EVANS FAMILY CHALLENGE

It was our Stake Conference weekend this past Saturday and Sunday. I loved the fact that I had no responsibilities whatsoever. My kids even noticed a lighter, happier Mom and commented on the fact that I seemed to be smiling a lot that Sunday...that aside it was a wonderful conference focusing on specific things that we can do to strengthen our families for the days ahead. One of the speakers referred to a talk given by Sis. Dalton the general YW president. In it she encouraged the YW to be 100% ers in these areas...personal prayer, 5 mins of daily Book of Mormon reading and smiling. For FHE, the Evans created their own personal family challenge to include: 100% in personal prayer, 100% in daily family prayer, 100% in daily 5 min reading of the Book of Mormon and 100% in family scripture reading. I believe that if we can be 100% ers in these areas that we will also be smiling more often! I can't wait to see the effects take place. Are you up for the challenge as well?

P.S. If you call at 8:45 pm we won't answer the phone....

Perfection...

I love Dove dark chocolate. We have this basket full of Dove chocolate at work and occasionally I will dip for a weekly treat. (OK really, there is so much candy at our office that I really do have to limit myself to one or two a week) Anyhow, I love getting the fortunes as well and I collect my favorites. Coincidentally, this one came at a time when my need to find perfection in my life was blinding me to what was really important.

I believe there are things in which we should strive for perfection in....we all have those personal lists of what we should be perfect in, but mine was overwhelming. No matter how late I stayed up I could not be perfect in everything I did. It reminded me that I needed to prioritize. I needed to look at what was really important to be perfect in. The things that mattered most to me were being set aside for laundry, cleaning, and other just as routine tasks that round out a day. What I needed was to be reminded that the laundry and cleaning and sometimes Relief Society can wait while I perfect my relationships with my husband, my children and my God.

A Daily Scoop

For a few months now I have been following the blog of a young mother who lost her infant daughter to a tragic accident. To work through her grief, she blogs. She is a talented writer and although her grief is very real, so is her testimony of the atonement. She inspires me to be a better mother, wife, and friend. Visit her blog at www.adailyscoop.blogspot.com