This Mother's Day was fantastic! Tom and my two "little friends", Katie and Kellen, made some yummy breakfast. They even let me sleep until 8:30am. It was amazing! They made blueberry muffins, turkey bacon (my favorite), strawberries, and homemade hash browns (another favorite!). Then Katie and Kellen gave me some beautiful pictures, puzzles, and candy. Luckily, church starts at 12:30pm and we were able to be super lazy. Love it!
Chuch: Well, this week was interesting at church. For the past while I have been playing the piano for primary. I love it! Of course, the kids sing a song for their mothers and I got to accompany them. Funny thing, I got a new calling this week and was sustained on Mother's Day. What is the calling you ask????.....Wait for it.....just kidding!.....Primary President!! Woo-hoo! I didn't think I would announce it but since this is my journal, of course I announced it here. Anyway, here is what happened....Last week we received a phone call from the bishopric asking how long we plan to stay in the ward. They called Tom so I thought that he was the one getting a new calling. He is currently working with the young men right now. Anyway, the Bishop came over to our house Sunday night and asked to speak with Tom alone. I assumed he was getting a new calling. Nope! The Bishop came in, sat down again, looked at me, "Sister Everett, we would like to call you to be the new Primary President. "Me?" (slight laugh). "Wow!" I had nothing to say, I was left speechless, which is hard to do! I told the Bishop that I would be happy to do it and this calling will teach me how to delegate like no other! Funny thing though, when the adversary doesn't want you to do something, he makes it known! I had the craziest week. I was physically sick, I was not only humbled by the calling but was feeling like I couldn't do it and I wasn't worth anything. Simply said, I felt like poo. It was awful. I really thought that when they called me name to sustain me in this new calling that the congregation would laugh. Again, it was awful! I am so grateful that my husband put up with me and he gave me a wonderful blessing that made me feel a lot better about accepting the calling and ignoring the adversary. After Sacrament meeting in church, a lot of wonderful people came up to me and were to so reassuring and loving. Also, my counselors are AMAZING! I hit the the jackpot when it comes to counselors! I am so grateful to be serving with these wonderful women. So, there we go. Our little family is going to be so blessed from this calling and I cannot wait to serve the children in our ward.
After church, we went to my parents house where Tom, my dad, Scott, and Jake prepared dinner. I cannot forget to mention that Diana brought some yummy cheesecake for dessert. Well done, Di! They made the best chicken, salad and fruit slushies for dinner.
All-in-all, life is good! Mother's Day was awesome. I cannot forget to mention my mom. If someone were to ask me to name one thing that my mom taught me (of course I can name several things) BUT if I had to name only one, it would that my mom taught me how to serve. (Mom, you are allowed to cry while you read this). My mom quietly serves many, many people. Over the years I have watched her make dinners for people that are sick, I have seen her sit and listen to people and offer them support during their hard times, she has watched my children more than I count during work, school, etc. She is quit possibly the best example of service that I have seen. Thank you mom for showing us how to serve our fellow men! For this I will be eternally grateful!
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