Daily Reflections

 Remember in May, when I took the kids on a last minute trip to Utah because I felt the spirit compelling me to do so?  Literally last minute.  The baptism was the next morning and we didn't start driving until the afternoon before.  Going to Utah wasn't even a thought in my mind until the last minute.  It was definitely a rare spiritual prompting that urged me to do something that didn't really make sense.  The whole time I was in Utah, however, the spirit whispered to me on numerous occasions, " This would not have happened had you not been here. "  The spirit confirmed to me that my decision to follow the prompting to go to Utah was the right thing to do. After Grandpa Turley died, I had the opposite experience.  I did not feel compelled to go to Utah to attend his funeral.  In fact, it was just the opposite.  I felt anxious and was repelled at the thought of me going to the funeral.  Jon was ready to support me in whatever I wan...

I'm sorry that I have missed so many days!  I am choosing to forgive myself, however, because I feel like I'm doing the best that I can.  I'm not perfect, but I am striving. I applied for another job.  An elementary teacher job with Gorman Learning Center.  It is part-time, Monday through Friday.  I think it will still allow me to drop off my kids at school and pick them up afterwards as well.  A perfect solution!  I really hope and pray that, if it's meant to be, I will get the job.  I don't need to have a credential for the job because I'm not assigning grades.  It really does sound perfect! General Conference was a few weeks ago and it was wonderful, as always.  I tried something new this year.  I bought the kids about 12 different gifts (crafts, etc.) that I let them open up throughout conference, about 2 gifts per session.  It worked great!  It kept them busy and it helped them stay focused.  It gave them somethi...