November 26, 2017

Day 14 as Relief Society President. Ha!

I had ward council and Church and then back for Tithing Settlement.  When we walked back through the doors of the church, Lance cried, "No!"  It was funny.  It has started to be dark when we get out of church.  It's a little it depressing.  We hurried home and had Mom's turkey chowder.  She had made us a big pot with the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving.  I love Mom's chowder.  It was so comforting to me.  We also had leftover jello and pie and rolls.  The kids and Greg are making so much fun of me.  Because I'm making good progress on my second pumpkin pie.  I looooooovee it.  😂

We all cozied up by the fire and watched a few different little video clips.  We showed the kids a few from The Piano Guys.  We also watched the Church's new Light The World video.  It's all about lighting the world with the Savior's love and light--25 ways in 25 days of December.  It made me so emotional.  I feel the strongest feeling to reach out and help other people.  There is a beloved church song that says, "Because I have been given much, I too must give..."  I feel exactly like this.  I feel like the Lord has abundantly blessed us and now we have a great duty to bless others.  It is the fondest wish of my heart.

I have felt my heart soar with love and tenderness so much lately.  What a blessing that is to me!  Maybe it is one of the compensatory blessings since losing my dad.  Someone mentioned to me how horrible it was that I'd lost my dad.  I realized in that moment that I don't feel that way.  I feel so sad, and I long for my dear dad.  But I feel overwhelmingly blessed.  I feel an immense amount of gratitude for the time I got to spend with him.  What a blessing he has been in my life!  And that will never stop.  My elderly neighbor told me that she still misses her own dad, 40 years later!  So while I know I will never stop missing him, I can also plan on always remembering him, too.