New Focus = New Blog Title

Well, I've been doing quite a bit of soul searching lately. I know I probably mentioned that before, but I've been focusing on the questions that I ask myself each day. One of my favorite questions when I read Alma 5, was "do I see Christ image in my countenance?" The answer was no, not yet. Whenever I think about parenting it always reminds me of the refiner's fire and I've been saying for quite sometime that me being a parent is the single most life changing thing I can do. My kids are changing me and making me a better person all the time.

Now if someone offered me a job that entailed being shown my imperfections hourly or all of my shortcoming each day, I highly doubt I would sign up for that, but with all of the burning and pricking, each day comes with the greatest love I could ever know. Most of my time is spent putting out fires it seems, but my kids are turning me to the Lord! My kids make me pick up my scriptures, say prayers, and look at who I really am. Without the trials and stresses of being a Mom, I might tend to rely on my own knowledge and strength. When I found Pres. Faust's talk today on the refining fire it struck a chord and reminded me of what I already knew. My children are making me ask questions and pushing me to the Lord for the answers. As Pres. Faust suggests, they are stripping me of pride and the unimportant and strengthening my faith. I love them all the more for that reason alone.


So instead of this blog just being a place to show family pictures and what not, I want to be able to strengthen others by my own life experiences. I was looking for a new name for my blog and one that was more true to what I'm trying to accomplish here. Hence the new blog name and focus. I hope in writing about my own struggles and imperfections, as well as the lessons I'm learning through parenthood, I'll be able to help others along the way.