I would have to say after reading my last few posts, especially the date, that it's about time I start posting, blogging and writing again....Don't you think?
My life is filled with so many experiences, daily really, that I don't know why I haven't been more disciplined in writing. But, here we are again at this time of year... Christmas. Thanksgiving has passed, we all focused really hard for a few weeks on what we were thankful for, then once the turkey was carved and the fancy china was put away clean for another year, the world (or maybe just my kids) started to focus their attention on what they WANT!
Well, maybe it just comes with age, but don't we have enough? Are we really in need? I know I am not, I know my kids are the most well taken care of children I could imagine, but all they seem to do is imagine what it would be like to have more! Their days are filled with writing lists and circling toys and gadgets in the paper, searching on line and taking actual time to sit around and think up ideas they can put on their Christmas list.... I mean, really? They don't even know with out putting in some real effort?! Do they ever think about needs? I wonder some times, do I teach them the difference between wants and needs? Do I even know the difference? Am I not their example to follow?
This year I feel different. I feel less like getting out the clutter of the season and focusing more on the reason for the season. Jesus Christ. Instead of thinking about what I want, I am trying to think of what he would want me to do. Who can I serve? Who needs my help? What do my children need from me? What friend needs my ear? Where is my testimony? Do I really understand the Atonement of Jesus Christ and what His life we celebrate this time of year, really meant? Do I really know he lived and died for me? For all of us? And can I help my children this year to understand that better for themselves?
These are the thoughts going through my mind today as I sit and pickup the blog where I last left off.... Much has happened.... I will try in coming posts to gather thoughts, experiences and photos of our last few years because, don't they just go by too fast?
