Deep Breaths!!!
In Gospel Doctrine on Sunday a lady was talking about how she looks forward to Sunday ALL week long. How it's the most serene, peaceful day. There were several nods in the room, and other people sharing their stories of their "wonderland" at home on Sunday.
Fast forward to Monday, I do my Visiting Teaching, and one of my girls was talking about how much she looked forward to FHE every week. How she just got so much from it, and she enjoyed that time with her children so much.
I got in the car with my partner, and she looks at me and say's "I think I must be doing something wrong, because my Sunday's and my FHE's are not what everyone else is talking about!"
THANK YOU!!!
Sunday's are THE most chaotic day around here. Well the morning part. Someone doesn't want to wake up, some one else doesn't want to get dressed, someone else loses her binky 5 minutes before we have to walk out the door. There is a lot of yelling and crying, and it's not just from me and Jason. Then we come home from church and EVERYONE wants me to feed them the second BEFORE I walk in the door. It frustrates me, so the yelling and screaming starts again.
FHE's are much the same. I love doing them and I do look forward to them, but then afterwards, I am left asking myself..........Why do I even try?
Like tonight for example. We switched FHE to Tuesday because of Soccer. Jason has missed the last 4 in a row, and he said he would be here tonight. So when he called at 6 and said he was still 2 hours away, I knew I would be going solo with FHE again. No worries. I had a cute activity planned. It was on working together, as a family. So I gave a little lesson on how we need each other to return to our Heavenly Father, and how we need each other to make our family run smoothly. Then we made chocolate covered pretzels. I explained how the chocolate and the pretzels are good by themselves, but when they are together, they are fantastic.
I thought it was a cute object lesson. I must have been crazy though! I am trying to help Blaise dip his pretzel, and Caiden dips his hand in the chocolate because he can't wait FIVE seconds for food! He starts to cry because it's hot. So we rinse his hand off, lecture him on waiting, and I look over and Ava had dumped out ALL the sprinkles. Then Blaise is freaking out because he wanted to put sprinkles on his pretzel. Then Caiden starts freaking out because his pretzel stick is smaller than Blaise's, then Ava starts freaking out, well, I don't know why. Maybe she felt left out.
So I had had enough. I was upset by the MESS, I was upset by the fighting, I was upset about them constantly freaking out, upset that the pretzels weren't turning out right, so I freaked out.
I guess the lesson tonight was not on working together. It was about working THROUGH it. We all took a few deep breaths, calmed down, grabbed some funky looking chocolate covered pretzels and went outside and ate them together.
Was it worth it?...........maybe not.
But are they worth it?........You betcha!!!
6 comments:
OH HOW I LOVE YOUR BLOGS. THEY DRAW ME IN, THEY ENTERTAIN ME AND THEY MAKE ME SMILE. FREAKOUTS AND ALL. THEY ARE RAW, HONEST AND REAL. I LOVE HOW YOU EMBRACE THE DYNAMICS THAT MAKE-UP YOUR FAMILY. I LOVE HOW NO MATTER WHAT, YOU FIND THE HUMOR AND HAPPINESS IN ANY SITUATION. YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME, YOU ARE AWESOME. PERSONALLY, I LOVE ALL OF THE LITTLE QUIRKS, THEY MAKE LIFE INTERESTING.
P.S.
“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections".
LOVE, MOM
Those are some funky looking pretzels, but still tasted good I'm sure. Is it bad that I was cracking up the entire time I was reading this? I know if it were happening to me I would not find it funny at all, but it was amusing from an outside perspective. Regardless of the turn out, your kids will definitely look back on these times fondly and remember having a mom who cared so much to do these fun activities with them.
P.S. Sorry about the phone situation, I am SO FRUSTRATED!!! Our dumb phone wasn't working all day today. We're supposed to be getting new service sometime this week, but they can't call us to set up an appointment because our phone doesn't work. Anyhoo, I do want some pictures, but don't hold up your order for me. I'll try to call you tomorrow, but it will be a little later because I have a doctor's appointment in the morning. If I miss this order then I'll just wait for the cd. Muchas gracias!
Good for you for still doing FHE and making it through the pretzels. That is really a cute object lesson.
I can relate to the Sunday chaos and the FHE dramas. It really isn't serene, or peaceful around these parts either. It really never is peaceful. We still do the lessons and get through scripture study and go to church...even though it is rough. I think that when it is all said and done, there is a sense of renewal and a feeling that we have done our part in being obedient to the commandments and just trying. I KNOW we are blessed for trying. There have been many times where I wonder why? But then there have been times when my children have amazed me with some scripture story or gospel principle that they have shared at a later time and I KNOW that they are listening and have felt the spirit and importance of being together as a family.
Hang in there...
Of course they are worth it. After all, who said anything worthwhile was EASY? I totally agree with you. Sundays are pure chaos!!!! You are doing a great job though and your kids will have LOTS of great memories......even if you just remember the stress! hee hee
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