Tonight's family home evening was more of a last minute idea. I was listening to a conference talk today after I got the anxious you haven't read your personal scriptures for the day feeling and I couldn't believe how perfect the message was for our little family. It seems that now more than ever we need the guidance of the Holy Ghost to help us choose which things to do and which things not to do each day.
The talk I was listening to was given by Elder Keith K. Hilbig
Of the Seventy and it is entitled: Quench Not the Spirit Which Quickens the Inner Man
Matt read the talk before hand at work and then during family home evening shared a really neat experience he had on his mission. Grant listened very carefully and gave Matt a big hug afterwards saying I love you Dad! Our little boy is growing up. I can't believe the growth I have seen so far this year. He is grasping complex ideas and comprehends the importance of actually applying the gospel daily to our lives and is sooo proud of us his parents when he sees us doing it. He is always watching us. He reminds us when we make a mistake and is our greatest cheerleader when we get something right.
We like to use the music player on the church website since we don't have a piano player in the house. I told Grant he could earn a ticket to the activity if he tried to memorize the first verse of "Let the Holy Spirit Guide." with Matt and I, and he actually sang every word with us, a few times. He has a very clear and angelic singing voice, so I was thrilled to be able to listen to him sing an entire verse of a song. I can't believe I was able to persuade him to memorize part of a song? What happened to my stubborn boy? Could it be that I am actually doing something right? Most days I see how many of my bad habits he has picked up and realize how far I have to go to be the type of person I want to be. I really have thought for a while that I would never get through as a parent. I guess I might be doing ok after all, today anyway.
For the activity we went for a walk around the block to look at the Christmas light.. That is our default activity if no one has exercised for the day. I try to at least run with Grant a little bit of the way to get my heart rate up. We were stopped by an old lady who had lost her cat. Grant was very concerned, so he said a prayer that "the cat would be developed to be a good cat and go home" He ran around saying go home and eat crash. Your gonna starve crash, go home" We didn't find crash but we tried.
The night ended well. We were all tired and ready for bed I am the last to actually get there. I just wanted to write everything down while it's fresh on my mind. I am a little tired and will probably revise what I have written tomorrow. I do that a lot.
End of the day review
I did a good job prioritizing today. My laundry is not completely finished but I read part of the nutcracker (beautifully written)to my boys, played with my boys, did a few chores with my boys, exercised, made 3 meals, and am even going to read my scriptures. I am making a little progress in each area. You would never guess that I got any housework or laundry done at all today by looking at my house. But I feel satisfied and happy with what I chose to work on today. And that is what matters to me.
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