What is the backbone of the family to do? (That would be me, for any of you out there that might be unsure of the person who fills that position).
Drop everything and go sweep the job site.
Yesterday we were able to watch conference. Melissa gave Tyler a super cute Conference BINGO chart that helped him actually sit and listen during a few talks! This is a first, so a bit exciting...not to mention, this made it more possible for me to actually sit and listen as well! It's amazing what a difference taking one child out of the equation makes (going from 3 to 2), there is so much LESS bickering!
I really loved President Monson's talk and theme! He basically was helping us realize the power of positive thinking! I loved the comment he said about how much we have to be grateful about. There ARE plenty of happy marriages, and there ARE parents who love their children, we DO have friends. There ARE things to be happy about! I wish I had the exact quote...Oh, here it is!
"He declared that this is a wonderful time to be on Earth." "While there is much that is wrong in the world today, there are many things that are right and good. There are marriages that make it. Parents who love their children and sacrifice for them, friends who care about us and help us, teachers who teach. Our lives are blessed in countless ways."
I think I might get some vinyls cut of this one...it's a keeper!
I know this is late for last week, but I'll submit it anyway, and hope I can squeeze a few points out for it :-) As I watched conference, I thought about our book. Even though the material is very generally stated, and it gives information from all sides (happy families/struggling families/anywhere inbetween), it still feels negative to me. Maybe I am just latching onto the sad things, like the divorce rate, or the disengaged family, but I feel like there are more hard things to deal with in a family, in general, than easy or happy things. I was so thankful for this quote by President Monson. I know my family is happy, but it's nice to hear him state that MANY families are this way. Makes me feel like things might not be so bad.
I know this is late for last week, but I'll submit it anyway, and hope I can squeeze a few points out for it :-) As I watched conference, I thought about our book. Even though the material is very generally stated, and it gives information from all sides (happy families/struggling families/anywhere inbetween), it still feels negative to me. Maybe I am just latching onto the sad things, like the divorce rate, or the disengaged family, but I feel like there are more hard things to deal with in a family, in general, than easy or happy things. I was so thankful for this quote by President Monson. I know my family is happy, but it's nice to hear him state that MANY families are this way. Makes me feel like things might not be so bad.
Everyone just needs to take a break and SMILE :-)
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