Blessings from heaven surround us, but we must open our hearts to see them. Daily life can be so demanding, though, that we may not always notice how heaven is pouring out blessings and guiding our efforts. Hurrying from one commitment to the next, accomplishing one task after another, we seem to be much more aware of our daily difficulties than the abundant blessings.
Anciently, the Israelities who fled Egypt were much the same way. Nearly every morning during their 40 years in the wilderness, they awoke to find manna lying on the ground. And yet, while the Lord saved them from starvation by literally raining down bread from heaven-not to mention delivering them from slavery- the children of Israel complained to Moses that they missed the fish, fruits, and vegetables they had enjoyed in Egypt.
Because the manna came so easily, so regularly, and for so long, they stopped being amazed by it and even grew tired of it. They did not consistently acknowledge, let alone thank the Lord for their daily bread.
Are there some "daily little miracles" in our lives that we fail to notice? Do we take for granted the blessings that shower gently but generously upon us-the love of family, the support of true friends, the glory of daily sunrises and sunsets, the peace of daily prayer-just because they are available everyday? What a different tone our lives take when we turn heavenward with thankfulness for the favors that come our way. Not only do we recognize more of our blessings, but we also stand ready to receive more divine help. Let us open our eyes and our hearts to the blessings that surround us and rejoice anew in each miracle of daily bread.
(Lloyd D. Newell, October, 2012, Music & the Spoken Word)
Sister Val Walsh
Centralia Stake Relief Society Secretary
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Happy Mother's Day
Dear Sisters,
The month of May is the month that has been designated to recognize and celebrate our mothers,and being a mother. I hope that it is more frequently than one month that we remember and honor our mothers and motherhood AND womanhood. I am sure that we all think back frequently to our own mothers and the many things that we were taught and learned from our individual mothers.
Mother's carry with them a multitude of memory snapshots collected at milestones in the life of her child; first smile, first steps, first words that inevitably lead to first day of school, first date, and the most blessed of mothers, first grandchild.
Being a mother means you don't just bear one job description but a fleet of them. Motherhood has no finite job description. It's a little of every job. A mother is the facilitator and provider for your home and its environment. She is the family shopper, taxi driver,family referee, first-line health provider, educator, and disciplinarian. All this mothers do without receiving a paycheck. But we do it all quite willingly because we are an important element in the development of a child. I think Heavenly Father gives mothers a special something that includes a large dose of patience, determination, unrelenting love, and the ability to guide the children with whom we have been entrusted to raise.
You measure your success not just by what you do for your children, but rather by what you teach them to do for themselves. And you try when possible to keep them from learning their lessons in the school of hard knocks.
Ultimately, mothers- like love, family, and home are treasures to hold in your heart forever. May each of you find joy in being blessed to be a daughter of heavenly parents and to be upon this earth at this time as we help prepare for the Second Coming of our Savior , Jesus Christ.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of you sisters in the Centralia Stake!
Love,
Sallye Johnston
Centralia Stake Relief Society President
The month of May is the month that has been designated to recognize and celebrate our mothers,and being a mother. I hope that it is more frequently than one month that we remember and honor our mothers and motherhood AND womanhood. I am sure that we all think back frequently to our own mothers and the many things that we were taught and learned from our individual mothers.
Mother's carry with them a multitude of memory snapshots collected at milestones in the life of her child; first smile, first steps, first words that inevitably lead to first day of school, first date, and the most blessed of mothers, first grandchild.
Being a mother means you don't just bear one job description but a fleet of them. Motherhood has no finite job description. It's a little of every job. A mother is the facilitator and provider for your home and its environment. She is the family shopper, taxi driver,family referee, first-line health provider, educator, and disciplinarian. All this mothers do without receiving a paycheck. But we do it all quite willingly because we are an important element in the development of a child. I think Heavenly Father gives mothers a special something that includes a large dose of patience, determination, unrelenting love, and the ability to guide the children with whom we have been entrusted to raise.
You measure your success not just by what you do for your children, but rather by what you teach them to do for themselves. And you try when possible to keep them from learning their lessons in the school of hard knocks.
Ultimately, mothers- like love, family, and home are treasures to hold in your heart forever. May each of you find joy in being blessed to be a daughter of heavenly parents and to be upon this earth at this time as we help prepare for the Second Coming of our Savior , Jesus Christ.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of you sisters in the Centralia Stake!
Love,
Sallye Johnston
Centralia Stake Relief Society President
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