE the quote..Josh is a great home teacher...Many miracles in my home when he was...Thanks for supporting him!
I liked your comments about each of your kids. The one about MacKenzie is right on the nose. That is also how she is in preschool. I am so proud of how MacKenzie follows through on all her projects at preschool and she ALWAYS does her absolute personal BEST on every project she does. I wish more of the class were like MacKenzie and Bailey. (except Dallen ha ha, he is exactly like my son Matthew and they are just two peas in a pod)
I scrolled down and found the post on the playroom. I am getting the same Expedit Ikea bookcases this weekend when I go to Mesa Easter Pageant with my family. I will be getting two, and they are going in the preschool classroom! Now when preschool is over, the room will still look like a living room, complete with wicker bins hiding all the various play/preschool stuff! I am excited. (yeah I got to save up for the wicker bins now...)
Hi Trish,
I enjoyed catching up on your blog. I always enjoy your "random" posts. You are a great mother and wife and I like that you are always trying to be better at whatever it is you do! That is inspiring.
Wendy
Our house is halfway done! We should have the keys no later than June 12th. We can hardly wait!
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