They turned them into a fort and were hiding from a bear- if I recall correctly.
They had a great time until I had to stop the fun becasue Hyrum was starting to get hungry (apparently) and was tearing the boxes to try to get at the cereal.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Great imaginations!
The children are developing some amazing imaginations. They love to play together and are each other's best friends. One day, after we got back from grocery shopping (I had gotten a good deal on some cereal) I was putting groceries away and they started a game with the cereal boxes.
They turned them into a fort and were hiding from a bear- if I recall correctly.
They had a great time until I had to stop the fun becasue Hyrum was starting to get hungry (apparently) and was tearing the boxes to try to get at the cereal.
They turned them into a fort and were hiding from a bear- if I recall correctly.
They had a great time until I had to stop the fun becasue Hyrum was starting to get hungry (apparently) and was tearing the boxes to try to get at the cereal.
Learning to Trust
These last few weeks have been very interesting for me. Lately I have been feeling the need to be more in-tune with the promptings of the Holy Ghost and to follow every single prompting and personal revelation I receive. It has been an amazing adventure. First, the promptings were small- call this person, take dinner to that person, etc. Those were very rewarding experiences as I found I was answering the prayers of others. As I continued to follow the promptings the Lord was able to trust me more- or more accurately- I was learning to trust HIM. The promptings kept coming- faster - harder tasks - greater responsibilities.
One night as I was praying the thought came to mind that I needed to do this "master cleanse" that my friend had been talking to me about. The master cleanse is a process of fasting for 7-10 days and drinking only this awful tasting lemonade. (Awful because of the amount of cayenne pepper in it.) I didn't want to do it and I was worried I would loose too much weight (as I don't have any to spare.) I was worried I wouldn't be able to take care of my children if I wasn't eating. And the list of worries could go on. But, I kept having the confirming witness that this was something I needed to do- for my physical health and for my spiritual health. So I researched the idea more and asked several questions of my friend who had done it. Finally, the second week of February, I decided it was time to start. I went for 10 days without eating - 7 days on the lemonade and water only. As I was finishing, I felt great! My body felt cleansed. I had enough energy through out to take care of all my responsibilities. (Except one Saturday evening- I had the most awful headache and didn't function very well.) I am so glad that I was able to do this, and that I received that inspiration to do it -because I would never have made the decision to do it on my own.
The physical benefits were great, but the spiritual benefits are of the most value to me. I learned to trust God to a greater extent. I learned greater self-control. I learned that I can do anything with the Lord's help. But most of all I learned to Trust.
One night as I was praying the thought came to mind that I needed to do this "master cleanse" that my friend had been talking to me about. The master cleanse is a process of fasting for 7-10 days and drinking only this awful tasting lemonade. (Awful because of the amount of cayenne pepper in it.) I didn't want to do it and I was worried I would loose too much weight (as I don't have any to spare.) I was worried I wouldn't be able to take care of my children if I wasn't eating. And the list of worries could go on. But, I kept having the confirming witness that this was something I needed to do- for my physical health and for my spiritual health. So I researched the idea more and asked several questions of my friend who had done it. Finally, the second week of February, I decided it was time to start. I went for 10 days without eating - 7 days on the lemonade and water only. As I was finishing, I felt great! My body felt cleansed. I had enough energy through out to take care of all my responsibilities. (Except one Saturday evening- I had the most awful headache and didn't function very well.) I am so glad that I was able to do this, and that I received that inspiration to do it -because I would never have made the decision to do it on my own.
The physical benefits were great, but the spiritual benefits are of the most value to me. I learned to trust God to a greater extent. I learned greater self-control. I learned that I can do anything with the Lord's help. But most of all I learned to Trust.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Guess who's learning to READ?!?!
Brigham has been very interested in letters and letter sounds and Timothy and I have been fostering that interest. Finally, this week I check out a set of early readers from the library called Bob Books. I pulled them out and he picked up on them so fast it amazed us both. Rebekah is also trying to give reading a fair shot and is only a step behind Brigham. She will likely begin reading in the next couple of months as well! CRAZY! I never expected my children would learn to read at 3 and 4 years old, but they are just so interested and have the desire to do it, that I can't stop them from learning!
Brigham has read the first three BOB books by himself and is very excited to read more!
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