My son is naked and eating left over cereal at the table. He brought me his diaper a few minutes ago. I thought, why not let him be free for a few minutes? So funny!
I'm worried about having a good day. Soon as I'm done on this post I plan on getting a good dose of scriptures, children willing!
I need to keep an eternal perspective. We tried to go to the temple last Friday but was unsuccessful. My mother-in-law couldn't come with us like we planned and I didn't want to leave the baby so long with another baby sitter. It takes tremendous planning and effort to get to the temple. But soon I will have my own built in babysitter, in about 4 years! Time really is flying by. That is why I am constantly feeling how important it is to keep my perspective where it should be and choose wisely how I spend my time.
I want to tell you something. Have you ever had a bad thought come out of no where? Has something gone wrong during the day and then this bad thought came right after? And suddenly you feel rotten and the day turns bad? I want to tell you that we are in a war with satan. Every negative feeling and thought stems from him. he hates us so much and wants us to fail. So when you have a bad thought or feeling come, realize that it is from satan and don't entertain those thoughts and feelings. Don't let them continue. Pray in your heart and choose the better part. Choose to react to situations in your day with a happy heart. Remember what your mission is. And that its okay if cereal get dumped on the floor. Its okay if everything seems to go wrong. Because you have a great family, roof over your head and your basic needs met. Love your life. Be happy. I'm going to try to do that today. And if I fail, I'll keep trying. Tomorrow I'll try again and the next day and the next day. A few weeks ago I had this random bad thought come to me. It was a powerful thought formulated just for me. And unfortunately I spoke the thought. I regretted it immediately so much. That wasn't even like me! That wasn't something I ever thought about! Usually I am slow to speak and really think my words through. I felt ashamed to let that happen. But it was a powerful lesson to me. It helped me to realize that we really are in a great war on this earth. I know that when we especially seek Heavenly Fathers help, He does help us and blesses us and strengthens us. I know He wants us to be happy in THIS life! He wants us to learn and grow and depend on Him and trust in Him. Love to you from me! We can do this!!!!
