Love Languages and Temperance

I find it interesting that these two topics came together this morning.  I wasn't able to get back to sleep after Sydney was up this morning asking for milk.  This voice kept nudging at me to get out of bed, I had something to learn.  I had started to read the "THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES" book by Dr. Chapman and have found it very interesting.  I knew we all had different learning styles and each of us our unique, but I hadn't associated it to love.  I always thought since I was sucha verbal person, I am a verbal affirmations girl, but the more I read, the more I realize how many of the love languages are similar, but different in intent.  I love "quality time."  Anyway, enough about me.

I have been praying to find the way and path to help my children and be more patient with them.  It has taken me many places, and to many books, but this one clicked. My children have love languages too!  I hadn't thought of that.  This changes so much. I am so excited to find out what they are.  I desire so much to show the love I feel inside for them.  This may be a very personal blog, due to the very nature of the topic, and that it is so raw with me.  I love to share what I learn. It invigorates me.

Before I sat to read more from this book, I had picked up the Ensign and started to read the talk given my Elder Kent Watson, "Being Temperate in All Things,".   I found myself recieving personal thought to my mind from a loving Heavenly Father who wants to teach me how to figure these things out with my family and loved ones.   He used this 4 o'clock hour to enlighten my mind and send me a message of love and understanding.  It became clear that temperence is a gift of the spirit.  I love the gifts of the spirit. I have been blessed to have those gifts when I have prayed for them in my life and as Heavenly Father has seen fit to give them to me in my particular time of life.  I feel blessed to understand these things, and to practice what I've read.  We can all practice temperance in the economic and social enviroment we face everyday.   I have really been hit by it this last week.  My coat was taken, hopefully by accident (and it's really cold here in Utah.)  I've learned to appreciate warmth and have been working on letting go of something that really is a necessity.   I've prayed that whoever has it returns it, or gets better use of it than I did.  Either way, it's been a challenge, and may not be for the rest of the world, but I've learned from it.  It's not coincidence that at the moment it was taken, I was listening to someone speak about charity.

So, have a wonderful day everyone.  To whomever even reads this, may you blessed with the gift of temperance.  I am thankful for all the gifts our Eternal Father has bestowed in my life. 

Be Still My Soul  One of my favorite hymns.  The words are great!

I recorded singing it this morning.  This is a big step for me to let go of my perfectionism and share how I feel with song.  It's is early and just sung in the quiet of my kitchen...hope you feel it too!
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Create a great day!