Last night I was able to attend our wards enrichment night, which was amazingly beautiful & motivating. The theme was "Celebrate You" and what a good idea! The dinner was great, friends even better & the speaker Cindy Ady was Fabulous.
Here is what I took away from the night.
Just before Cindy spoke I was speaking with some friends & remember saying,"I don't believe that I really think during the day." So sad, although being a Mother is often routine & nothing really to analyze over. Then Cindy stood up and spoke. The theme that I took away from here message was, that life is long and there are many opportunities that come up but, there is a season for each opportunity that we are given. As I was listening to this woman who has accomplished so much in her life: scholastically, family, government; I began to feel as if what I was doing was more important than making lots of money or being someone important, because I am important. I am the most important person in the world to my daughters & husband. I am so grateful to have the job that I do!! I love my family so much & I find that my best memories are the ones with my girls.
I truly need to invest myself into my children as I would any project, job or craft! I read a Dr. Seuss quote last night that made me realize that I can read to learn as much as I need during this period of my life, until I am finished being a stay at home mother.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
mcleodbr
Friday, March 06, 2009
Some Thoughts
Posted by Jacquie at 9:34 AM
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Thank you Jacquie ... I loved this post!
So VERY true! You articulate your feelings so well. I think you've summed up how I think most all of us stay at home moms feel from time to time. Keep up the great job at being so good to your family.
That night has left me in a state of change too. I really like the message of the night.
Jacquie...you are amazing. Just thought you should know! I loved that night too, and it definitely made me think!
Thank you Jacquie. I was sorry to miss Thursday evening and I'm so grateful to have you give a quick summary for me. You are fantastic, you are doing great. And that's my opinion. I was just saying how I seem to blink and the week has gone by. I often feel like I'm not doing enough ... but I believe the new theory should be: if we do too much we miss what the true focus should be. Thanks for your inspiration.
Very well said! I wouldn't want to be doing anything else right now either, but it's awesome when you get those little reminders!
great post. i love dr.seuss and that is one of my most favorites!
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