Roller Coaster

That's my life.

With its up and down's.

Anything less than amusing :D

I realize I have no much time for blogging ever. It seems that all week long I am fully scheduled.

This week, I got sick. So that means, it's time to slow down, lay down and rest.

So that's what's happening right now.

I like doing nothing... but I don't like being sick :S

I am happy with all the things I've been doing.

In all my visits to the sisters, to investigators, attending meetings, trainings, cooking, making phone calls, dropping off food to the families in need in my ward, I always think of my RS Sisters... 

How do we occupy our lives?

Do we find ourselves going "about doing good"?

Do we feel the joy of serving?

There is so much we can do. 

I've felt bad at times about leaving my house in KOs , but I find that the satisfaction and the feeling of having done something excellent before doing something good makes me feel better.

I'm reminded of the talk by Elder Ian S Ardern "A Time to Prepare".

It makes me question how well I am making use of my time, what my priorities are...etc.

What he said made an impact.... ( I get so many of those "awakenings" in gen conf)

"There is much that is good with our easy access to communication and information. I have found it helpful to access research articles, conference talks, and ancestral records, and to receive e-mails, Facebook reminders, tweets, and texts. As good as these things are, we cannot allow them to push to one side those things of greatest importance. How sad it would be if the phone and computer, with all their sophistication, drowned out the simplicity of sincere prayer to a loving Father in Heaven. Let us be as quick to kneel as we are to text.

So important to remember.

Since starting the year, we've been striving to be perfect in our reading together as a family. And I've been working on my personal study as well.

It might be simple, but I don;t allow myself to enter in facebook, or gmail, or any other app in my phone before I read my scriptures and study the book " Daughters in my Kingdom".

I wake up early enough and I have time to do it, to read, to prepare breakfast, to prepare and pack lunches for the kids, to read together and drive them to school.
I am so happy the kids are trying really hard too. Isabel finally kneels with us to say the prayer, instead of climbing on everyone and laughing, she now wants to say the prayer all the time... and she gets the books, and she sits during reading and she even reads ( repeats the words after us)... and she loves it!! and I love that they are all part of this family! that they all are part of this moment... that everyone is in this together!
we all want it so bad to make this a norm in the house, and there is only good that will come from this.
I am so excited :D

how long has it been???

I think I will write something...just to write something.

There are just too many things I need to take care of....

I just need time to stop for a second so I can gather my thoughts, make some plans, organize myself and actually do something i can be proud of.

But in a way I am not too worried because I am really blessed in the areas of my life that matter most to me.

My family:

Evan is doing great in school, he's doing great in the military.... he got some work to be in a movie ( the new superman movie) as a US navy officer and he got paid a good chunk.

He just started teaching as a Seminary teacher. So he's super busy...and tired!

My kids are doing great in school. Carmen is participating in a talent show at her school.

She is such a clever girl. Her mind is so out of this world. She doesn't seem to stop to amaze me.

Evan is making lots of friends. I can't believe how fast he's learning to read! He's even started to write!

He now reads a whole verse of the scriptures on his own in Spanish!! 

I am so happy that we have been perfect at reading the scriptures every morning together for a few months in a row now... I am excited! We have been working on memorizing scriptures for primary. Carmen's memory is amazing!

Isabel is talking more and more. She seems to be more "out there" now. She is now in primary and I think she's getting used to a class setting better now. So I've been taking her to more groups.... and I just signed her up to a talent agency. We'll see!

Since I was called the RS president... I've been strengthened beyond understanding.

My personal study has had to improve, my faith has had to grow and my heart has had to be softened.

I am so glad my sisters have shown me love and respect and support.

I am so happy that I've seen miracles.

We'll have 3 new sisters into our RS this month. And I intend to have so many more to come.

We have set goals, we have put our trust in the Lord and we can see things happening.

It's teaching me that sisters, when they're united, they're a powerful force for good in the world!

It's an amazing feeling to be leading such a great group of women.

I find that I am at my happiest when I am serving... when I am useful... when I am doing something good.

ok... so there are many things that are working for me.......

i just need to do better with the laundry and ironing pile!!!!