Sorry

I have been lazy. No excuse. Today was a day of answered prayers for 2 siblings ( that I know of). I cried tears of joy with one and prayed for them both. So glad that today their prayers were answered in ways that made them happy. 

Watching

Today while the 3 youngest were playing at the park I choose to just watch them for a bit. I love to see their imaginations and how they play. I was glad I stopped and watched what they were doing. 

spending time with Annmarie

Annmarie came home from school saying she wasn't feeling well. So I had her get in bed and we cuddled for about 45 min. It was wonderful. It brought peace to me, and I hope it helped with Annmarie.

Lack of

It seems when the schedules change that everything is thrown out of wack. With spring break last week and Carmen here we had a busy, but fun time. I remembered what happens when scripture reading is not done. The spirit starts to slowly go away. So today one of the kids mentioned how we were not very good at reading the scriptures last week and it reminded me that reading them invited the spirit in. I'm thankful for wonderful reminders like my kids, that the small things make. 

Answers

I got to go to the temple again. It was nice because I wasn't going with anything specific in mind. Which left me open to some other promotings that I hadn't thought of. So thankful for the temple. 

Running with Will

It was nice to run with Will today. I have been feeling that I need to spend a but more time with him. This was a great opportunity. So glad he wanted to run with me. 

Wonderful Weekend

Wow. I got to go to the temple. The spirit was so strong. I want to be like Eve and Peter. Then today we sang I Know That My Remember lives. There was a line. He hears my souls complaint. So thankful for that. 

Check my email

I was promotes to check my email 1 more time before I drove 45 min to a used dryer store. So glad I did. I got a dryer 2 miles from home and at half the cost and years newer. Thankful for small moments like this that make up my day

Things to work on

Ever have one of those days where it seems all your flaws and everything you need to work on gets pointed out to you. Yep that was today. Yes the spirit prompted reflection on some of those things and what I need to work on. Hopefully I can follow the promotings and do what needs to be done to fix some of my problems. 

No electronics

Today was a no electronics day. And it was pretty nice. I got to spend time outside with the 2 youngers. We went on a walk, played at 2 parks. It was a nice change of pace, and things felt calmer. 

Will

After a difficult night with Jed, Will was the kindest boy ever. He came and cleared off my bed, and wanted to make sure everything was good for me. 

I also had the spirit because during Jed's outbursts, I did not yell or scream at him. I remained calm. I'm thankful I had the spirit to keep me calm. 

A hard weekend

Let me start off and say I love the messages that a delivered during conference. The last few conferences have been very hard for me. Yesterday we ha baseball so we got home when the first session ended. Then the 2nd session the kids were out side but missing a whole day (8am - 2pm) left me with a few things that had to get done. So the 2nd session I heard very little of.  Today the kids were kids, an then halfway through our video feed pooped out, and we spent the rest if the session listening and not watching after missing 2 talks. The afternoon session was probably, the best for listening purposes but the last hour the kids were kids again and were so done with listening, being told to read in their rooms etc. So sadly this weekend I am not feeling very uplifted. I did not post this to wine etc. I am sad when I see things that people post about conference, that I did not hear. I am glad they got their message that they needed. I guess I need to go with the attitude that I just need to hear the stuff later, not right now. I know that we all have a time and a season, but I admit I wish that during 2 weekends a year my kids would let me actually watch conference.   

The one line that I heard, and stood out to me was "He accomplishes his miracles 1 prayer and 1 person at a time." It was given by a sister in the primary. 

Prayer

Jed said the sweetest prayer tonight. He prayer for the dr tomorrow doing his scope. Then he prayer for a family from Iowa who is having a hard time. And then he prayed and asked if we are supposed to go to algona. Oh he is listening to what we are saying. We must be doing something right with him. 

confirmation

Today it was once again confirmed to me that Algona is the right place for our family. I'm so thankful for wonderful people that God puts in our life so that we can realize were we are supposed to be.

nature

Being outside on a run with no music was wonderful this morning. I love being in something God created and seeing the rebirth or nature.