All of my life I dreamed of being a mom. When I was about fourteen I was told I would be successful in my career. I was devastated. I wanted to be a mom. And that wasn't a career in my mind. Several years later I read president Ezra Taft Benson's talk "To the Mother's in Zion." In his talk he talked about the greatest work a woman could ever do would be as that of a mother. I love this talk. It reached to me and told me that my career would be as a mother. Oh how I rejoiced in realizing that I could live up to my career and do what I loved, what I always dreamed of, and what I desired more than anything. This talk is phenomenal. It has shaped who I am and what I prioritize as a mother. He lists ten things we can do as moms to love and nurture our children. They are: be at the crossroads, be a friend, pray, teach them, hold family home evening, read to them, have meals as a family, read scriptures as a family, do things together, and love them. I have been thinking of writing a blog about being a mom. Mostly for me to reminisce and remember what has worked with my children and to let my children grow up and read what worked in our family. I have had a few people ask me what I do to teach my children different things too. So, I thought I would write it all down. I do not do this alone. First, my children are really my father in heavens children. He created them. He knows them. He loves them more than I ever could. I am His daughter and He has blessed me with the children we have. He helps me beyond measure. He knows their thoughts and He helps me know how to help them. Second I married the man of my dreams. He is my knight in shining armor. One of things I had on my list for my ideal future husband was first to love Heavenly Father above all. And second to love children almost as much as I do. I fell in love with him the day we were walking through the grocery store and a little boy called him daddy. He beamed for the rest of the day. That was when I saw his love for children. He is an amazing father. We balance each other out. And most importantly he listens to a loving Heavenly Father. I have fabulous parents. My mom and I talk every day. She is a fabulous mom and a wealth of information. I am grateful for her. My dad is awesome. We talk regularly and he gives great advice. One of my favorites was he was telling me about the dam that broke in Idaho. I tend to over spiritualize everything. The dam broke in Idaho, where there were a number of LDS members. The area was devastated. People lost so much during that disaster. They started to wonder what they had done wrong. Why did this happen to them. A member of the twelve apostles came down to speak with the members. In essence, he told them all that the dam broke because the dam broke. When I try to read too much into things sometimes, I just remind myself that sometimes the dam just breaks. I have great friends with whom I talk and learn from. Of course I have the gospel of Jesus Christ upon whom my life is founded. I think this blog will basically be a what I do and why I do it. Hopefully it will be of benefit to my amazing children.
The picture above is from a frustrating family photo shoot we had this weekend. After being told that my youngest just wasn't smiling, but rather making a ton of faces, this is what the photographer took of my telling her it was time to smile. Out of a ton of pictures, over 100, and over 50 family pics, I only liked 3 family pics. Granted it had rained for a week and a half prior and this was the first time we had really been outside since it had rained. We ran out before dinner. So they were hungry and antsy. I am thankful for the 3. We have more great pics of individuals and girls and boys and my hubby and I. My awesome cousin, Sara came over and took the great pictures. :-) In truth she is the wife of my first cousin once removed, but I just prefer to call her my cousin. :-)
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