Let The Preparation Begin

I'm not sure why but I feel like this past week I've been reflecting a lot on my future and my future role as a mother. I don't know if it's because one of my friends, Joy Theobald aka Joy Schroeder, just got married and it's making reality set in or if I'm just going through one of those phases where I randomly start thinking of something and it won't leave my mind. Regardless, I came up with an idea that I want to do for my children.

I want to write a memory book of my life of all the things I've done.

I was in the BYU-I bookstore today and I found this book about a mother sharing her memories to her children. In it, it was a simple journal with headings for each page. Some of the headings were, "What was the chore you hated to do the most?" "What did your room look like?" "Who was your biggest crush in high school?" I really wanted to buy the book but it was 12 bucks and I figured I could find similar questions online...but if I can't, I might just have to buy the stinkin book haha. But, I would make my own journal and just copy the questions and make it more "me".

I know that my children will have many questions to ask me, especially for being a convert. I want to be prepared and have something ready for them to read and learn up about their mommy. Also, it's not something just for my children, it's something that could be passed on for generations to come.

Hold up, I think I know why I'm randomly thinking about all of this. Looking back at my journal from Tuesday's devotional, Brother Winkel made the comment on how we need to keep up on our journals so that our future generation may learn about us. I think that is what caused me to want to make this separate journal of many answers to the questions that I hope my children will ask me one day. I have been thinking about the role of a mother lately but that devotional was definitely the icing on the cake.

I hope that my children are proud of me. I know they are watching over me this very second and I really hope I'm not letting them down. I know that they're my biggest fans and they are rooting for me to just always do my best. You may think I'm nuts for thinking about my future children but I can honestly say that it is them that keep me going. I want to be the best mom in the world to them and if I just always keep them in mind, it will only help me be a better person and more prepared to be the mom that they need me to be.

"We need to be aware that the people on the other side of the veil are thinking of us and praying for us." - Brother Winkel


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