Holidays

The holidays came like a whirlwind this year! I can't believe it all came and went so very, very fast. My head just wasn't in the game this year. This year Christmas was a lot harder. There have been some true Grinch's, yes plural. At times it made it hard to feel the true meaning of Christmas. We also had true earth angels in our life. Christmas wouldn't have happened without them! My heart went from hurting to swelling with love beyond my imagination! Even as I type it brings tears to my eyes. I have to say that I am grateful for my new calling in my ward. I have been asked to be a Relief Society teacher. I really don't picture myself as a teacher of any sort. I am a very simple person with very simply words. I don't really feel I have the capacity to teach those older than me that know so much more about life and the gospel. It's a very humbling calling. I have had to dig deep into my heart and soul and have prayed more often than I have in a long time. Even with the drama going on around me, I have prayed more for others and it is amazing how it actually ends up helping yourself!:) I'm not trying to gloat, I've just had some Ah-ha moments. We truly have been blessed and it has been wonderful to see Heavenly Fathers hand in our lives. His hand has been very obvious and it has been such a comfort to me. Things were still a blurr and I was still so forgetful as I always am. I still wrote wrong addresses on Christmas cards, realized after Christmas that I missed so many people on my Christmas list to send cards to, I was still late for family get togethers, barley got my Christmas jelly out in time along with cards, lost my temper at times,but I was amazed at the patience I did have. I was grateful for the simple holidays and getting to be with my kids and husband! Here are some pictures of what we did from November to December.

One of my New Year's Resolution is to blog more. Hopefully I can do once a week! That's my goal!