Camping for a Day

Today we decided to spend the day at our favorite camp spot, Zion's Camp. Instead of doing our traditional camp routine and going last night, we just went for the day and it was so great to still have so much fun with our friends and little family, without all of the added packing and planning. It's such a blessing spending quality time together as a family, and it was so great today to all go canoeing together for the first time and to have lots of fun at the beach and around the park. Because we just went for the majority of the afternoon and morning, we were also able to let the girls take their naps, stay on a good schedule, and Drew and I were able to go to the adult session of stake conference as a date night. What a fun and blessed day!

Check List

All week I have been working hard to coordinate and accomplish the many things I am juggling right now- a lot of it is Quadrant 2 stuff that is important but not urgent (although some of them were starting to get urgent by the end of the week). Today I feel very blessed to have finished my checklist for the week and to have managed my time better than I sometimes do. I know that is one of Satan's sneakiest tools- to keep us busy doing unimportant things, or even less important things, and I am blessed for staying focused and accomplishing my checklist of important things. I hope to continue this.

Surprise Visit With Friends

Today was a very very busy day, but I feel so blessed that we had some free time so that when our friends from out of town called and said they were coming for the afternoon we were able to make it work to visit with them. Last minute things can sometimes be the best blessings- especially for detail-oriented planners, like me- it's nice to just have something come up and then work out. And today I feel so blessed that we were available and that we could spend some quality time with our friends, even with little notice.

Appointment

I am so blessed this day. I have been dreading this day for quite some time now because of an appointment I had and a procedure I imagined going terribly awry. I am blessed that everything went smoothly. I am blessed that I remembered to ask my Father in Heaven for help, that He heard and answered my prayer, that my heart was set at ease, and that everything went well.

A Preschooler

Today I am blessed for a sweet, confident, and lovable four year old. She is getting so big! Today was Abigail's first day of preschool and I am blessed for her. I am blessed for a sweet little two year old sister who loves and misses her big sister badly, but had lots of fun and helped me be a little bit stronger because she was so strong. I am blessed for a great preschool. I love Abbie's preschool, and I know that after all my research and visits and charts of available preschools that she is in the one that's right for her. I am blessed for this new little season in life; it's a bit of adjusting to not have Abigail around for a couple hours, but I know that it will help both her and I transition into her school years. I am blessed for my preschooler.

Father's Blessing

Tonight Drew gave Abigail a father's blessing before she begins preschool tomorrow. My heart was so touched and I feel so blessed to have witnessed this beautiful moment. I am blessed to have the priesthood in our home, and for a man who is so worthy and ready to use it. I am blessed for a sweet daughter, who doesn't understand everything, but understands enough to know how special a blessing is. I am blessed for a Heavenly Father who I know wants to bless us.