It is amazing to me that my Heavenly Father truly knows me so well...Today as we entered sacrament (just a little late) the bishop was speaking... We sat down with the kids and tried to get them settled with their things as I turned to listen to his talk.... as he was speaking and amidst all the chaos of my children he related this quote from President Gordon B. Hinckley:
"My plea is that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we accentuate the positive. I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort."
I have heard this quote many times and it is one of my favorites, but today it hit me a little differently. Nate and I have been through a lot of trials in our years of marriage. This year alone we have seen our share, especially recently. I have been praying for the ability to endure them. As I truly listened to the meaning of this quote in my life right now, I realize that in able to endure my current trial I need to be more positive and look around me and realize all that I have been blessed with (which is a lot) especially my little family. I realize that I talk a lot about the chaoticness (if that is even a word) of my life, but I sometimes fail to recognize that this chaoticness is a blessing to me. Without it would mean that my life wouldn't have been blessed with all my beautiful children. For them I will eternally be thankful to my Heavenly Father because they are MY MIRACLES..... and a testament to me that my Heavenly Father loves me. Too many times we all focus on the negatives and not so much the positives.... but it is my challenge to myself today to "look a little deeper for the good" and to "enjoy more fully the sunlight." (for me my sunlight is my children) I know that even through the darkest of storms, sunlight is bound to follow.
*If you get a minute listen to the words of Someday I Will Understand over on our playlist, it goes along with this post and how I feel. Thanks!
