I’ll stop holding up what I think the past was and embrace what I have today, because I have so much that is amazing in my life.
Change is hard sometimes. It’s even harder to accept the change in a way that’s gracious and loving and kind. Letting go of how I think things have been, and what I would like them to be like now, is the only way I will be able to love and care for those that mean the most.
So that’s what I will try to do today.
Yesterday was great.
We left our house to pick up *** at 8:15 AM. and arrived at his house at 9:00. We then drove all the way back to go to Golden Corral for Breakfast.
After breakfast we went to Walmart to help him with his Christmas shopping. We helped him budget out who he would do some Christmas shopping for, and Jenn and he got it almost to the penny of his allotment. That was pretty cool.
After shopping we went to Indian Creek plaza to see what the giving machines were all about. We made a donation and a worker there got a great photo of *** smiling. It’s not usual because he tries very hard to look tough in every photo, which means he never smiles.
After the giving machine we went home and Jenn and he wrapped the gifts, and then they went over to his abuela’s house to visit for a few minutes and leave some of the presents there. Then they came and got me and we took him back home. It was essentially an 8 hour day (3 of which were for drive time to pick him up and drop him off), but it was very enjoyable.
I forgot to mention we stopped at a place called Longboards on our way back to Melba to have pizza and frozen yogurt for lunch.
On our way back from Melba we stopped at a neighborhood Walmart to get a couple of groceries, and then went home to get ready to return to the giving machines. Our ward youth were performing.
It didn’t work out for me very well, but Jenn ended up having a good time. Anything good for her mental state is a good thing.
And that was the day. It was a long one, but satisfying.
Today we have church. We’ll set apart a new Elder’s Quorum secretary. After church we have a presidency Mtg. at my house, and I hope to meet with some people about ministering.
I look forward to Sacrament meeting today. Sunday’s are always a restart for me. I think that’s one thing to always be grateful for.
Come Follow Me
In Elder’s Quorum today we’ll be discussing Elder Brook P. Hales general conference talk Mortality Works. I like how he says the father’s plan “provides a way for us to rise above our mortal failures”. I take alot of encouragement from that thought. There are times when my mortal failures seem unending, so the idea that this plan is meant for us to learn how to rise above those failures keeps motivation alive.