My heart is just so full right now! Ive had a really quiet day and took some time to reflect on the things Ive experienced this past week at girls camp as well as where I am at in life and where I am going. Though I had my phone with me at camp this week, I really only used it to check in with my little girls (I had my two older ones at camp... which was so wonderful!) and to record in my journal (Its an app called Day One Journal... love that app!) and to send a couple of texts to people I love. (My mother and my sister both had birthdays this week!) I did check email a few times but saw that things looked good for clients and so I let myself disconnect from that and get immersed in the palpable spirit that filled the camp. It was really quite powerful. I felt compelled to observe every thought and word that entered my head or escaped my mouth. I wanted only the best from myself while I was given charge over some precious gifts from heaven. I dont know how often people think of teenagers like that... But I do. These young women... They are so amazing! They are unique, and they ROCK who they are. They are smart, shy, sassy, spiritual, sporty, goofy, nature loving, great swimmers, bad swimmers, tall, short, skinny, round, loud, quiet, understanding and impatient, curious and uninterested. I watched some grow courageous, and others grow humble and soften. I watched them problem solve. I watched them think and ponder. I watched them love each other. At the end of it all, I watched them testify of their love of and gratitude for their Heavenly Father. Im so grateful to the women I got to serve with who love these girls so much. Women who played with them and love them as they are, without judgement and without condition. Women who also stood firmly for their beliefs and values and lead without stifling the free will of the girls they were responsible for. These are some of the future leaders of my community, and I am very confident that they will make amazing things happen. I love that my daughters got to experience this, and that I was able to witness the changes that happened within them this week as well. My next few weeks are packed full and are going to definitely test my endurance... but Im so looking forward to getting to work tomorrow and taking all of this energy and putting it to good use. I love stretching and growing and seeing how far and how fast I can grow. I know that Ive barely tapped my own potential so far. I love how Heavenly Father gives me glimpses of what is possible and nudges me steadily towards it... sometimes with blessings that are obvious... and sometimes with that refining fire of trial and tribulation. Im excited for this moment, excited for tomorrow, and excited for every new day I get to have on this earth. I hope there are many decades of them to come! Thanks for being on this journey with me, brothers and sisters. I hope I can bless you the way you bless me
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:07:06 +0000
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