I Guess I'm Doing Alright!

Sometimes I have doubts about how good of a mother I am. I have the awful habit of comparing myself to others. I see what my sisters or my friends do with their kids and think "wow why don't I do that or how come I didn't think of that?" I can't really think of what "that" would be but I have plenty of those thoughts. I know I shouldn't compare because we all have our strengths and weaknesses and well we usually see the strengths of others while only seeing our weaknesses. This weekend I felt pretty good about myself though and I hope to build off those feelings. There is nothing like General Conference to put things in perspective for you. I can't remember who was speaking but it was a woman and she was talking about teaching our children the gospel (as most women speakers do), she posed the question what do we need to teach our children and she answered her question with a scripture.

2 Nephi 25:26
And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sin.  


When I was listening to the talk I really didn't think about it too much, except well thinking of course we'd do that. Later that night though I thought, I AM (emphasizing the AM in my mind)trying to do that. I've been doing daily devotionals with the kids, if for some reason we can't do them in the morning than Kira is quick to remind me that we need to do them later in the day. Every single lesson no matter what topic what we're talking somehow revolves around Jesus. Yesterday I received a confirmation for what I was thinking. We were having FHE and Lou asked Kira what we were going to talk about (she wasn't paying attention shen Lou started) and she answered Jesus. Now she really didn't listen you can tell she just "guessed" but it was right. When she said that I felt a happiness and I felt a calmness that I am doing what's right with my kids. That we are doing what the scripture in 2 Nephi is telling us to do.

Now I know I have a lot to improve on to be the kind of mother I really want to be but I am happy that at least I'm doing the important things right.

Now totally off topic but the Jazz have the first preseason game tomorrow. I can't wait. Kira is excited too (even though she can't watch it because it's past her bed time). Kira told me today, Mom it's Halloween time and next Thanksgiving that means it's Jazz time too! Ah, I love my daughter.