Learning to roll….

Now that all my kids are in school again, I’m hoping to blog a little more often. Having all 7 kids home with me for the summer was actually a lot of fun, but it did keep me quite busy. I’m still busy, but I don’t have any big projects that I’m working on.

I had the opportunity to do a fireside for my ward last Sunday. I really enjoyed it. I’ve always wanted to share some of my more personal songs and talk about why I wrote them. I was amazed how things worked out so I could have that experience. It’s interesting to me how the more I focus on being a mom, the more opportunities I’ve been given musically. I think I’m actually starting to get it now. It’s really the best situation I could hope for. I spend all my time being a mom, doing what I love, and God works out all the details for my music career (if that’s what you’d call it). He really is the best agent I could ever have! =)

In the last few months I’ve had a little more time to study my scriptures, and learn new things. It’s something I can do when my baby is awake at night, and I’m just waiting for him to go to sleep. I’ve been able to understand some things that I didn’t understand before.

My baby is already almost 8 months old. He’s kind of funny because he hates to be on his stomach. He always has. By about this time though, most babies have learned to roll over, scoot, sit up, crawl, and perhaps have even started walking while holding onto things. My baby is content to lay on his back. Recently though, he has wanted to sit up. He like to sit, but he has no idea how to get himself in that position. Lately I’ve been trying to teach him how to roll onto his stomach, so he can push himself up into a sitting position. He just won’t do it. As soon as he can tell he’s on his tummy he gets mad.

Yesterday I was thinking about that and about all the things that he would be unintentionally missing out on if he didn’t ever learn. It made me think about my spiritual journey through life. When I was younger I really didn’t care about spiritual things. I was content with what I knew.

It really didn’t seem like a bad thing. Isn’t it good to be happy with the cards we’re dealt? But by just being content with what I knew, I was missing out on amazing discoveries. Things that have brought me so much more insights, knowledge, and ultimate peace and happiness. What’s funny is I feel like the more I learn, the more I realize there is to know. I’ve just barely learned to roll over, and someday, I might learn how to sit up, crawl, walk, and maybe even run. It’s easy to be content with what we know, but it’s exhillerating to learn to roll. And someday I want to learn how to run!