"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
"To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." Isaiah 61:1-3.
"To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." Isaiah 61:1-3.
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Kris, For as long as I have known you you have been "happy." You were the one who no matter what always bounced back. I'm sorry these last fw months have been hard. I had a spell last year after Henry was born that wasn't so fun. One Saturday I was crying because I was happy and Anna asked Adam, "Dad, is Mom happy or sad?" She didn't know because up to that point she rarely saw me cry, and I had been crying a lot. Last year was hard. Financially it kicked our butt. I also needed help after having Henry and couldn't get any, which wiped me out physically and emotionally. It was lonely and stressful, and I learned a lot about myself in those few months.
My point is, I don't know what you are going through, but I can kind of empathize. I'm sorry you have been sad. I wish I was closer to come over and give you a break. I think you should come out with Sarah and I will take her while you just breath.
Lastly, daily scripture study is hard. I have always had a hard time with it. But, I think it's hard for a reason. First off, it will do you good, and Satan doesn't want you to do good. So I know he will do everything in his power to keep you from reading. But, I know you can do it and I am going to try to as well.
I love you, Kris. And I miss you. You are amazing. A huge example to me. Keep your chin up.
Thanks, Jules. I love you and miss you too.
Dear, dear Kris, I am so sorry that you've been so sad for these long months. I am touched with your desire and efforts to turn to the scriptures for your guidance and hope. I am impressed that you are doing something positive and hopeful to help yourself when it is especially hard to do this. I think you will bless all of us who read your blog along with yourself. I love you and I have always felt joy and happiness radiate from you, Kris. But some times are terribly hard and they crush down the joy for a while. You will feel it again.
You know what Kris - I'm realizing that there is soooo much pressure (maybe from ourselves and our perceived world) to be "happy." Is it supposed to be some stereotype that we're supposed to live up to as "mormon moms?" I don't know, but I'm thinking that this blog site is going to allow us as moms and as women to truly epress ourselves. Our sad side, angry side, depressed side, hopeless side and yes...our happy side. I still struggle with being a "mom." Don't get me wrong..I love my kids and my family but man it really does get lonely trying to do it all. Thank you for having the courage to open up and telling us what we were too afraid to express ourselves....it's liberating.
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