My Tribe

You can't see this necklace up close.

But, it's my new favorite.

It reads, "Raising my Tribe."

True that.

I've always felt like I was raising my tribe.

But, now I REALLY feel like I'm raising my tribe.

I've never been a bad mom.

I've made bad choices.

But, I've always loved my children with everything that is me.

I didn't have the developmental skills to do better than I did.

Now I do.

I have the tools.

I'm learning and growing.

And, I'm doing it every day.

This morning, Kaydon and Colton came into my room to do scripture study.

I was trying to get ready while they were reading.

Then, Kaydon showed us two videos and talked about his feelings about these videos.

One was about Nephi building a new bow and arrow.

The other was about the good samaritan.

Both videos tell me this:

Heavenly Father is never not there.

He always provides us a way.

He never gives up on us.

Ever.

We all need to be that good samaritan.

Not judge.

Not be held back by what others in our "tribe" tell us to or not to do when it comes to helping others.

Not wait around for praise or thanks.

Do the right thing because it's the right thing.

Always.

AND we ALL murmur.

Lehi murmured!

Sariah murmured!

Yet, they knew Who to go to always.

And, God was there.

Always.

That didn't mean that he just dropped a bow and arrow from the sky and placed 15 animals right in front of them to kill for food.

No.

They had to figure it out.

They had to work.

Hard.

They had to overcome obstacles - such as their own family members wanting to kill them and TRYING to kill them.

And, Nephi.

That Nephi is a good dude.

For real for real.

He kept going.

He kept trying.

He always had faith in his father and his Father.

I am so grateful to be raising my tribe.

To be present.

To have the ability to work four jobs.

To have food on our table.

To be able to be surrounded by my babies.

To have the Spirit in our home.

To go from murmuring (fighting with one another) to loving one another to the max.

I love this tribe of mine.