Fall 2010 will be my 4th Primary Sacrament Meeting Presentation. I am the chorister for our ward and I have finally finished and delivered burning the CD's with the selected songs for this year's theme, "I Know My Savior Lives". I have been busy this month planning/organizing my year. This month's song, "I Know That My Savior Loves Me", is very simple but touches my heart each time I sing it. I have teared up the first 3 times I have taught this. I think it is because I have a firm testimony that I know Jesus lives. I know He is real. His atonement is real. I have felt the weight of my sins, transgressions, sorrows and burdens lifted from me as I have truly turned to Him - desiring to change and then doing what it takes to become better at my weaknesses. I have also learned to not let discouragement bring me down, but be quick to pray, repent and feel happy with my accomplishments because I know that is what He wants for me. He wants me to feel joy! He wants us all to have real joy now and in the eternities! God bless us, everyone! With all the ups and downs, enjoy your new year!
Jan. 2010 notes:
Well, our 2010 has started out good but expensive. Besides all that we have pictured below, we have been busy with basketball season (pictures coming), plus doctor and dentist visits. Gray will get braces next month so he has been to his preliminary Ortho. check-up this month. I have had my first mammogram- not fun! I am dealing with hereditary issues and will have biopsy's soon, but Im sure it's nothing too serious. I just can't believe I'm in that stage of life already!!!
Gray has signed up to do volunteering for an Alzheimer's facility called Copper Ridge, which is less than a mile from where we live. He will be helping to wheel patients to their activities, play games, provide support and companionship to those with needs. He will help those with less severe cases. He will begin childcare too, for families in our ward; volunteering to watch their children at our home so I can train him on how to care for young children. Since his youngest brother is 7 1/2, Gray and all my boys will have to learn from other families on how to care for young children. This will help them prepare for fatherhood! All of this volunteering is partly initiated by the school system of our county, Carroll County. A student will not graduate from high school unless he/ she has at least 80 service hours. If they don't have at least this many hours by graduation day, their diploma is held until the service hours are complete! I think it is a great expectation for all students! I think this can work in conjuntion with boy scouts projects too! - Gray is 13 and has shaved his first mustache this year.
Owen is excelling in 5th grade. He loves going to Sock Hops- the tween social dance activity. He goes once a month. Life is all about friends. He is a happy, trendy boy that loves all sports and like his big, brother, is very athletic an assett to any team. All my boys will be getting in the kitchen more this year to help out. Owen has had his turn in January. (partially to fill a deal- earning a PSP for Christmas).... well, if Gray had to earn it.... then so does his brothers!
joys of parenthood
Noah is a 4th grader and playing the trumpet. I want to buy him his own and have been looking for a used one on craigslist- not easy! Noah is an easily contented boy, so at times that means vegging out at the t.v. is his greatest pleasure. So, mean old mom has to put limits on that. I hope to spend two days after school a week, where we do something fun first instead of homework and taking care of business. Planning our a routine where everyone is happy and not just vegging out can take time and creativity... Im determined to find a happy medium this year!
Payton is in 2nd grade and wants to please everyone and has had is year of disappointments. School is no longer fun. All my boys have gone through this stage in this grade level. The routine has become too monotonous and the love for learning has died. How sad! I try to keep up the love of reading, at least, encouraging them to think that their education is not 100 percent dependent on their teacher. How much they put into it, will be equal to how much they get out of it. Its not easy to teach this lesson. It will take time to learn it.
Foster care? That doesn't look possible anymore. Greg is always gone on business trips when the classes are offered. I think I will look into substituting more often or doing childcare in our home. (It would be nice to have my sleep at night, anyway.) I will check with the Dept. of Human Resources just to make sure there isn't another alternative he can do to get credit and move forward. But, we aren't getting younger, so realistically... our days for foster care and adoption are numbered.
Well, my office is a mess and it's time to get my housework done; back to the Never-ending Story. To all our friends who read this- Happy 2010!
1 comment:
Bev I have loved reading about your family! You are awesome! Thanks for the email! If you want something extra to do - think about pre schooling! We have been trying to find something and I couldn't believe that there was not one Mom that did it - they are all churches that charge 165 a month - so there is something to think about ;) Have a good one!! Camie
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