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"YES" !!! it has been a LONG time since I blogged. And I have so much I want to blog about, but it will have to wait--because this is just TOO good to wait!!
Nykelle (whom I call "Chick"--long story of full nickname) sent me an email of an experience she had this week. It is the story of a Mother of three young ones--and what she discovered in a moment of deep frustration and exhaustion. It is a story of a mother who turned to God and found that God's hand was ready to supply her with the inspiration/impressions she needed.
As I read her email and was filled with so much emotion. I don't even have kids yet but I felt I could relate... I saw myself in this story. Where I DID NOT see myself, and I wish I could say I would have done what she did, was what she did with her agency and thoughts after she heard her husband's prayer. Truly an inspiration! I loved what she did when she discovered where she was. LOVE the revelation and impressions she received....
To any mom or (non-mom) that has normal frustrating life moment's but is still seeking to have God and charity about her, this is a
MUST READ! Plus not to mention the impressions she has with the scriptures--
are profound!!
I love you Chicky! Thank you for sharing this with me. (And yes, I have Nykelle's permission to post on here--because she is just so cool like that!)
From an email entitled: What I learned this morning...
Date: 10.3.13
From: Nykelle Pollastro
"Cade woke up at 8:30 pm
screaming in pain... he just had his 6th poopy diaper for the day. It
was official. He had some sort of diarrhea bug going on. I wasn't too
surprised, considering 2 days ago he had picked up the broom in our
kitchen and put the sweeping end in his mouth repeatedly by the time I
got to him. It seems he is always putting the most germ-infested
substances right in his mouth. He is also drinks bath water regularly...
so having this many poopy diapers wasn't too alarming, although his
screaming did happen to wake up Abri, so she started to cry as well.
Carson was gone at YM, so I was on my own to get the 2 kids under
control.
"Abri woke for a feeding about
1:30 pm, and then I was awakened again at
5:25 am,
but not by her, it was by Cade and Mia. Cade had climbed up on top of
the dresser and was flipping the light on and off, and Mia was hiding in
her closet with no panties on... she had just peed the bed... sleep
deprived and frustrated, I went in there and told her to get her panties
on, be quiet, and get back in bed, and if she made so much as a peep,
she would go to the garage. I put Cade in bed and told him it was the
middle of the night and he needed to go back to bed. I wasn't too kind
on either approach, and was quite edgy in my tone of voice, since I
couldn't "yell" with the baby asleep, I was still pretty loud and about
as mean as I could get with my words.
"I went back to bed, but couldn't sleep, considering the 2
never went back to sleep either. It was in and out trying to put them
back in bed and tell them to be quiet. I was clearly annoyed and
frustrated. Carson was leaving for work, and we had our typical morning
prayer. In his kind and gentle way, he taught me a great lesson. In his
prayer, he asked that we could have the Spirit in our home and that Mia,
Cade, and Abri could be taught how important it is to have the Spirit
here, and then he prayed that they could feel it in our home. That's all
he said and left. Of course the prayer went right to my heart and I
knew that prayer was for ME-- every word was for me to learn and change
my heart. I could tell the Spirit wasn't there, because frankly I was
too frustrated to feel it. I was tired and cranky from the newborn and 2
others not listening, and I let that emotion come out in a negative
way. I pondered a few minutes in my bed, repented in my heart, and asked
the Lord in my mind how was it done? How do I raise little kids calmly
and keep the Spirit here when I'm so tired and so frustrated?!
"Right after that Abri started crying, so I went and fed her
and decided I needed to read scriptures while I nursed her. I told Cade
and Mia to go ahead and color in their room since they wouldn't be going
back to sleep. As I read, I just happened to be on the
chapter of Lehi's dream, but this time I learned some new lessons. The first
learning glimpse was when Lehi was following the "man in a white robe"
and as he was, he beheld himself in a dark and dreary waste. The next
verse then says that he had traveled for "many hours" and then he began
to pray. I thought to myself, why did he wait so long to pray? He should
have prayed right away, and he would have been given light sooner! Then
it dawned on me that this is what I have been doing, I will allow
myself to "travel in darkness" or in frustration, irritation, or anger
with how the kids are acting for several hours before I pray to the
Lord... Lesson #1 LEARNED.
"The next lesson was what happened right after the prayer. Lehi
prayed, and then he saw a tree whose fruit was "desirable to make one
happy." We know from Nephi's interpretation that the fruit represents
God's love. This dawned on me that if we can train ourselves to pray
right away in times of darkness, the Lord will respond by showing us how
to feel Godly love! Isn't it amazing that out of all the things the
Lord could have done, he chose to show him the fruit. This taught me a
great lesson on the power of God's love and how it is just a prayer
away, and I now realize that most of our prayers are answered in some
form of "fruit," meaning that the Lord is trying to show us how to have
Godly love, because that solves most, if not all our problems! Lesson #2
LEARNED.
"The last lesson from reading this morning was that Lehi saw
his family at the beginning of the path, and they saw him at the end
result; the tree of life. They SAW their father in the place where they
wanted be. This means that Lehi had set the example for them! He didn't
stand by the river, or in the Great and Spacious building, or off in the
fields and yell to them, "Hey! Look over there at that tree! That's
where you want to go!" Instead, he was THERE at the base of the tree
with the fruit, setting the perfect example of where to go, and showing
the end result because he personally had partook of the fruit and made
it to the tree. This teaches me that I have to SET THE EXAMPLE for my
children. They will do as I do. They need to see mommy keeping the
Spirit in the home. I can't teach them to feel it and have it's
presence, if I am getting out of control in raising my voice at them, or
disciplining in a way that makes me lose the Spirit..... Lesson #3
LEARNED.
"This was such a powerful and humbling lesson for me, I wanted
to share it with you. I'm grateful for this inspiration this morning! I
hope you have a great day! LOVE YOU!!!"
AMAZING hu?! And I get to be the sister who received that type of email! Don't be jealous or hating! ;) There is enough of my Chick to share! :D
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| Still a blond and still a brunette -- More sister love than can be imagined! |
I am grateful for Mother's who know & act on what they know!
Inspired sisters make the world better!
P.S. My FIRST General Conference as a married woman! Two GREATS that I am in love with! Best time of year! In just two hours we will be listening to a living Prophet of God--right in the comfort of our home! You can join us if you would like! What to know what God wants us to be doing with the days like they are? Watch conference! What to know why we are here and what is the purpose of life? Watch conference! Lost and confused, feel little or no worth, YOU are not alone! Watch conference!
(It is going to be incredible!!! You just wait and see! Answers to prayers, revelation, direction for life. Test the Lord! He won't fail you. There is a purpose to this life. You lived before you were born. And we ALL will live again after this life! You are important. God has a plan for you! Don't believe me, that is okay. You can ask God for yourself. I promise in His way and timing, He will answer your every sincere prayer!)
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