Yesterday I was not in the best mood. Parts of the day were great and I enjoyed my time with the boys and visiting with people we ran into at the Heart Center Carnival and Porter's soccer game, but there was an underlying sullen mood. As the day progressed into the afternoon it continued. Around 6 pm David was talking about going to the temple. He had been gone for the past few hours, but I knew he had wanted to go. Within about 5 minutes he determined that I should go. Since my mood was already sour, I told him no. I didn't want to go to which he immediately said then I definitely should go. So, by 6:15pm I was out the door heading to the Salt Lake Temple.
Of course, the temple is exactly where I needed to be. I didn't immediately feel better, but slowly the peace replaced the sullen feelings I had been experiencing. There were a few things that stood out to me. In the room representing the telestial world, part of the mural depicts 3 lions attacking each other. This world is called the lone and dreary wilderness. As I looked at this mural, I realized that sometimes we are like these lions. We "attack" and "disconnect" from one another and create a "lone" and "dreary" place. Rather than embracing one another and lifting each other up, we separate.
There was another part during the ceremony where covenants we make were discussed. More directly it was talking about the covenant of how we serve and give. One of my gifts is to love children. My own, but also others. I am using my talent as I continually open my home to kids around me. I know they feel welcome around me and they know that I love them. Sometimes I need the reminder that I am doing thy work, although it may look completely different then how someone else is doing it.
The last thing that stood out to me was at the very end of the ordinance when each individual is being presented to the Lord. This portion has touched me many times before, but last night it struck me again as the imagery of each individual seeking the presence of the Lord reminded me of each individual's journey with the same goal in mind. No matter where we came from last night or what mistakes we have made, we were each there seeking the presence of the Lord. Seeking to return to Him.
I am grateful for a husband who recognizes my need to be in the temple and helps to make it happen. I am grateful that he loves the temple just as I love the temple. I am grateful that at 6:05pm we can determine to go to the temple and be in a session by 7pm. This is a tremendous blessing.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Porterisms (8/4/18)
Tonight Porter declared that he did not need me as his mom. Our friend Amber Sagers was over and she proceeded to ask him what he would do with out me. How would he take care of himself, buy food, get clothes, etc. This led into a discussion about ways that Porter could work and make money. One of his ideas was a Lemonade stand. As he was discussing the various aspects to making this happen, he turned to me and said, "Mom, can you go make some lemonade." Oh, the irony of this statement! Amber and I laughed and laughed.
He came up with a few other great ideas too. He would charge $950 to mow a yard and blow off your driveway. He would by Legos and then sell those legos. I was a little concerned about this one because he loves Legos, so I probed a bit further. Of course he had this figured out, he would buy the legos he doesn't really care about, "those little car sets". We also discussed a garage sale where he determined he would sell water balloons and the boys outside trucks that he is no longer interested in playing with. It was quite an entertaining conversation.
I love this kids mind. He will definitely go places.
Later this evening he was talking about a girl from our ward, Kenna Mitchell. She is an adorable, sweet little girl. She is a few months younger than Porter, but he gets a little frustrated with her because he doesn't like when she wants to sit by him all the time. Tonight he did say she was fun and he liked her because she's obedient. I thought, that is great. It's impressive that he noticed her obedience and I loved that this was a characteristic he appreciated. Then he continued on with his thoughts about her obedience. He realized that because she was obedient, he could probably get her to do the things he wanted her to do. He said, "I can tell her to do (fill in the blank) and then she'll do it." Oh my goodness!!! Heaven help us.
He came up with a few other great ideas too. He would charge $950 to mow a yard and blow off your driveway. He would by Legos and then sell those legos. I was a little concerned about this one because he loves Legos, so I probed a bit further. Of course he had this figured out, he would buy the legos he doesn't really care about, "those little car sets". We also discussed a garage sale where he determined he would sell water balloons and the boys outside trucks that he is no longer interested in playing with. It was quite an entertaining conversation.
I love this kids mind. He will definitely go places.
Later this evening he was talking about a girl from our ward, Kenna Mitchell. She is an adorable, sweet little girl. She is a few months younger than Porter, but he gets a little frustrated with her because he doesn't like when she wants to sit by him all the time. Tonight he did say she was fun and he liked her because she's obedient. I thought, that is great. It's impressive that he noticed her obedience and I loved that this was a characteristic he appreciated. Then he continued on with his thoughts about her obedience. He realized that because she was obedient, he could probably get her to do the things he wanted her to do. He said, "I can tell her to do (fill in the blank) and then she'll do it." Oh my goodness!!! Heaven help us.
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