"I've missed several weeks of blogging because we've been moving. And honestly, I'm grateful for this time in my life when I have a life, family, children and responsibilities to give me meaning and belonging. It's a good thing to get caught up in my life because that's really something to be grateful for and proud of.
One thing that has been pressing on my mind lately as I've both studied my scriptures and watched a lot of church talks and movies...is that I'm really yearning for a simpler life. Beyond the realistic definition of that. It's actually not something that new in my life, but something that has come and gone through out my life.
When I was younger, I loved reading The Work and The Glory books. I also loved Anne Of Green Gables...I honestly have a passion and love for "older and simpler times". Victorian times. Even Pioneer times. I know, the lack of technology and daily amenities would be hard to live without, but I really feel like people that lived back in those "simpler" times had more opportunity to really focus on living as we should.
Wordly distractions rarely existed. Peace and quiet brought serenity and reverence to life. Without tv and entertainment like radios, opportunity for family time and scripture study and hard and honest work and service was an easier daily part of life. I'm one of those weirdos now that dreams of owning a big plantation home with a wrap-around porch out in the country with nothing but the sound of crickets to fall asleep to.
I sometimes feel like that's the life Heavenly Father meant for us to live. A simpler, more worshipping lifestyle. I know those days are gone, and there's only so much you can do with the times we're in now, but I want to find ways in our family to try and simplify our home. It's not an easy task. But there is a quote that I love and for a while now I've really felt that it's something I need to see displayed in our home as a daily reminder of what's really important...why we're really here.
I love this. And I think we need it in our home. It reminds me to stop and remember that our family comes first. That Family Night doesn't need to be only once a week. We need to find more ways to spend real time together doing the things the Lord would have us do. Choosing each other over everything else. I want my children to be the kind of children that will always talk highly of their family and cherish their family time, even when there are other options. I want us to grow TOGETHER, not apart. I want our children to learn from US, not the world. Families are meant to be cherished, nurtured and strengthened...so that when storms arise, we are strong enough to anchor our family to the ground. This is my prayer lately and I hope that I can make efforts each day to strengthen our family time together."
2 comments:
I love it! I am always telling Andrew I wish we lived back inthe day where we all had to work together and we lived on a farm and were just a family everyday. I agree completely. SO I guess I too am a weirdo and proud of it. :) I loved your post. I wish times were simpler also and I believe that nowadays there are too many distractions and we take much for granted.
I really, really love this! It seems like life is so full of distractions these days...most meaningless distractions too. It's a constant struggle to make sure we are making the most of the time we've been given and not wasting every precious moment.
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