Nov. 10, 2008
Posted in family life
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Have you noticed my life is a little blah lately? I have! I think God was trying to give me a gentle nudge last month because I was asked to do two different creative projects at church, both of which were challening and I immersed myself in completely, I had those creative vibes going, I prayed daily for inspiration to guide my thoughts and both ended up very satisfyingly done. One was a lesson to our women's group about keeping an eternal perspective in life. I researched, studied scriptures, did visual aids........it was an intellectual wrestle, lol. I think it went well. I felt good about the ideas I presented. One woman cried, one very smart woman said I taught her something new, and I came away feeling I did not embarrass myself. lol Always my aim in these things. The second was for our Fall Festival at church. I was in charge of the Relief Society9our women's group) game and I planned a Knight's Gauntlet. A series of three tests to prove themselves brave, strong and wise. We had a room with two doors, for in and out. So the door in......I had two trees there, and a tarp thrown down and bunched up like a raging river, with a board(bridge) and some toy alligators(fierce sea monsters). That was the first test. The second, I had our stuffed dragon, with a barstool made into a mountain, some of my son's balloon swords (he makes balloon animals and other things) and they had to fight the fierce dragon and defeat it by knocking it off the mountain. The final test was answering a riddle. I had a minimum of decorations but they seemed to be just enough. Some large castle blocks we have....I made some castle ruins with them. One of my sons built a large castle facade that was in front of the exit door and of course our suit of armor we have nicknamed Sir Bob from our own living room. lol It was fun planning, fun doing. Though I was a bit jealous of the ones doing doughnuts on a string, and the fishing game and such. My mind just does not work that way! Anyway, it felt very good to be creative and planning something and involved rather than worrying and fretting. I do think these opportunities were divine nudges, to awaken my creativity again and have me using my gifts, such as they are, to benefit my family. Our late beloved prophet told the story of some advice given him by his father when he was discouraged that shaped his life "Forget yourself and go to work". I am starting to feel creative in lessons again, looking up ideas. I would love to plan some fun way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. I thought about turning off the electricity and using candles and our firepit for cooking. Trying to live life like a Puritan does not sound like much fun! Maybe we could be the native Americans, lol. Anyway, I was just reflecting this morning about how uninspiring my life has been lately. How grateful I am that my Heavenly Father has given me such an abundance of blessings, such wonderful children and the chance to teach them. How that truly has been my joy in times past. Time to forget myself and go to work? This morning I have a headache myself, a periodic thing. I get them for two or three days at a time, but then.......sweet relief they are gone until the next month. Strange as it sounds, I am quite cheerful thinking about how good I will feel tomorrow morning. lol But then I have some sick munchkins. Some have headaches and sore throats, some have sick tummies, some have a combination. Some are yet to be sick, the three year old is well after three days of being quiet and cuddly. Glad he is well, wish he were still quiet! lol So we are having a slow, cuddle up in blankets kind of day. We all miss Daddy. My goals this week.......a trek to the Nature Center to study leaves and autumn. An art project, studying Matisse's art and doing collages. Finishing our book and starting a new one. Getting well. |
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