What Calling?!

... Is exactly what Mr. Man and I are asking ourselves lately. One of the Bishop's counselors came by to give our daughter, L-Infinity, a new calling- Laurel's 1st Counselor. Then when that was done, I was told that the Bishopric has been thinking about our family and several callings that we can serve in, but which one, only Heavenly Father knows...

Well... at least for Mr. Man, they have him for 3 months guaranteed. After that, it depends on what Southwest Airlines will afford him for new days off. As for me, I really hope that they don't find anything new until almost Thanksgiving; I'll be done with this semester by then and I can honestly say that I'll have more mind power and devotion for whatever lies ahead. Whatever the callings may be, I know that it's been impressed to our leaders that my husband and I can measure up to our potential to fulfill the necessary tasks of the calling. What a humbling experience to have one of our leaders take the time to grace our home with his sweet spirit doing the Lord's errands...

I also do have the last General Conference to be grateful for... All of the speakers, especially the First Presidency, spoke of looking inwards to bring out the best person to emulate Christ in efforts of service and practice of our religion. What a marvelous and timely counsel to all of today's souls who are quick to be trapped by modern conveniences and technologically advanced toys. Yesterday, as I kneaded the dough to make french breads, I couldn't be more grateful for my two hands, willing to be dirtied to bring forth food to the table. I was humbled by the fact that when our Savior Jesus Christ was on the earth, he didn't choose to reveal His full magnificence that His two hands can bestow; that He trusted us enough to find our way back to Him and His father's kingdom.

I testify of His divinity and unconditional love for all of us. Eternal life and happiness, His constant promise if we but to have willing hearts and opened eyes to be more like Him... In his name, I leave these thoughts with you, Amen.

FHE: Sharing and some Ice Cream

Lisa was sick today and Jasmine and Ian kept growling at, bickering with and not nice to each other. I've really had it. I wasn't a happy Momma, but I had such a good day with my husband (yes, we were on date for deals again...) that I wanted to carry that into the night to end the day on a good note. Then it hit me- it's Monday!

FAMILY HOME EVENING!

So since I was able to visit my friend to see if she needed anything and Charlie needed gas, we decided that we could replenish a few perishables in the fridge like veggies and ice cream. (What? Ice cream is perishable! Granted it's a sweet, refreshing and tempting perishable- I know most people eat it in one seating that it rarely gets left to suffer from freezer burn, it is still a perishable item)

Anyway, I made my signature "bistek" dish and steamed rice and the kids made lemonade. As I reminded all about FHE, the table got set and the food was laid out without much hassle. Charlie offered the prayer and we all enjoyed praising Mommy for such a good meal. (Yay, me!!!)

After dinner, we started the lesson with "I'm Trying to be like Jesus". We just listened to it (except for a few snickers, it was impressively reverent) and then I proceeded to ask what the song was about. Answers of "we need to be like Jesus more", "love one another" and "listen to your parents" rang out from the kids and Charlie and I quickly redirected all of them to the meat of the lesson- SHARING.

To sum it up, "Sharing is of God; Heavenly Father shared His beloved son with us, His son shared his love and compassion and miracle with us. He chose special men to continue sharing the sweet message of His gospel while he was on earth and after he was ressurected. God shares with us so we can learn how to share." And since they were kids, we also added, "It is wonderful to share good things, but never ever share bad things (with exceptionary pointers)."

As for the treat, we used the ice cream and some spongecake cups to make a delectable dessert. I call it,
"Spongy Cream with Berries"
First you'll need... Fruits and grated milk chocolate bar

Then you need a sponge cake cup with a scoop of your fave ice cream; we used C & C

And you'll end up with one of these! Yummy!

Or... if you want to make it more interesting, go find an inexpensive Martini glass and do this!
Walmart clearance- 86 cents!!!

I'm just so glad we remembered to do another Family Home Evening. It feels great everytime we remember. Do you agree? What's your favorite memory of your own family's FHE?