Like today when I picked up Alivia from nursery and realized she wasn't wearing a diaper!!! I cannot honestly remember putting one on her this morning before leaving to church, although its such a part of my daily routine I simply could have done it when I was in auto pilot and not even noticed. There is also the slight chance that she took it off somewhere in the nursery. Either way no one said a word to me that my daughter was running around church with no diaper on.
It made me laugh!
Than there was the overwhelming joy I had today when I looked at Alivia all dressed up in her Sunday best, sporting her little piggy tails and all those beautiful natural curls. I'm a sucker for little girls all dressed up.
I was in the kitchen today mumbling about how I wished I didn't always have to pick up after everybody else's messes (again and again), when I caught myself thinking negative thoughts I told myself out loud, "Michelle, think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts", when I heard a little voice behind me saying "Happy thoughts?". Apparently Alivia had taken some interest in my mumblings, and was practicing the phrase herself.
I'm glad to also say that I have again found my love for reading. I just finished the second book of the Fablehaven series and am impatiently waiting for Derik to finish the third book, so I can start reading it.
I found myself sitting in the hall today at church listening to the Relief Society lesson, (because I was late, because I stayed up half the night trying to finish my book) thinking to myself, I'm glad I'm here, there was just such a wonderful feeling there. No kids, no distractions, no worldly items sucking my attention. It was me, the quiet hall and a sweet sister sharing inspiring thoughts and ideas. I just couldn't get enough.
I was also touched by a sister I had never meet before. She saw me in the hall sitting by myself and she saw me in Sunday school sitting by myself, and right before sacrament meeting began, she slipped up next to me and said "Would you like to sit by me and my husband"? At first I was kind of wondering why she was asking me (the women who has the noisy and uncontrollable children) until I pieced it all together. She had only seen me alone and I wasn't wearing my wedding ring. My kids hadn't gotten out from Sunday school and my husband was in the bishops office taking care of Elders Quorum stuff. So I assume she thought I was a single lonely gal.
She continued to tell me that her and her husband had been in the ward a while, but they didn't always attend. I got the distinct impression they simply felt like they didn't belong and since this was the first time I had actually seen her, I felt totally ashamed that she was the one doing the reaching out. What an example to me, just from what she had told me in those brief seconds I realized that even though she felt that her and her husband didn't have a place among our ward family, she still had the courage and Christ like qualities to reach out and befriend a lonely gal. I only hope that someday I can be that friendly and thoughtful to a total stranger.
Last but not least my crocomia are done blooming for another year but my day lilies popped out and took their place.
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Those are very beautiful flowers!
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