my. splendid. experience.: Kitchen is... marvelous.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Kitchen is... marvelous.

Wow. I am still not the wonderful teacher I would like to be, but today was certainly easier than the last 4 weeks. I started teaching Kitchen rather than Gym and for whatever reason, I find it so much easier for me. Great news indeed. :) We are starting to have so much fun with the kids though, getting to see their little individual characters and different personality traits. They are all so much fun, even the ones that often make me question myself :) A couple of the girls were having a hard time with a few of their kids today and Abby mentioned something I hadn't thought about. She said, this is really so good for us, because after dealing with some of these kids for 6 months, there will be nothing we can't handle as mothers in the future. Ha. She went on to say, there is no way her kids will ever behave like these kids, but either way. It's so true. There are so many things we are learning here that will be so beneficial to me as a mother. Patience for one, is probably the biggest one, for me particularly. I cannot wait to be a mother and raise my own beautiful children someday :)

Brother Kevin Smith from the branch in Shenzhen made a visit here in Kaiyin today to organize an official group for us here in Zhongshan so that we can start partaking of the sacrament. It has been since we got here in the first week of January since I have taken the sacrament and I cannot tell you how much joy it brings to me to know that I will be able to take it this Sunday. You will never know what it's like without it, until you don't have it. The difference it makes in our lives in un mistakable. What a marvelous blessing it is.

Today was glorious! Beautiful weather. Hot, but overcast, beautiful breeze... can't complain. Overall, another great day in Zhongshan, China. :)

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Magnificent MyersMarch 10, 2010 at 10:16 AM
I used to think the same thing about what my future kids would or would not be like. Ahhh...if only if were entirely up to us. But, alas, it isn't. CS Lewis said it well, "Children make Christians out of us." As sweet as they are, they are themselves, despite all we do to teach them.
These are good lessons. I love reading your blog sis!
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A list of my favorites... created in China, inspired by Abby. Made to add to.

snuggling into a warm bed on a cold cold night, soft serve vanilla ice cream, ripples in water, having butterflies (not the animal), being speechless, playing the piano, listening to the piano, photographing life's special moments, smiling, laughing so hard you cry, sneezing, speaking another language not your native tongue to a native speaker, bay windows, pressed flowers, outbursts of song, barefoot on freshly cut grass, overcast days, organization, romances, porch swings, cool breeze on a summer day, coincidences, sunsets, early morning runs, running to not miss the bus, tender mercies, an early start, skype-ing family across the world, reminiscing about old times, memories, stories, etc., dim lights in a dark room, coconut yogurt in china, laying on the sidewalk drying off in the summer time, sunday walks, cleanliness, inside jokes, clean sheets, developing film in a dark room, long hugs...with certain people, swimming at night, coconut bread (in china), bread in China in general, waking up to the rain, being sore after working out, hammocks, screen doors, walking into screen doors, awkward eye-contact, winks, laugh attacks that almost hurt and feel like you've just had an ab work-out, heartfelt talks, constructive criticism, movie quotes, “whatever makes your boat float.”, a warm towel just out of the dryer, saying a phrase, and having you and everyone around you parallel it to a song and burst out in song., Big kitchens that can be the gathering place and the place for many memories to be made, singing, singing LOUD, Singing a song you don't know... making up words as you go., Picniks, temple walks, wind, thunder storms, rain downpours, music, bleach pens, the smell of new born babies, an infants cry, impressions from the Spirit, eating with chopsticks, phase 10, traveling, evening summer hikes, views of the city from a higher point, Korean Air, Parachute... the band, cleaninng to blasting music, bike rides, temple baptisms, temple weddings, wedding receptions, birds chirping, the sound of leaves blowing in the wind, waking up to the weed wacker and/or lawn mower early on a Saturday morning, Freshly made cinnamon rolls, Enjoying a storm from your deck, the way you feel after working out, washed feet, clean socks, Hot Potts, Surprise Birthday Parties...especially when it's not really your birthday, Fresh Flowers , the smell of Lillies, hand pulled noodles, bartering in China, The Muslim Quarter, LOVE , Bullet Trains, smiling at a stranger, getting a smile in return, special places :),inside jokes, cheesecake, laying out feeling the sun on your skin, a harmonized hymn, a good hair day, complimenting someone who needs it, giving to the needy, Yangshuo mountains, muddy bike rides, yangshuo crepe breakfast, chey kelly, stretching, soccer, hanging out with my mom, hanging out with all of my siblings. Watermelon in summertime. Skinny sharpie pens, harmonized hymns, a made bed, words of our Prophets, Conference, rearranging furniture, cleaning parties, a clean home, Buddy the Elf, evening walks, sitting/running/standing in the pouring rain- feeling the water just drench you and drip off your nose, learning to speak a different language, the what if game, bridges, gates, doors, my China kids, Zhongshan,