One Smile at a Time!

On random days I ask Jake what he would like to do that day. He is constantly saying I wanna change the world. I always give him a frustrated comment back, saying you are changing the world by being here with your family and by helping to raise good children. He always comments back... saying that that isn't enough he wants to do more. Then he will continue with one day when we are rich then we can help more people out, and serve more. To which I usually reply we can serve more now we just need to figure out who needs it and then do it. He again inspired me yesterday, he received a bag full of clothing from a relative and he said, "see honey I try to serve somebody and then immediately I get served in return". He then began to tell me a story that Elder Uchtdorf had told during the morning session of conference yesterday. It was about to brothers that farmed together, one having man children the other living by himself. They split the crop equally because they both put in the same amount of work. The man who lived solo thought that he would give more of the crop to his brother without telling him because his brother would need it more because he had a wife and children to feed. At the same time the brother with the children was thinking of giving his solo brother more of his share of the crop because he did not have the help of a big family to get his share of the work accomplished as easily as he could. They both secretly did this and the next morning they realized that they each had the same amount of crop. The next night the two brothers set out to do it again and then they unexpectedly found eachother in the process and with tender full hearts of gratitude for the other embraced. This morning after returning from the gym, I was able to enjoy about team minutes of meditation time while it the shower. I was pondering on my husband and what great intentions he has, always wanting to change the world is a beautiful aspiration. I was thinking how he has changed mine, and then I thought what I could do that could help change his and how I could change others as well by serving them. So here I am a new personal blog, one where I can keep track of the daily service that others render to me and then of the service I render. I want this to be a journal like blog that I can constantly realize how I am continually blessed and how I can be an Instrument in the Lords hand to be a blessing to other people. By doing this I know I can change the world one smile at a time.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Day #2

Today I received a couple of emails from my sister in laws. They uplifted me and motivated me. They accomplished this by complimenting me and and my abilities. Sometimes this is all I need to give me that extra push to make it through the day.

As for me I was upstairs talking to a close friend J. she always makes me smile we are so different but so much the same. Anyhow I was on the phone with her and then a neighbor friend came and asked my daughter through the window if I would be able to watch his children until his wife returned home from work. I looked out the upstairs window and realized he was leaving and came down to see what he needed. Elisabeth informed me of what he wanted. We all went over to ask again, he said said he was just going to come back and ask a little while later. It ended up that his wife returned home in time but she needed me to watch her youngest daughter while she brought her other daughter to physical therapy. I was tired of course and watching another toddler was not on the top of my list of exciting things to do, however i was more than happy to help out a friend and neighbor.
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