Learning to Be a Better Me.

So, here we go...again. I had started a blog in January, thinking that I would write updates every couple of weeks, so that our family and friends that live far away would be able to keep up with our crazy busy lives. Needess to say I wrote a blog once during Christmas vacation and during Spring Break decided to leave the blog world. I'm always saying how busy I am and I just can't handle one more thing, so why would I stress myself out with a blog? Yet, here I am AGAIN! I have reduced my schedule though and am loving being a stay-at-home mom once again. I love being there when they get home from school. And surprisingly, they love it too. Who knew teenaged boys still wanted their mom home? Or is it the chocolate chip cookies that they will come home to? Don't answer that, I'm sure deep down I know. :) I am so grateful to my loving husband that has supported me in decluttering my schedule. I quit my job at the school (I know people gasp when I say that, especially in this economy, but what good is having a job when you spend all your money on eating out because you're so thrashed at the end of the day to even fix a box of mac n cheese?) and was released from my calling. (Nursery--need I say more?) I have been filling up my spiritual cup during these last few weeks and it has been rewarding beyond words! I feel better than I have in a long time and I am so grateful for the gospel and my family. Friday night, I was able to go to dinner at On the Border with my Visiting Teachers and go to Women's Conference where we were able to listen to Sister Julie B. Beck. It was so beautiful to be there with so many other sisters and to listen to her. Sister Beck reminded us that we are daughter of God! To have more faith and that we have heavenly miracles and heavenly angels attending us. Why is it so easy to forget that? She also talked about different schedules in a mom's day and that the afternoon schedule is the most important. It's when we are all the most tired and yet also the most teachable. She told us to make our dinner tables our "HOLY TABLE". We have always had dinner at the table and we talk about the good in our day, I hope that my children know that I have tried to make our family table a holy table. My favorite words of conference: "You are better than you think you are, YOU ARE GOOD!