'Twas the day before Christmas....
Life continues to take turns that I'm not prepared to handle at first....
I know that the refiner's fire is very important...and in the future, I'll look back and realize it was all for the best and that I'm grateful to have handled it...
but I don't love the refining part.
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I am discovering lots of things about what kind of person, mother and wife I have become.
"Someone held a mirror up to my face, and I didn't like the reflection much"
Quote from one of my all-time favorite movies.
(10 points if you can name it)
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I got a christmas letter from one of my favorite moms.... a lady whom I truly admire for her devotion to her kids and marriage.
And I realized how many things I DON'T do anymore with my own.
It isn't one of those boo-hoo moments...
It's one of those "MAN, I NEED TO GET BACK INTO THAT" moments.
I love to feel motivated like that.
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Hubs and I had a nice heart to heart... where we discussed raw things.
And we both realized that we need to work on our skepticism.
We tend to think that people we come in contact with have alterior motives... and that hurts friendships.
We also discussed harsh realities of our life and decided to make some changes. They'll hurt at first, but in the end will make us strong and self reliant in the end.
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I keep hoping for a miracle for Christmas... and while I was so busy looking for the monetary miracle (don't we all...?) I nearly missed the little miracles that attend me every day.
When explaining our tight financial situation this year (with all the job changing and now hours being trimmed to the quick) to our littlest 2, they both responded that Christmas isn't about presents, it's about the Savior.
Talk about humbling.
Still, part of me fears that they will remember this Christmas as the worst Christmas in their entire lives... where they felt gypped.
I pray they will remember the traditions and silliness of this year... rather than the financial devistation.
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All in all, I know that what I have is more than most.... and I'm truly grateful.
I love my Savior and am grateful to have His atoning sacrifice for me.
What, oh what, would I do without that knowledge!?
I know that the refiner's fire is very important...and in the future, I'll look back and realize it was all for the best and that I'm grateful to have handled it...
but I don't love the refining part.
---
I am discovering lots of things about what kind of person, mother and wife I have become.
"Someone held a mirror up to my face, and I didn't like the reflection much"
Quote from one of my all-time favorite movies.
(10 points if you can name it)
---
I got a christmas letter from one of my favorite moms.... a lady whom I truly admire for her devotion to her kids and marriage.
And I realized how many things I DON'T do anymore with my own.
It isn't one of those boo-hoo moments...
It's one of those "MAN, I NEED TO GET BACK INTO THAT" moments.
I love to feel motivated like that.
---
Hubs and I had a nice heart to heart... where we discussed raw things.
And we both realized that we need to work on our skepticism.
We tend to think that people we come in contact with have alterior motives... and that hurts friendships.
We also discussed harsh realities of our life and decided to make some changes. They'll hurt at first, but in the end will make us strong and self reliant in the end.
---
I keep hoping for a miracle for Christmas... and while I was so busy looking for the monetary miracle (don't we all...?) I nearly missed the little miracles that attend me every day.
When explaining our tight financial situation this year (with all the job changing and now hours being trimmed to the quick) to our littlest 2, they both responded that Christmas isn't about presents, it's about the Savior.
Talk about humbling.
Still, part of me fears that they will remember this Christmas as the worst Christmas in their entire lives... where they felt gypped.
I pray they will remember the traditions and silliness of this year... rather than the financial devistation.
---
All in all, I know that what I have is more than most.... and I'm truly grateful.
I love my Savior and am grateful to have His atoning sacrifice for me.
What, oh what, would I do without that knowledge!?
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