HFPE

Last night was Enrichement. Home Family & Personal Enrichement and I have this Love-Hate relationship. I tried to figure out exactly how long I served in that calling (counting when it was called "HOMEMAKING" --and still is in some wards--sadly). I think I figured that I spent around 8 years total or so. Just a rough guestimate. I was even in it when it switched from Homemaking to Home Family & Personal Enrichement. At first people freaked out if you just called it "Enrichment". Or heaven forbid you called it "HFPE". Now for the relationship. I know that we are commanded to attend ALL our meetings. When I served in HFPE, I felt that meant HFPE was not "OPTIONAL", as so many sisters feel. When I am out of the calling, I tend to always seem to fight a battle of whether I will go or not. There is always something trying to talk me into not going. It doesn't help that most of the time they start late and run wayyyyy over. It certainly doesn't help that the people in charge sometimes put together something last minute...and expect everyone to pitch in to fill in for their misplanning. I hate making goofy dust collector stuff....I know how to sew, knit, crochet, braid, quilt, crosstitch, needlepoint, darn, cut wood, change my tire, once-a-month cook, use a journal jar, create FHE's for my family, budget, clean without chemicals, make fun lunches for my kids to take to school, scrapbook, and use the Church Geneology Library. The title of last night was "Finding Love" The 15 minute lesson was about Realizing Christ's love for us. The 2 classes offered were "Loving Spouse" and "Loving Family" I must say I was thinking, "BLAH BLAH BLAH" Heard it, done it, got the t-shirt. Boy was I wrong. It was one of the most fullfilling Enrichments I've been to. Just goes to show, you just never know. No wonder He wants us to go to ALL of them. We might miss the "ONE".