God is good. I have always known this, but to know it in such a specific way is…like tasting of the fruit of the tree of life. Today I learned that when you are deeply pondering to only yourself, Heavenly Father is still listening and eager to answer the questions we don’t ask. He cares so much about us. If He’s willing to answer an unasked question, imagine what He’s willing to do when we do ask! Yes, God is good.
I just learned something new about my fifteen year old son tonight. He will gripe about doing things that he knows he believes in doing and he just wants to know what my reaction will be if he tells me he doesn’t believe in any of it. As he clearly and firmly stated that “all things church” are stupid and pointless to him I can see the questions burning in his eyes, “Do you still love me? Do you still accept me? Do you see me?”
Instead of going into lecture mode all I said was, “I really appreciate your opinion and I’m glad that you felt you could be honest with me.” I think I shocked the pants off him for he was totally speechless! He was getting ready to rebuttal, but instead was met with open arms…a pleasant surprise for him, I think.
This particular son had the FHE lesson tonight and he ended up taking the initiative to put together a very nice message that included the participation of little children. Yep, he just wanted to know if Mom saw him….and I do. I am learning to do this better each day even though sometimes it’s 1.5 steps forward and four steps back. Grateful for the sweet whisperings of the Spirit that prompted me to thank him for his honest opinion. Truly a tender mercy to our relationship. 🙂
I had to get on here and blog about one of my ALL TIME favorite websites. It is called Food Storage Made Easy and you can link to it here:
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/
I’m hoping I can talk hubby into putting a button on my website, I love them that much!
I seriously L-O-V-E this website and want everyone to know about it. Here’s my problem….I’m constantly thinking about food storage and constantly intimidated by it as well. This takes a lot of the guesswork out of how much should I get and what to do with it. It helps you find the best products for the best prices. The ladies who run this website are angels from Heaven!
Hooray for food storage made easy!!
Tonight it was my turn to teach family home evening and I didn’t do a very good job at it. We’re all frustrated with each other this week (due to lack of family scripture reading) so nobody’s really feeling the love these days. As I explained principles of the gospel I received glares in return. I would ask questions and a lot of answers were given half-heartedly, almost resentfully, and I found myself feeling more and more frustrated as the lesson went on. Finally in my bossy and most unpleasant “mother” tone I firmly said, “Can you all answer a little more cheerfully, please?” Yeah, not one of my finest moments in Family Home Evening history….and I daresay that it won’t be my last, which brings me to my point. I will be able to do this again in eight weeks (teach a lesson, that is) and not only will I be able to do this again, I can start preparing now to do it again, BETTER. Repentance is lovely in that it’s an opportunity to evaluate my efforts, realize there is room for change and improvement, counsel with Heavenly Father about those changes, and then make them happen. I am hopeful as I look eight weeks into my future and am terribly grateful, tonight, for do-overs in every form!!
Have you ever noticed that the information people share on Facebook is a lot like watching a soap opera? It doesn’t matter how long it’s been since you’ve checked in…the story line is always the same. I’m not sure why this makes me chuckle, but it does.