Yesterday I quietly-- with none of my kids knowing--took a vacation day. I got up at the normal early hour my clock tells me I must, showered and went downstairs as if I was going to work. Instead I got on my knees and pleaded for much needed help to finally write the program for the Primary Sacrament Meeting. Then I sat down at my computer and began typing.
What an awesome experience. I was not excited to write the program. Usually that would fall to the first counselor and so she thinks about it and gets ready for it all year. But my first counselor sold her house and moved to Layton in July. As a result I have a brand new counselor and didn't feel that it would be right to expect her to enter Primary and immediately write the program. So I have known since Lisa's house sold that I needed to write it this year but couldn't get excited to do it. So I maneuvered to have a quiet house with no distractions and resolved to complete it or else. Once the stage was set the words and ideas just flowed. What a tremendous blessing. It confirmed again in my mind how much Heavenly Father loves those Primary children. It's good to be reminded that it is his work and he can make it happen with whatever material he has to work with. It's probably not the most creative program ever and may not be what I would have written had I been working on it all year, but it teaches truth and shows the children off.
It really was a great morning and even took a lot less time than I expected. Still had time for a nap before the boys got home from school.
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