The Gentle Healer by Greg OlsenI am grateful to a loving brother, Jesus Christ, who suffered for me in the Garden of Gethsemane and sacrificed His life for me. I am grateful that I can be cleansed of my sins through repentance and be resurrected and have the opportunity to live with Him again. I am grateful for His perfect example of service and sacrifice.
I am grateful to my mother for being the best example in my life of daily sacrifice and service. I felt like she loved taking care of her family. She kept the house beautiful and cooked wonderful meals and she was very well organized. She made our family her priority and sacrificed a lot for us while serving us. She also sacrificed her time to serve in her church assignments. All this service from her included the sparkle in her eyes, the smile on her face and all the love in her heart. Because of my mother's example I have realized that service to your family is most important. And it doesn't feel like a sacrifice when it is done lovingly. That, then, will allow time to serve others. It will be a blessing to your family instead of a sacrifice.
I am grateful to my husband for ALL that he sacrifices to serve me and the boyz and provide for us. In everything he does for us I feel the eternal, unconditional love he has for us. He is a great example to me of sacrificing and serving those you love. 
A few months ago I was struggling with some issues and wondering what value I had to anyone. I received a phone call from a friend who visited with me and told me she loved me. She was exactly what I needed to help me at that moment. Then, I had the opportunity to visit with a friend who was ill. I called her my sister, told her that I loved her and that she was loved by so many people, all which are true. A few days later I received a note from her telling me what a difference I had made in her life. How through me she felt loved and that she knew we are all sisters and are suppose to help and strengthen one another. She listened to the spirit when she wrote that note because I know the words that were written were what I was suppose to be told. It made me feel like I had some worth. That I could make a difference in someones life by acting on the promptings of the spirit to go visit her. It also made me truly know that a loving Heavenly Father knows me too and loves me enough to send my sisters, earthly angels, to serve me. I am grateful for friends who listened and acted upon the promptings of the spirit to bless my life.{SERVICE and SACRIFICE: Blessings in my life!}
5 comments:
Wow! What a beautiful tribute! I, too, have been amazed at the many ways my life has been blessed in the past few weeks by people who just say the right thing, or act on an impression to give our family things they didn't even know we needed.
It is such a confirmation of the fact that God is aware of our needs, and works through others to meet those needs. Thanks for the beautiful reminder!
Kelly, that is so beautiful and so well written. I have tears running down my face. I don't know why I did not realize what a great writer you are. Funny (or not) all day today I have been thinking about service and then I logged on to your Blog. We are all so connected. I read somewhere that if you were standing in the sand and you drew a circle around yourself that there is no way that you were ever going to be anywhere else at that time. We are all exactly where we are supposed to be . The key is to pay attention. I love you Kelly, and I am so proud of the way you came through your hard time. Do you remember in the book that Dad gave us to read that the writer says that challenges stretch our spirits? It's painful but so necessary. Otherwise, no growth and why else are we here? And, yes, Christ is the ultimate example. (Not that his spirit needing stretching.) I am so grateful that you are my sister.
Kelly, thank you for that. I too have had a challenging year unbeknownst to people. Sort of a private thing, but as I slowly emerge from it, I am grateful to friends like you that I have always looked up to. Knowing your immense love for our savior makes me realize things that I have overlooked and need to think about more often. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Mom-
You are such a an amazing women! I am so blessed to have YOU as my mother! Thank you for all the service you have given to me through out the years! I love you so much!
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