Sunday, November 14, 2010
When You Feel Inadequate as a Mother
Again, my friend Bridget sent me a link to "When you Feel Inadequate as a Mother" by Claudia T. Goates. I liked that one. It's been a little while since I read it, but I must be in the adolescence stage of motherhood since I'm always trying to find things to help me feel good about staying home!
Articles I'd like to read
I thought I'd jot these down here before I lose them in my e-mail!
A Woman of Faith, Nadauld:
Good
Teaching the Doctrine of the Family, Beck
Incredible article, one of the best I've ever read.
Focus and Priorities, Oaks
Joy in the Journey, Monson
This is the talk where President Monson reminds us to appreciate each season of life because it will pass away. We should tell our family members we love them. We should remember what is important. Fill our days with the things that matter most.
Marriage is Essential to His Eternal Plan, Bednar
Similar to "Teaching the Doctrine on the Family" by Julie Beck
Families Can Be Eternal, Kimball
Lessons from Eve, Nelson
The one thing that really stood out to me in this article is near the end when Elder Nelson is talking about teaching our children "honesty, self-reliance, avoidance of unnecessary debt." It struck me that to be a productive member of society, we need those skills. If we're not self-reliant when something goes wrong in the world, we're kind of useless. It's like Maslow's Hierarchy of needs: We need basic needs met first before we can do other things -- make sure the temporal needs are in place and other things will fall into place.
A "Mother Heart" Beck
A favorite quote: "She gains as much education as her circumstances will allow, improving her mind and spirit with the desire to teach what she learns to the generations who follow her." And: "Oh, that every girl and woman would have a testimony of her potential for eternal motherhood as she keeps her earthly covenants. “Each is a beloved … daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine … destiny” (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World”). As spirit daughters of God, women “received their first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth” (D&C 138:56) on the earth. They were among the “noble and great ones” (D&C 138:55) who “shouted for joy” (Job 38:7) at the creation of the earth because they would be given a physical body with the opportunity to be proven in a mortal sphere (see Abr. 3:25). They wished to work side by side with righteous men to accomplish eternal goals that neither can attain independently."
My friend Bridget sent most of them to me.
A Woman of Faith, Nadauld:
Good
Teaching the Doctrine of the Family, Beck
Incredible article, one of the best I've ever read.
Focus and Priorities, Oaks
Joy in the Journey, Monson
This is the talk where President Monson reminds us to appreciate each season of life because it will pass away. We should tell our family members we love them. We should remember what is important. Fill our days with the things that matter most.
Marriage is Essential to His Eternal Plan, Bednar
Similar to "Teaching the Doctrine on the Family" by Julie Beck
Families Can Be Eternal, Kimball
Lessons from Eve, Nelson
The one thing that really stood out to me in this article is near the end when Elder Nelson is talking about teaching our children "honesty, self-reliance, avoidance of unnecessary debt." It struck me that to be a productive member of society, we need those skills. If we're not self-reliant when something goes wrong in the world, we're kind of useless. It's like Maslow's Hierarchy of needs: We need basic needs met first before we can do other things -- make sure the temporal needs are in place and other things will fall into place.
A "Mother Heart" Beck
A favorite quote: "She gains as much education as her circumstances will allow, improving her mind and spirit with the desire to teach what she learns to the generations who follow her." And: "Oh, that every girl and woman would have a testimony of her potential for eternal motherhood as she keeps her earthly covenants. “Each is a beloved … daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine … destiny” (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World”). As spirit daughters of God, women “received their first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth” (D&C 138:56) on the earth. They were among the “noble and great ones” (D&C 138:55) who “shouted for joy” (Job 38:7) at the creation of the earth because they would be given a physical body with the opportunity to be proven in a mortal sphere (see Abr. 3:25). They wished to work side by side with righteous men to accomplish eternal goals that neither can attain independently."
My friend Bridget sent most of them to me.
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