Kiersten’s Blog

If you’ve kept up, you know I was speaking in church on Sunday.  I think the talk went well.  I got a lot of good comments.  I didn’t try to sugarcoat motherhood.  I spoke about how I really feel as a mother of young children.  I did learn a lot throughout this experience of having to find joy in motherhood.  I learned that I need to look for it.  Elder Ballard gave a fabulous talk in the April conference of last year.  One thing he said was, “recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.”  I’m finding more and more of those moments.  Even though I can’t say I enjoyed giving the talk, I’m glad I had that learning experience.

My kids on Mother's Day

Mother’s day itself was a great day.  Taylor worked so hard to make it extra special for me.  He knows how I’ve been feeling lately.  He woke up and made me breakfast.  When London decided to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, he had a little talk with her about how she needed to make me feel special.  And she did.  It was fun to see her sing for the first time in church.  Taylor’s family came to spend the day with us.  Taylor made us yummy pasta for dinner.  It was nice for me to get a day off.  Not only did I get a day off, I got a day of spoiling by my husband.  It’s nice to feel appreciated and loved.  I hope my mom and Taylor’s mom felt that way too.  I so appreciate all that they have taught us and all that they do for us.