Day 2: A Good Sunday.

Hello Eric,
Today was Sunday, and you know how difficult Sundays can be for me. I woke up two hours after the time I set my alarm for this morning. Lucky thing we have late church.
I prayed when I woke up, and I think it helped a lot with my day. I thought this morning a lot about the kids. Last night Mom and Dad went out and left me with the responsibility to get them into bed on time, and to read with Luke. This morning I realised that the responsibility I had to do that is what kept me calm last night. It made me just want to do what's best for them, and not to control them. I wanted them to be in bed by 9:30, not because they were driving me mad, but because I knew it was good for them to get the rest they needed.
Last night, and this morning have been good with them. I just did my own thing to get ready for church, and let them do theirs. When I was ready, Hannah was to so I asked if she wanted to come. She took a few extra minutes, which could have made me frustrated, but we walked together. We got there a few minutes later than I wanted, but we both were in good spirits because we enjoyed the walk together.
Sacrament meeting was really good today. I enjoyed it so much. Then some old friends I haven't seen in a long time caught up with me after the meeting, and saying hi to them was like I'd just seen them yesterday. It made me happy to see them on track and doing well.Second and Third hours were good too, I think because I was in a mind set for them to be good. These are the things I got from church today:

• why do we leave the gift of the Atonement on the table to not be touched? -maybe we don't know how to use it -or maybe we don't think it will help us
• I understand the healing and cleansing powers of the Atonement, but do I understand it's powers for strengthening and enabling?
• we all know it's for the weak and the sinners, but do we understand that it's for the saints, for the strong and the striving?
• sometimes we're able to endure much more than we think. sometimes after we've marched all day, He'll make us march into the night, because He knows we can and knows that something good will come of it.
• when we get through it, we find out that we were able to do it all along, and that He knew we were able to do it all along. 
• put faith in Him, trust Him, and live worthy of His blessings
• to trust God is to have patience and bear with the trials he sends us. to not give up on them, because we understand that they are for a reason and we need to learn.

I felt really good and strong coming out of church today, and wished that you were there for me to share it with. There's nothing quite like in the moment sharing of feelings that come from the spirit. I'm glad I wrote things down today, because even already it's tough to feel the spirit as strongly, because I'm home and I'm tired and I'm hungry.
It was a good Sunday though, and I needed one of them. It will be hard to forget the fact that I felt good, even I forget why or what was said.
I'm excited to Skype with you later, and to see your lovely face. Hope your Sunday was well, and I know that your afternoon will be nice time spent with all your family around you.

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It was fun to try FaceTime with you today. I love technology, and the fact that I can see you, even when I'm 5000km away. (I know it's weird that this is a picture from Eric's side of things, but I wondered what I looked like on his screen so he took it and sent it to me).

I love you Eric, Goodnight!