Most of all, I am proud. I am proud of my blog. I am proud of my children. I am proud of my husband. I am proud of our life. We have been very blessed, but I also feel strongly that our blessings are a result from good choices that we have made. I am proud of that. I am proud to say that I follow my Savior and keep His commandments as strictly as I can. I have been labeled as a 'Molly Mormon' or a 'goody-goody' before. Although it didn't change the way I lived, it still used to bother me. Not anymore. I'm proud to be LDS. I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. I have never seen a rated R movie. My husband & I both were abstinent before marriage. We attend all of our Church meetings weekly. We try to keep our home a safe haven for our children. I am proud of who I am.
I don't say all of this to lift myself up or make myself seem better than others. That is the last thing I want to do. I didn't grow up surrounded by LDS friends. A lot of my wonderful friends and family members live very different lifestyles than I do. But I have never once tried to make someone feel like I am above them or living a better life than they are. Atleast I hope I haven't.
I say these things because no matter who tries to tear me down, no matter how Satan tries to make me feel, no matter how the world tries to make me think I'm missing out on 'real life' or that I'm ignorant or clueless.....it will never change who I am or how I live. Never. At the end of the day, I go to sleep knowing that I am clinging for dear life to the path that will lead my family back to our Heavenly Father. It's not easy. It's hard, exhausting, it takes effort and energy to stay close and committed to the Savior. I'm not perfect. I fall and fail daily. I cry often. I want to give up more often than not!! But the Lord doesn't expect perfection. He expects us to do a little better each day, to never sit still, to never stop trying.
And that's exactly what I strive to do day after day. And it's all for them:
7 comments:
That's beautiful. I feel the same way.
I love this post! You are lucky to know what you want out of life. So many are so lost. Keep hold of it and feel proud.
Thank you for this post Becca! Very uplifting!
You Rock!
(this is Nate) You are awesome Becca Jane! I love you and I am very proud of you!!!
Becca!
I'm so proud of you! you have helped me in so many ways! im so happy that you are part of my life! you are a great example to me! ilove you and cant wait to see you again
Love Meg :)
Becky,
I want you to know what a dear friend you are. During a time in my life when I had fallen off the path, and was making all the wrong choices, you were my friend. You didn't judge me or make me feel like a "sinner". You were just my friend and accepted me for who I was. I have struggled hard to put my life back on the right track. I think I'm finally beginning to succeed, but it was people like you, that love the Savior and LIVE his teachings that helped me regain the desire to follow the gospel teachings. Thank you for planting some of the seeds that helped my testimony re-grow. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for being such a wonderful example of pure love. You are an amazing mother and reading your blog strengthens and inspires me. You're just awesome! (and your kids are just so adorable I want to eat them up! lol :) )
Love,
Hollie
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