The miraculous followed by the mundane.
As a young mom, I think this could be my autobiography title.
I have studied the scriptures, revelation pouring out upon me, prayers being and answered
and then my baby wakes up from his nap and needs to be fed.
I have shared emotional stories with friends and bonded on a deep level
until one of our kids begs us to take them to the potty right now.
Church lessons where I’m feeling so connected to the material being taught
and then my toddler starts screaming and I step out into the hallway.
I imagine Ammon going to feed King Lamoni’s horses with the same feeling.
The horses need to be fed. Someone has to do it.
It doesn’t matter what miracle just occurred, what powerful General Conference talk you just listened to, what message you just shared…
someone always needs to eat.
Whether it’s the King’s horses or my little messy kids’ faces.
But that’s the way I want it now.
Even when I think back to my child-free days, where people would whisper, “This is the quietest you’ll ever hear Sacrament meeting!”
I wouldn’t trade it.
Because in the mundane, I also find the miraculous.
The making oatmeal, the rocking to sleep, the millionth load of laundry
is all really sanctified service.
When I’m in the right mindset about it, I’m showing my love. I’m showing pure love to these small humans who can’t do much on their own.
And so I go back and forth, from miraculous to mundane.
But I can do it all with LOVE.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
3 Responses
Cali, I remember those days, now long ago, of starting my day in study and prayer, feeling celestial—and then they woke up.
Your message is timeless and bears repeating to each new generation of mothers, helping her endure and thrive in the realization that attitude begins with gratitude.
Thanks for the reminder. ????
Haha, it’s good to know I’m not the only one experiencing it! Thank you <3
Thanks! I sometimes forget or forgot that my children are a blessing to me. Now that all my children are grown I love seeing the miracles in their lives and I hope they see them too.