Okay so a really quick story that just helps keep you going as a mom. This year one of our goals as a family was to have Family Home Evening on a more consistent basis. My mom made me this FHE book for Christmas and it has lessons for every week plus a little trinket that is pertinent to the lesson. So we haven't been perfect, but definitely better. One night Aaron had gone to play basketball and I was getting Kaden ready for bed and he mumbled something and ran out of the room. He came back with the book and the bag of trinkets saying "famlevning mom, famlevning!" I asked him if he wanted to do Family Home Evening and he did so we had a little lesson and sang a song. My heart was touched because when we do have FHE, it is not very long because his attention span is so short and sometimes you think they aren't getting anything out of it. I realized that we are just building the groundwork for years to come. It is the habit that we are creating in our families to invite the spirit into our home. Kaden may not remember what we discuss, but he realizes it is a special time for our family to be together. I am thankful for his excitement for those nights.
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Great work! And it gets even better! Alex will sing church songs while she is playing with her toys, and my kids have learned 3 hymns since the beginning of the year. It doesn't always seem like its going anywhere, but it is sinking in!
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