Beautiful Day of Rest
I have always found great joy in the Sabbath Day. Even when
the kids were small and their Daddy was gone all day being a Bishop or
Bishopric member… (which was actually most of my life). I love the change a day
of worship brings to my day… and to me! This Sabbath was no different in that regard. What was
different was that our arms were filled with sweet little grandkiddos. All the world is brighter with little ones in
tow.
9:00 church was perfect… always love getting up and going to
church... the best way to start a Sunday. The little ones were perfectly
reverent during Sacrament Meeting. Especially enjoyed watching Maddie color in
my lap. Her technique is to color passionately in long strokes of color filling
up each page in a mass of different hues. I watched as she carefully selected
each color and wondered what her sweet little mind was thinking as she most
definitely had a plan to cover the entire page before moving on. Without words
spoken, I selected a green crayon and proceeded to color a small star on the
page. I slowly moved the crayon to stay within the lines. I was most interested
in watching her eyes follow each stroke. I could sense the light of learning
and perhaps a little yearning in her thoughts. After coloring two of the many
stars on the page, I gave the crayon to her. Her face lit up as she attempted
to duplicate my actions. Not a word was exchanged between the two of us, but it
was easy to see that she had learned something new at that very moment… and I
had been blessed to be a part of it. She proceeded to color each star on the
page with more care and wasn’t at all bothered that the crayon escaped a bit
from the lines. What fun it was for this Grandma to see her employ her new
found skill to subsequent pages. Her eye was quick to find other patterns to
color.
My favorite moment of the morning came as I sat in the back
of the Primary room and watched as Breanne dashed over to me with Miles in her
arms. She had suddenly realized that I could hold Miles as she led Sharing Time.
Usually she and Cason juggle between the two of them as she leads as Primary
President and he serves as YM Counselor/Deacon Quorum Advisor/Scoutmaster. Miles and I
spent the rest of church bonding. I
actually had two favorite moments… of
equal joy was watching as my youngest daughter lead “her class” from the
primary room to their classroom. She was asked to teach just as the Primary
block began. Not something she felt comfortable accepting, but definitely
something she is glad she did. A class of little girls and her niece Aubrey… how much
fun that must have been. She ended the class with a photo shoot for instagram.
The remainder of the day was indeed the perfect day, time to
relax and visit, do puzzles and play games. It was Fast Sunday and we broke our
fast with a secret recipe of a most delicious French Toast with Buttermilk syrup that
Breanne made for us. Later that night, Cason showed us his skills with grilled
chicken sandwiches and grilled corn on the cob. Breanne made a delicious Quinoa Salad and fresh salsa from tomatoes
and jalapeno peppers from her garden. We felt like we were in a fancy
restaurant with dining on the patio. It was more than delicious. They could easily open a restaurant.
Prayer, hugs and wet kisses from the girls ended our perfect
day of rest. Oh, and a secret photo shoot with those cute girls. Pics to come later.
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