Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Have you collected?
Just a reminder to collect on the services you won from the service auction back in February at our activity.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June Presidency Message
There is beauty all around when there's love at home. What a simple but true statement. We all spend a lot of time and energy in improving and bettering our relationships at home. I know that one of the things that is most important to me is making sure that I'm being the best mom I can be to my children.
One week after having a particularly challenging time with my toddlers I felt somewhat helpless, and frustrated they weren't behaving the way they were supposed to. Or at least the way I thought they were supposed to. At the end of these challenging days I also felt disappointed in myself. I felt that I wasn't as patient as I should have been when they spread shaving cream all over their rooms, or got a little too frustrated when they spilled water from my toilet all over my bathroom, or just got frustrated at them for doing things that kids are inevitably going to do. When I feel that way, frustrated and helpless, one obvious choice is to turn to prayer. As I plead with my Heavenly Father to help me raise my children in a way that could make us all happy, the answer consistently came to just love them. Just as Jesus and Heavenly father do.
I know that each of our houses can be a place filled with the spirit, a place filled with beauty when we make a conscious choice to act with love to build a better relationship with the people we love. There is beauty all around when there's love at home. (Hymn "Love at Home" Pg 294)
Love,
Chelsea
One week after having a particularly challenging time with my toddlers I felt somewhat helpless, and frustrated they weren't behaving the way they were supposed to. Or at least the way I thought they were supposed to. At the end of these challenging days I also felt disappointed in myself. I felt that I wasn't as patient as I should have been when they spread shaving cream all over their rooms, or got a little too frustrated when they spilled water from my toilet all over my bathroom, or just got frustrated at them for doing things that kids are inevitably going to do. When I feel that way, frustrated and helpless, one obvious choice is to turn to prayer. As I plead with my Heavenly Father to help me raise my children in a way that could make us all happy, the answer consistently came to just love them. Just as Jesus and Heavenly father do.
As I try to apply this principal in my life I am strengthing my testimony that it is true. When my two little ones put my patience to the test, if I can react with a feeling of love rather than impatience, anger, or frustration, those times turn into great building and teaching moments. I feel like I can react in a way that will be productive and helpful rather than discouraging. The line “there is beauty all around when there's love at home,” often runs through my head during the day. When I treat each challenging situation with love my home is a beautiful place filled with the spirit. There are still many moments of screaming, fighting, tantrums and big “uh oh” disasters, but the spirit in the house, and the spirit I feel inside me remains when I make the choice to act out of love.
I know that each of our houses can be a place filled with the spirit, a place filled with beauty when we make a conscious choice to act with love to build a better relationship with the people we love. There is beauty all around when there's love at home. (Hymn "Love at Home" Pg 294)
Love,
Chelsea
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
June 3 - Splash into Summer Activity
A tip - if you can't read the invitation, click on it and it will enlarge it enough for you to read it.
We're excited for this activity and hope you can all come. We'll have fun!
Friday, May 7, 2010
May Presidency Message: Prayer
Recently I was over at my family’s house for Sunday dinner. As we were eating dinner we started discussing things that we had learned at church that day in our various wards. The topic soon turned to prayer and how much we need it in our lives.
Later that night I started thinking about all my experiences with prayer, the answers I’ve received and the reasons why I pray. I then remembered that prayer hasn’t always been easy for me. I used to forget or make up excuses not to pray. To remind myself to pray, when I was younger, I put a note on the mirror. The note had a quote from the hymn “Did You Think To Pray”:
“Ere you left your room this morning, did you think to pray? In the name of Christ, our Savior, Did you sue for loving favour as a shield today? Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day. So, when life gets dark and dreary, don’t forget to pray.” (Hymn No. 140, Did You Think To Pray)
This hymn has always been a good reminder for me how important prayer is, especially on those days that are difficult. For me, those are usually the days I do not feel like kneeling down and speaking to our Heavenly Father. But many times I have felt warmth and comfort from a loving Father in Heaven. I know that Heavenly Father is there for us, and that answers are given to those who sincerely pray. For me those answers haven’t always come instantly but they have always come eventually.
I know that as we pray we’re protected from the world around us and given strengthen to choose the right, to be an example to those around us. Heavenly Father wants to help us and hear from us. He is there, waiting. I am so grateful for the constant channel of communication that we have with Heavenly Father.
Love
Alaina
Later that night I started thinking about all my experiences with prayer, the answers I’ve received and the reasons why I pray. I then remembered that prayer hasn’t always been easy for me. I used to forget or make up excuses not to pray. To remind myself to pray, when I was younger, I put a note on the mirror. The note had a quote from the hymn “Did You Think To Pray”:
“Ere you left your room this morning, did you think to pray? In the name of Christ, our Savior, Did you sue for loving favour as a shield today? Oh, how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day. So, when life gets dark and dreary, don’t forget to pray.” (Hymn No. 140, Did You Think To Pray)
This hymn has always been a good reminder for me how important prayer is, especially on those days that are difficult. For me, those are usually the days I do not feel like kneeling down and speaking to our Heavenly Father. But many times I have felt warmth and comfort from a loving Father in Heaven. I know that Heavenly Father is there for us, and that answers are given to those who sincerely pray. For me those answers haven’t always come instantly but they have always come eventually.
I know that as we pray we’re protected from the world around us and given strengthen to choose the right, to be an example to those around us. Heavenly Father wants to help us and hear from us. He is there, waiting. I am so grateful for the constant channel of communication that we have with Heavenly Father.
Love
Alaina
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