Week #8 and I am Late

Dear Mom,

Happy Birthday!!! I am so grateful for a mother like you. I miss you tons and wish I was there celebrating the 68 years of life we have all been blessed with!!! I love you!!

Sorry I am so late with this weeks goal. It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, a matter of fact we have talked about it a week ago. However, sickness has come and gone and I have done nothing but rid my life of the germs. Thursday John and Canon became sick AGAIN!!

These last three weeks have really made me miss you and whomever else lives in AZ. I have learned something important about my family. You guys really know me the best, you know me for the good person that I am. You know my mini trials I face and how it effects me personally. You know me best because you take the time out to listen and reach out. I really need that so  thank you tons!! I never realized how much I needed to know that then I have these last few weeks. Thank you for listening with a loving heart and not a judgment passed, it’s a trusted place.

I am such a “feel sorry for me” girl this week. I hope this pushes you and dad into coming for a visit I had two pressing things on my mind.

1. I really wish I could sit and have a good cry. I just think it would release all my frustrations and give me a nice lift. Or a good scream but that is so NOT me, a good cry is more me.

2. But then that brings me to my next one, I wish I was humble and unselfish.

Mom, there is something amazing about you that I only come to know when life gets hard on me and I think, “How would my mom have handled these situations?” It also makes me see that I have a LONG road to becoming as good of mom or women as you are.

I recently read the Relief Society Declaration, I read over it often as a reminder of what my duties, responsibilities are as a daughter of God.

We are beloved spirit daughters of God, and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction. As a worldwide sisterhood, we are united in our devotion to Jesus Christ, our Savior and Exemplar. We are women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who:

Increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ
through prayer and scripture study.

Seek spiritual strength by following the
promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Dedicate ourselves to strengthening
marriages, families, and homes.

Find nobility in motherhood
and joy in womanhood.

Delight in service and good works.

Love life and learning.

Stand for truth and righteousness.

Sustain the priesthood
as the authority of God on earth.

Rejoice in the blessings of the temple,
understand our divine destiny,
and strive for exaltation.

This time around, I found the first word of each bullet point interesting. Increase, seek, dedicate, find, delight, love, stand, sustain, and rejoice. They are all action words, positive actions. Each of these actions have a specific directive. I then gave each one a scale, let’s just say I have lots to improve on. Then I gave you a scale, where I saw my mom (is that wrong?). There is no room for improvement which is why everyone should know I have the perfect mom.

Mom, are you Marry Poppins? Practically Perfect in Every Way!! I knew it, now where is that umbrella or the bottomless bag??

Anyway, I don’t know why the Lord loved me so much as to put me with a family with such an amazing mother. I have reason to try everyday to be the best Kathrine Tober there is. I think it’s the least I can do to show my appreciation for my up bringing, I should give that to my kids in return. Raising generation after generation with the example you set for us should be a great accomplishment in this life. Even if we struggle sometimes.

My goal this week:

1. Read everyday the Relief Society Declaration and remind myself of the actions I should take as I move forward in this journey.

I love you, Mom!!

Kathy