All of my adult life, I have looked to Mondays as a day to begin new regimens......specifically eating changes....specifically dieting. Not today.
After a spectacular weekend filled with gastronomic delights, we started our day with one more hour with Dave and Deb....and a breakfast of Danish pastry of the finest kind and hot chocolate/milk! Ahhhh. Looking out over the city on a beautiful sun-filled morning, we munched happily away as we talked.
We said our goodbyes and they left for home. The apartment felt a little emptier when we got home. The brightness of the day was a little dimmed. It is hard to come down after such a magical weekend.
I began preparing a FHE lesson and activity and got involved with some very exciting family history and it took the edge off the whole farewell thing. We had such a wonderful weekend, and the memories will be a joy until I have no memory left!!!
We had a very small turnout....as expected for Family Home Evening, but it was a great one nevertheless. We visited with all of them and enjoyed our lesson and activity together. We had two new young men....returned missionaries who will greatly add to our group. Both seem so kind. We had several visiting students from BYU. How fun is that?
Just sitting and conversing with these young people can be so inspiring. Brother Telford is absolutely right. This IS the best mission in the world!
Hey, I always love your lessons! I would love to know the gist of this one you gave.
ReplyDeleteWell I was assigned a topic. I began by telling them about a young woman I met here who was a nanny to the Royal Family in Denmark for 5 years. Can you imagine? She went with them from castle to castle to where ever.
DeleteI then asked them to imagine being put in charge of the upbringing of a small child of destiny. What would be important for them to fulfill their possibilites? There were many wonderful answers that ranged from "eating your vegetables" to "teach them patience."
I told them that each one of them is a child of destiny. This month's theme was good health...in all areas. I asked them to consider all the suggestions that had been made..in relation to themselves. Then I read from I Corinthians...our bodies are temples....and asked "Why does the Lord want us to think of them like temples?" More great answers. It was a fun time with our YSAs.
I am very curious, too!!
ReplyDeleteHope the above answers are enough.
DeleteLove you!
Breakfast sounds absolutely divine! Food, Scenery & Family - Couldn't get much better. Yes - what was your lesson centered on? L&P
ReplyDeleteThe lesson was centered on health...mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. It was fun to interact with them that way.
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