Do you ever just stop and take a moment to reflect, on life, and what this life really means? Most of the time, life becomes so full of the various activities that each member of our family is involved in that I don't take the time to stop and 'smell the roses.'
This past weekend, the opportunity I took to stop and watch General Conference was very meaningful. Much of what was said was just for me. I am thankful for leaders who are called to help make me a better person. I am personally thankful for the time that our leaders took to prepare meaningful messages that touched my heart and reminded me of the things that I can do to make life more productive.
I am reminded of an experience I had many years ago while teaching a class full of six year old children. This was a church class. One young boy raised his hand. He obviously had a question and the spring action from his chair indicated to me that what he had to say was very important. "Why are we alive?" I only had a brief moment to prepare and give him an answer. "Because our Heavenly Father loves us." It was the first thing that popped into my simple mind. The boy sat silently in his chair and thought about my answer. He wore a puzzled look on his face and I wondered what his next question was going to be. The class time passed on and the young boy continued to think about what I had said. After a few minutes of thinking about it, thew young boy, one again raised his hand. This time he remained seated in his chair and sat silently with his hand raised into the air. I motioned for him to speak. "He really does!" I waited for him to say more but that was all he wanted to say. "He surely does." I reiterated.
Each of us are unique and special in the sight of God. Our personalities are pieces of His. I am amazed at many things in life but especially the fact that Heavenly Father must have an extraordinarily wonderful sense of humor.
I am abundantly blessed, today. I am grateful for the gifts that I have been given. I am trying to enhance those gifts and become a better person, every day!
