Whenever it's time to change the drawing/phrase on my kitchen chalkboard, my kids all jump at the chance to be the one to create something for the board.
This one was created by my 8 year old Honor at the beginning of January, and I just thought it was an appropriate reminder for all of us during the politically charged day/week/season.
Ultimately, we're all in this together. WE have so many challenges to face, and we will certainly only beat the terrible things in our lives, when we do it together.
I wanted to also take a moment to thank those of you who have reached out to me and offered words of support, encouragement, and advice in my parenting woes.
I definitely needed that. I needed to not feel alone. And you, dear long-time readers, have done that for me, and I appreciate it.
We're all in this together.
In church this week, someone quoted the scripture that has always been the theme of this blog: 2 Nephi 25:26:
And we atalk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we bprophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our cchildren may know to what source they may look for a dremission of their sins.
...and I was reminded how much that scripture has meant to me and guided my parenting in the past. And I silently pondered to myself, "Do I really believe in this scripture? Am I still willing to let this scripture be my guiding light as a Mom? Because I've done the talking of Christ and the prophesying of Christ part for my kids, but am I ready to focus on the part where I just stand back and point them to Christ as the One who can help them with the remission of their sins part?" Because that's the part of parenting that I'm now at....the part where I let my past last 15 years of teaching speak for itself and I stand back and let them rely on Christ for the rest.
Anyway, I think I have enough faith, and you guys have helped me to be braver and lean a little/lot more on His merits this week. And I thank you. We're all in this together.
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