Well, it has been over a year since I posted here. I'm not even going to pretend to make excuses. I'm just not a very good blogger. But today, I feel like I have something to say. Jacom has been gone for almost 10 months. It has been very difficult and very fulfilling taking care of things with him gone. I sometimes wonder how I'm going to get through a day, but then I look back and I am amazed at the things that I was able to get done. I have been able to do so much more than I ever imagined possible this past year. I moved while pregnant, without a husband, but with the help of many wonderful family members and friends. I took care of my 2-year-old, had a baby with skype as my only link to my husband, without any medication I might add, and I have been taking care of a baby and a toddler on my own for the last four months. Now I am not trying to boast of myself. I know there is no way I ever would have been able to do this on my own. I have been bolstered and strengthened in so many ways. My life has been touched by the caring and service of ward members, family members, my dear army wives, and my wonderful husband who is half a world away. The saying, you never know what you have until it is gone is sooo true! Jacom and I both didn't realize how blessed we were, until he left.
That being said, I didn't get on here to write about my struggles as an army wife. I have another goal in mind. Last night I made a menu board. I know many people who have them, and I have seen them all over pinterest. And, finallly, I got the materials to make my own. I was so excited, because I hate the idea of coming up with a menu and a shopping list for the week. I hate it mostly because I hate going out shopping-late at night if I don't want to take my kids with me, or with a crying baby and a whiny toddler in tow. So, I figured that if I finally got a tangible menu board, I might do better with figuring out what to fix and writing down my shopping list. I made it. It is super cute! I am so excited to use it. I even wrote out tonight's dinner menu to start off using it with a bang.
This morning, as I got ready to go to church, (I was blessed to be able to sleep in til 7:30 because of daylight savings time throwing off my children's sleep patterns) I started to think about how excited I am to use my menu board. Then I paused and thought about my spiritual menu. Here I am constantly thinking about what I am going to fix for dinner, if I have to go to the store, how good it is going to taste and if my toddler will eat it. I rarely think about what is on the daily spiritual menu. I say my prayers, I read my scriptures, I try to teach my children to love the Lord, but half the time, when I think of spiritual things it is a half-hearted thought.
