Princesses

Yesterday as I was walking home from work I saw two little girls in glittery Disney princess dresses playing in their front yard. Their dad was there with them, and one of the girls told him it was time to dance. He obliged by not only twirling around the yard with her, but also sang the Sleeping Beauty waltz song, as well. It was one of those perfect, out-of-time moments and it made me smile.

I am grateful for my wonderful family and especially for my own Prince Charming father. I am greatly blessed.

Trivial and Important

Yesterday my co-worker asked me what an antonym for important might be. I came up with trivial. The funny thing is, it's a perfect title for this post.

First, the "trivial" (if any sort of blessing could be so described). On my way to Tiffany's, every single one of the nine stop lights in my route turned green right before I got to each intersection. It's the only time I can ever remember driving straight there without having to stop at all. And yes, this made me happy.

Second, the important. Yesterday was a very stressful day and I pretty much had a breakdown near the end of it. Today started out depressingly similar, and by recess I decided I couldn't take it any more. Consequently, I sent my students out to play, closed the curtains over my doors, turned off the lights, and knelt down to pray.

It was more of a "I don't know what's wrong with me but please help me, please help me, pleasehelpmepleasehelpme pleasehelpme" kind of a prayer than anything else, but guess what? Even when we're at our wits' end and feel like we don't have it in us to move onward - let alone be nice to the people around us - we can. If we ask for help, Heavenly Father will wrap us in His love and give us the strength (or patience and love) to get through whatever it is we need to get through.

It was, on the whole, a most extraordinary few minutes that had a huge impact on my day (and on my students, as well!) Truly awesome, and I am grateful.

Introduction

My friend Tiffany and I go walking on a local trail at least once a week. We talk about all sorts of things, but since we're both LDS and she happens to be my Visiting Teacher, at least part of our conversation tends to deal with religious topics. Tiffany told me I should blog about some (or maybe all) of the things we discuss, and it reminded me of President Eyring's talk "O Remember, Remember", from the October 2007 General Conference. I reread the talk and decided that Tiffany may be on to something. At the very least, recording my experiences will hopefully help me recognize and remember God's kindness, and maybe my daily reflections might help you see the Lord's hand in your day. Or something. So here we go...