Sunday, January 12, 2014
Happy birthday to my wonderful mother today!! I love her dearly. She is beautiful and caring and spiritual and
a wonderful example of faithfulness.
This week has gone well. We’ve made our way back into the school
routine nicely. Tuesday I was so nervous
about my first night of teaching the Young Men (YM) and Young Women (YW) in the
ward the songs for the cultural celebration.
It went well though. I wrote up a
little pep talk and a lesson plan that I’ll include at the end of this letter. Tuesday my eye started to get red again. I don’t think I really ever had pink eye, but
that my sinuses were infected and started putting pressure on my eye. They were bothering me again that day. I decided to try going to my chiropractor who
also does holistic care and he massaged my sinus areas and the redness went
away and I’ve been feeling better. I
keep massaging them here at home too. I
wish the urgent care doctor would have known that it was my sinuses and not
pink eye and that I wouldn’t have used antibiotic eye drops for the wrong diagnosis,
but I’m sure he was just doing his best.
I was really freaked out all Tuesday that my eye was getting red
again. Every time I have something wrong
with me that isn’t normal I automatically assume I have cancer and that I’m
going to die and leave my little children motherless. It’s really scary sometimes, but I can
usually break out of the fear when I pray and reason with myself and trust the
Lord that whatever His plan is for me will be ok. Having those fears and then
the nervousness of teaching the YM and YW on the same day was kind of crazy
though.
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| Chad was wiped out after going back to work on Monday |
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| The Young Men and Young Women from Coronado 1st and 2nd ward's learning the Fire Dance for the Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration. |
Wednesday I went to the temple while the girls
were at Grammy Days. It was nice to be
in such a peaceful place after the anxiety I had felt the day before. Wednesday afternoon I planned out our meals
for the next week and made a grocery shopping list. One of my goals for 2014 is to do better at
meal planning and eat out less and eat less quick prep meals like chicken nuggets
and hot dogs and junk food like that.
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| Marlee and Tilly were having fun stuffing their shirts full of little hot wheel cars. Tilly has been playing with the cars a lot this week. She likes to line them all up. |
Thursday the girls and I did a big shopping trip
at Walmart to buy all the items I’d written down the day before. We only had a little over an hour to get in
and out before I needed to take Marlee to preschool. The girls, Marlee and
Tilly, did so well during the shopping trip; they stayed right by me, were
happy, and kept up with my quick pace.
Hooray for that!!
Friday was a nice relaxing day. I watched my friend Michelle’s daughter Victoria
again. We went to the blue park in our
neighborhood where we met up with our friends the Sorenson’s. It was such a beautiful day. After lunch we went out in the back yard and
played some more since it was such a nice, sunny day. Friday evening Chad and I went out to eat at
YC’s Mongolian grill. We haven’t been
there for several years, I forgot that I love that place.
Yesterday was a fun family day. We attended my niece Adelin’s baptism and had
a nice lunch in Brandon and Jennifer’s home then we came home and got ready for
the birthday party I’d planned for my Mom since she was in town. Penny’s, Celeste’s, Wynn’s, Tyler’s, Brandon’s,
Amy’s families were all able to come to our home for the party. We had a nice time.
Today I was sustained and set apart as the Young
Women’s president in our ward. I was
called clear back on Dec. 18th so I’ve known for a while, but have
had to keep my mouth shut about it. For
someone who’s life is such an open book it’s been hard to keep it quiet. I did tell my Mom, Brenda, a few of my family
members and my friend Renee Dawson who I served with in the Stake Primary
Presidency, but they all kept my secret.
However, most of the ward already knew I was going to get the
calling. I never said anything to anyone
in the ward, but news travels fast. Here
is my journal excerpt about my feelings about the call that I omitted from the
letter I emailed out on Dec. 22nd.
“Wednesday night I had a meeting
with the Bishop. I was called to be the
Young Women’s President in our ward.
WOW! I’m excited, nervous, and
maybe just a bit overwhelmed, ok a lot overwhelmed. After fasting on Thursday, going to the
temple on Friday and lots and lots of thought and prayer I’ve chosen these
women to help me: First counselor - Rebecca Hall, Second counselor – Heather
Robinson, and Secretary – Emily Lines. I
feel like these women are who the Lord would like to teach the young women in
our ward at this time. I hope they will
accept their call.” Each of the
ladies accepted the call to work with me and I think we will do well
together. We all got set apart together
today. When the Bishop called me he told
me I would be able to know why the Lord chose me and what my purpose would be
in this calling. I really feel like one
of my major purposes is the show the joy that comes from being a wife and
mother, that it is something to be sought after and not to be put on the back
burner. That it is important to marry
the right person, in the right place, at the right time. Each of my counselors places a high priority on
family life and I appreciate that about them. We've had a nice relaxing evening hanging out with our little family tonight. I love these kind of nights.
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| Karalee's been sick with a sore throat and a belly ache. Chad brought her home after sacrament meeting, but since I was getting sustained today we talked her into going for just the first hour. |
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| Tilly loves a good back rub. |
My quote today is from the book I’m ready right
now. “Divine
love is the key to churches that cleave together, to marriages that last and
families that overcome, to friendships that forgive insult, and hands that
reach out to those who are different from us.
We’ve got to love each other more than we love our own reflections in
the mirror. When we can do that, love is
both a sword and a shield. No matter
where we go, or what kind of battle we’re facing, it’s all the armor we need”
(Blue Moon Bay by Lisa Wingate). I
thought this was a beautiful quote. It’s
not scripture, but it rings true and is a good message.
Love,
Mindy
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