Highs : Conner made the District Honors Choir! The Primary program was a success! It's cool enough in the morning to open our windows and doors!
Lows : While doing touch-up I spilled a can of paint in Anna's room. Purple Penguin closed up for the season.
Stuff of life: Ward potluck/picnic. Women's Meeting. Volunteering at the Student of the Month luncheon. Classroom volunteering. Anna made frozen meals at Activity Days. The boys are learning computer programming at Scouts. I was asked to be the room mom for Anna's 3rd grade class. Girls Night Out / Witches Soiree. Cleaning the church. Primary presidency meeting. And preparing for Anna's birthday party.
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A few quotes that stood out to me this week
Dan Clark - We become the average of the 5 people we associate with the most.
Payton Brown - If I could have anything in the world it would be a time machine. And then I would go back to 3rd grade over and over again so I could do the invention convention.
April Perry - I raised my hand in class and asked how I could better apply that to my life right now. "I feel stretched too thin sometimes," I said. "I wonder if I'll have enough time/energy/patience/ability to do what I feel the Lord wants me to do. How can I better trust in the Lord? How can I know that He will help me?" And then others in the class started raising their hands in response. At least ten of them. They shared beautiful experiences from their own lives--when they were sure they weren't going to have what they needed, but the Lord came through...every single time. He understands my anxiety over the projects that require so much of my energy, and He recognizes that every day feels like I'm digging into the barrel for that last handful of meal. But He keeps giving me exactly what I need. He sends mentors and helpers and angels to assist me. He helps me to breathe and to see the vision He has for me. And His Spirit lifts my heart--not so much that I don't have to stretch myself, but enough that I have total confidence that I am not alone.
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I'm looking forward to this weekend because it will be an opportunity to slow down and enjoy being with my family as we listen to the words of inspiring men and women. It is General Conference weekend which means, Monkey Bread for Sunday breakfast! Can't wait for all of it!
