Do you ever wonder if you are ever getting through to your kids? Do you wonder if what you are teaching them really sinks in? I do. I wonder if they notice me, if my example really makes a difference.....today I had some evidence that I actually DO teach my children something.

EXAMPLE ONE: We were taking MA to her pottery class, which is our normal Monday thing. After we drop MA off we walk next door to the library usually (I always have something on hold), well as we were walking out a man held the door open for us, usually I say thank you, but today EK said thank you. It took me by surprise I was so proud of her and her manners. I guess I am teaching them a few things.

EXAMPLE TWO: Today we lost Bubba. While cooking dinner Tim turned on the stove and something was on the burner and well started to burn. We had to open the door to air out the house, and we left just a crack in the door knowing that bubba would want to go outside. Well he got out through the tiny opening of the door. It took us a while to figure this out and when we did he had already been gone a few minutes. As we were searching for him EK started praying. She prayed so hard, for his safety (that he wouldn't get hit by car), that we would find him. She prayed the whole time we were looking for him. At one point she said to me 'mommy Heavenly Father hears our prayers and he will answer them'. What faith our children have. As we were walking around one of our neighbors had told us they saw our dog down the street, so we got in the van and went. Well we found him, we were so thankful, and EK was so grateful that Heavenly Father loves us enough for us to find our bubba. She thanked Heavenly Father all the way back home and then again in her prayers. So I guess I am teaching my girls something right for them to want to ask our Savior for help. I don't have a regular FHE, I don't read my scriptures with them, I don't take them to church regularly (I am sick a lot lately), so I always wonder if they will ever learn the gospel. Somehow they are. They are learning about faith, prayer, treating others with respect, thinking of others (we gave the men that told us where they saw bubba some Jam, the girls thought it would be a good thank you), and all the while I thought I wasn't teaching them anything. I am the one that learned a lesson today, I learned how wonderful our Saviour is and how he does teach my children through me. WOW!