Glimpses of Heaven

Today was such a great Sunday. Everyone was in the kitchen helping and preparing for dinner. It usually does not happen this way. Usually, Mr. Incredible is the one solely in the kitchen and the children are not as reverent as I would like them to be on a Sunday. But, everyone was in the kitchen helping and pitching in together. Some were clearing the table and some were helping to prepare dinner and others were picking up the living room. It was just such a wondeful feeling of love and happiness and contentment that permeated the air. I loved it!!! We started singing the OHANA song:: We are family, Family. When we get together we are family! so, it was a fun catchy tune, for those who haven't a clue of what this song is or the feelings that it evokes, think of the Barney Song: Clean up Clean up everybody everywhere, clean up clean up everybody do their share. Happy, fun evokes people wanting to do something. Then the songs moved to church songs. WE must have sang 5 or 6 church songs until dinner was ready! The spirit was so strong that my heart was pricked and I knew that all of the chaos from earlier in the morning is worth it! for any young mom's. I was there! I remember fighting with 2 year olds to put their dress on or their church clothes on, and then sitting or not sitting in sacrament meeting and wondering WHAT IS THE REASON why I come to church, I am not getting anything out of it, if I wanted to sit out on a couch for 2 hours I would have JUST STAYED HOME! But, we did it for them. (I might of done it, because I knew I wouldn't have to suffer with 3 kids by myself and nursery just might be a good break for me, because at least I had the hour of relief society to myself (until of course, there was that DIRTY DIAPER)! (can't you bring them to their dad, was the thought screaming through my head) I AM HERE TO SAY!!! All my children can get themselves dressed and fed and sit sort of quietly in sacrament but the true most blessed blessings are spoken and shown in the home! I can't describe the feelings. I can't describe the beautiful sounds of my children and us singing with them, and singing principles and gospel truths and knowing that they believe and trust in everything that we had taught them thus far! YES, it is and was all worth it! We had sung "Put your shoulder to the wheel", Sweetheart, had asked if we could sing a different song. One she knew. LOL, and then she went to the closet and got our the Hymn book and sang along. My family likes to be with each other. They love one another. I long to be with them when we are apart, I try to create memories for them that they will remember or laugh about. I search for opportunities that we can do things together with each other. I wept today when I realize that I only have one more year of Warrior being home with us. He is then off to college and then on a mission. I worry did I do enough? Did I do my part as his mother and his teacher, will he be prepared for the world, will he be a good husband a good father? My mind hurdled with these questions and then the spirit whispers and calms my troubled soul with peace. Yes. I still have a long way to go. Family home evenings and scripture study and family prayers need to be the constant in our home. We are good with family prayers but I have slacked with the others. We are not consistent. In order to partake of the promise, these things need to be a steady constant in our home.