We are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down

My thoughts on President Uchtdorf's talk "We Are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down"

Am I focusing on the light bulb?

I hope that while I'm fighting the war on cancer I don't neglect the other parts of my life. It is all about balance. Giving the appropriate amount of attention to the lights that are out that mean something.

"Pause for a moment and check where your own heart and thoughts are. Are you focused on the things that matter most? How you spend your quiet time may provide a valuable clue. Where do your thoughts go when the pressure of deadlines is gone? Are your thoughts and heart focused on those short-lived fleeting things that matter only in the moment, or on things that matter most?"

It is possible to take good things to excess. I hope I never do that and neglect the other things that are good in my life.

"When we truly love our Heavenly Father and His children, we demonstrate that love through our actions."

I have lived this law my entire life. If someone wants to show me love it is by serving me because that is truly how I show my love. I guess that is why when my service goes unnoticed or unappreciated I feel like I've been slapped in the face. This makes it hard to be a mom. I've tried to bite my tongue as my family often doesn't notice that my doing their dishes isn't just because I need them done or don't want the confrontation, but because I truly love them.