"The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works" (Psalm 145:9
Today is a much better day...that being said I wanted to write my grateful Sunday post on the tender mercies that the Lord offers us. This may seem obvious to most people, but sometimes it takes a really bad day for me to recognize the amazing blessings I have in my life.
Blake is really sick right now and hasn't been sleeping. Dave decided to get a sub and stay home with Blake from church. I felt sad and stressed with how sick Blake was as I left to church. I sat through Sacrament with Austin & Chase (who were relatively reverent taking into account a few fist fights, burps, and snatching of toys that occurred). It was such an amazing meeting. So although I was sleep deprived and stressed going into Sacrament I had one of the most spiritual and uplifting Sacrament meetings I have had in a long time (which I needed to offset the poopie day I had yesterday). The meeting was about gratitude, humility, & allowing the Lord to take the reigns in our life. I felt the spirit such that I found myself in tears (I have cried during Sacrament many times just not usually because I feel the spirit, usually because one of my kids have poked me in the eye or because I have had it with my kids).
I went on to conduct in Primary without a baby on my hip and was able to share a message with the primary children with the spirit. I was able to sit among the darling CTR5 girls during Jr Sharing time and was able to have them snuggle me and take turns sitting on my lap and offer unsolicited hugs (which were appreciated). So I guess what I am saying is that although I was stressed and feel so bad for "baby bwakey" that he isn't feeling well. I have to say that I NEEDED today to feel and hear the things I did in church that I probably couldn't have with a baby in toe. I am recharged to be and do better because of it. I am grateful the Lord knows each of us and the things we need so we can move forward and well... just be happy. Isn't that what the gospel is all about?
