Sundays and Callings

I love Sundays. I love the quietness of the day, the time to relax and clear my head, and most of all, I love that my family is together. Sunday in our house is often spent watching Planet Earth (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/planet-earth.html) or The Living Scriptures (http://www.livingscriptures.com/), preparing lessons or going to meetings. I currently serve as the Secretary in our Relief Society, which is very enjoyable. For the past umpteen years I'd been in Young Women and Primary, and loved them both. I always have mixed feelings about changes, not wanting to leave my current callings, but excited to see what the future will bring, and love all three auxiliaries equally. I think this calling in the Relief Society is for me entirely. I feel like my battery is being charged right now, as I catch up on socializing and homemaking skills, and refresh doctrinal knowledge. Also much more of my time is being focused on my own children right now, and so I'm sure this is part of the plan, as they are enjoying this extra "bonding time" and so am I. I feel grateful to be in this good place in my life right now. Being a mother is the greatest, and I don't really want this "full nest" stage to ever end, but know that my children will grow up and things will change, but I also know that in a way they will stay the same. As my children were babies, I looked with dread to the future when they would develop their independence, and they have, but the blessing I have found in raising children is that as they become independent they do not grow farther away, but closer. I'm not sure how this happens exactly, but I'm just grateful for it, and hope with all my heart that it continues forever.