Prayer

"Little children, young people, and adults alike, please believe how very much your loving Heavenly Father wants to bless you. But because He will not infringe upon our agency, we must ask for His help. This is generally done through prayer. Prayer is one of the most precious gifts of God to man." -The Privilege of Prayer, J Devn Cornish of the 70

Years ago, when I was still new to the Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) someone said to me that Heavenly Father didn't care about silly decisions. For some reason the statement really bothered me. I worried over it for weeks. Didn't he tell us to pray always? Aren't we supposed to go to Him to feel peace and receive answers for our lives here on Earth? Why wouldn't he care? What if it matters to us in this moment? 
So I decided to that I would pray. I would pray to know if He really cared. What if a decision didn't really have an Eternal impact on our lives? Would it still matter that we go to Him for answers? 
The answer I received was a resounding YES! Of course it matters! Even if it isn't a matter of eternal importance He still cares about us and how we feel here on Earth. Pray for peace, pray for comfort, pray for answers, pray for patience, pray for silly decisions and important ones. Heavenly Father loves you and wants you to communicate with him. He wants you to know you are loved and that he is aware of your situation. 
I am grateful for His love and His peace. I am so grateful to be able to teach my children to go to Him in times of need. I would encourage you to do the same. 
Lots of Love,
Nicole

Ponderizing Parenting

I have been working on my patience as a mom. My little girls have such sweet, innocent spirits and I don't want to break them by yelling at them all day long. I want to try to always have the spirit with me, even when they have dumped all my q-tips out and covered them with soap :). I heard a quote somewhere that "It takes 5 minutes to clean up spilled milk, but a lot longer to heal a broken heart". I am totally summarizing there and could be way off, but you get what I mean! Whenever I do lose my patience I immediately regret it and know that it did nothing but hurt and not help.

Last week I did my first ponderizing patience scripture you can see here.

This week the scripture I chose is:

Moroni 7:45
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

I love this scripture for more than just parenting. This will help me be a better wife! This will help me be a better friend, sister, daughter, and just person in general.

Also I like how "charity" is female :)

What scripture are you ponderizing this week?