Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Doin' something right!
Often times we, as parents, think we can never do anything right with our kids. This is especially true as they hit the teenage years. Well, I got a nice surprise from my 15 year old. I woke up Monday morning and found this taped to the outside of my door.
Must be doing something right! :-) Our children really do care about us even if they don't always show it! We, as parents, are doing the best we can and it is ENOUGH!!!! The End!
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Life!
So, lately I've been contemplating my life's mission. What is it really? Do I want my mission to be the vision I see, or others see for myself, or God's vision of myself? Since God's thoughts and ways are higher than my own (as stated in the Bible) , then I would rather know what God wants me to accomplish.
Living life day to day can cloud our vision of our mission here on earth. We need an anchor to keep us from drifting too far away from what we are truly to become in this life. I was reminded that I have an anchor and a guide for what I should accomplish during this life. It's an inspired guide, a reminder of who I really am, and can become, in the eyes of God. This is a patriarchal blessing.
For further explanations of what a patriarchal blessing is, you can find out by going to lds.org or clicking on the link to the right side of my blog page.
There are so many things in this world tugging at us for attention, tossing us to and fro, that we forget our life's mission. So as I pulled out my patriarchal blessing today to get some answers, I was reminded of my life's mission. These truths are what I should be holding onto and working towards. If I follow the counsel within, I will be living a full, dedicated, successful life...in the eyes of God.
After this life, He is the one we will face and be accountable to. Follow His path, His course, in order to be prepared to meet him face to face and feel good being in His presence.
I noticed a pattern in my blessing. Some of us have heard that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a 3- fold mission to accomplish. The mission is to Perfect the Saints, Proclaim the Gospel, and Redeem the Dead. The next time you read through your patriarchal blessing find what your 3-fold mission is. Try to see the pattern of what is being told to you. I saw a 3-fold mission in mine as I read today. My very own 3-fold mission! What is yours? We all have one. Use your guide, your anchor you've been privileged to obtain (patriarchal blessing). It will lead you along the right path in obtaining your life's mission here on earth.
Living life day to day can cloud our vision of our mission here on earth. We need an anchor to keep us from drifting too far away from what we are truly to become in this life. I was reminded that I have an anchor and a guide for what I should accomplish during this life. It's an inspired guide, a reminder of who I really am, and can become, in the eyes of God. This is a patriarchal blessing.
For further explanations of what a patriarchal blessing is, you can find out by going to lds.org or clicking on the link to the right side of my blog page.
There are so many things in this world tugging at us for attention, tossing us to and fro, that we forget our life's mission. So as I pulled out my patriarchal blessing today to get some answers, I was reminded of my life's mission. These truths are what I should be holding onto and working towards. If I follow the counsel within, I will be living a full, dedicated, successful life...in the eyes of God.
After this life, He is the one we will face and be accountable to. Follow His path, His course, in order to be prepared to meet him face to face and feel good being in His presence.
I noticed a pattern in my blessing. Some of us have heard that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a 3- fold mission to accomplish. The mission is to Perfect the Saints, Proclaim the Gospel, and Redeem the Dead. The next time you read through your patriarchal blessing find what your 3-fold mission is. Try to see the pattern of what is being told to you. I saw a 3-fold mission in mine as I read today. My very own 3-fold mission! What is yours? We all have one. Use your guide, your anchor you've been privileged to obtain (patriarchal blessing). It will lead you along the right path in obtaining your life's mission here on earth.
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