I just need to talk for a second or two, and I'll be done! Being pregnant is super exciting and full of the funniest, spontaneous things- but blah.
B-L-A-H is exactly it!
now, you can't tell me that if you got on the scale and had gained 18 pounds that you wouldn't do a double take! and really, it's not much more than a double-take (b/c a healthy pregnancy weight gain is 25-35 lbs), but still-ya know? it keeps goin up (obviously)! & it's not very flattering! with the big picture in sight it's absolutley, positively and 100% loveable but it does have it's moments. so that's all i'm going to say! and i'm going smile! and go find something yummy to eat because I"m hungry again and need to feed that baby!
smack down:
One of the challenges Satan places in our paths is to distract us from gospel truths by causing us to focus on things that may be true but not important. That can lead to a myriad of problems, including frustration with oneself, family, friends, and even the gospel.
Here’s an example: The doctrine or “truth” about having babies is simple and wonderful. Babies are Heavenly Father’s spirit children who need to come to the earth and receive bodies as part of His eternal plan of bringing to pass their immortality and eternal life. We get to participate in this wondrous plan as parents, advisors, friends, and mentors.
But there are a lot of things that are true about having babies that, from a certain point of view, are not so nice. These ideas can even distract us from the heavenly plan. For example, babies are cute but inconvenient, adorable but expensive. Babies often smell bad and keep one awake in the night. And the more babies you have, the more stretched your financial and physical resources may become. Besides, babies can cause stretch marks and weight gain. Having babies may disrupt a woman’s long-term career aspirations.
Each of these observations about babies is true—and the emotional distress such issues can cause are certainly real. However, none of them encourages us to embrace the saving truth about babies and their role in the plan of salvation. In fact, if we place too much of our focus on these true facts about having babies, we may find ourselves at odds with Heavenly Father’s plan for us as individuals and as members of a family. As we raise a family, we learn to be unselfish, to love others more than ourselves, to serve, to sacrifice, and to teach. Learning these traits helps us to become more like our Heavenly Father, who has said that His work is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life” of His children (Moses 1:39).
As we do everything we can to prepare ourselves and our children spiritually now and for future storms, we must learn and emphasize gospel truths over things that are distracting, even if they are factually true.
Here’s an example: The doctrine or “truth” about having babies is simple and wonderful. Babies are Heavenly Father’s spirit children who need to come to the earth and receive bodies as part of His eternal plan of bringing to pass their immortality and eternal life. We get to participate in this wondrous plan as parents, advisors, friends, and mentors.
But there are a lot of things that are true about having babies that, from a certain point of view, are not so nice. These ideas can even distract us from the heavenly plan. For example, babies are cute but inconvenient, adorable but expensive. Babies often smell bad and keep one awake in the night. And the more babies you have, the more stretched your financial and physical resources may become. Besides, babies can cause stretch marks and weight gain. Having babies may disrupt a woman’s long-term career aspirations.
Each of these observations about babies is true—and the emotional distress such issues can cause are certainly real. However, none of them encourages us to embrace the saving truth about babies and their role in the plan of salvation. In fact, if we place too much of our focus on these true facts about having babies, we may find ourselves at odds with Heavenly Father’s plan for us as individuals and as members of a family. As we raise a family, we learn to be unselfish, to love others more than ourselves, to serve, to sacrifice, and to teach. Learning these traits helps us to become more like our Heavenly Father, who has said that His work is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life” of His children (Moses 1:39).
As we do everything we can to prepare ourselves and our children spiritually now and for future storms, we must learn and emphasize gospel truths over things that are distracting, even if they are factually true.
-feb ensign "the power of early preperation"
1 comments:
one question?
how did you get so eloquent?! my goodness girl! you just always have the most amazing things to write down! so true! love the post!
Post a Comment