It’s been a slow start to 2014 around here, as I’m sure you can tell from my lack of posting lately. I feel like I’m finally recovering from the craziness of Christmas and starting to feel my mojo coming back. Being sick over the holidays + a road trip to California + a last minute visit home to Canada for my Grandpa’s funeral + a husband studying like mad for board exams, have all played a part in me stepping away from the blog for a little while.
I can’t say I’ve been eager to get back into my regular blogging routine. I’ve been experiencing some major burn out, so I want to go forward slowly. Test the waters and see how much I’m able to balance and be very deliberate about when I share here. I have to say, I’ve loved this little blogging break. It was needed and the family time we’ve had, minus the distraction of deadlines and blog schedules, has been a gift – to myself and to my family.
I’ll be posting again, when I can. When it doesn’t take away from my most important responsibilities as a wife and mother. Cute crafts and pretty photos are great, but the stuff of real importance is what I want to focus on – in life and on my blog.
In an effort to post more about what I value most, I want to start by sharing some free printables centred around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints monthly Visiting Teaching messages.
What is Visiting Teaching?
A visiting teacher is a woman assigned to watch over and help another woman in her Latter-day Saint ward or branch. Two visiting teachers are assigned to each woman; they contact her at least once a month and encourage her efforts to live the gospel of Jesus Christ. Included in this regular visit is a message of spiritual instruction that is adapted to meet the needs and concerns of the individual woman. In addition to the spiritual aspect of their calling, visiting teachers also help with the temporal needs of the woman and her family. For example, visiting teachers may provide meals after a baby is born or assist with housecleaning if a woman is sick. Quoted: Mormonnewsroom.org
I’ve totally missed January and here we are mid-way through February already, but I’ve felt the importance of doing this for a long time and there’s no more putting it off! At the beginning of the month I plan to share a 4×6 printable quote that encompasses the months lesson. They can be printed inexpensively in photo format at your local photo lab or they will be available in PDF format for easy printing at home. I’m excited to print them out myself and slip them into my Favourite Quotes album at the end of each month.
February’s visiting teaching message can be found here: The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ. A quote from President Monson is pictured above and can be download as a 4×6 here or in PDF format here. If you enjoy these quotes please tell your friends where they can find them by sharing via Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter!
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You are truly doing the best choice and you will be rewarded for that. You are so amazing! Look up to you so much 🙂
LOVE this idea!! You are awesome and I know they’ll always be super cute! hope you guys are doing great we sure miss you all around here!
Thank you so much for this. I really appreciate it 🙂 I’m going to use this for sure. Also I understand the need to put being a wife and a mother first too. I’m feeling the same thing and trying to simplify my life as best as I can so I can be the best wife and mother I can too. It’s hard.
I look forward to seeing your posts when you do post 🙂
I LOVE the visiting teaching program! The printables are wonderful! THANK YOU! Enjoying your blog SO much! (((HUGS)))
I love the idea of your darling printables of the Visiting Teaching message each month! However, I tried to download the 4×6 and the PDF, but the link just took me to a bunch of free ‘gambling’ games to download or the option to download mediafire. Has anyone else had problems downloading? Thanks for sharing the message in such a great format to share with others. Love from New Zealand, MaryAnn
Thank you for your honesty. It’s easy for us “regular” mothers to look at the blogging mommies and think they have it all together. But it’s also nice to know that in between what looks like perfection and “simplicity”, you have regular burn-outs just like me! 🙂 Honestly, it’s refreshing. Thank you.
And thank you for the wonderful VT printout! You are so talented, thank you for sharing.
And good for you for realizing the need to step back and simplify. Love and good thoughts to you and your family!
Honestly, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with bloggers when they post every single day, and I end up having to skip a few days due to lack of time, or time I’m willing to spend reading. Never yours though. 😉 I have no doubt you’ll find the right balance. Love the VT message printable. I’ll let everyone know where they can find it.
Thank you so much!! I love this printable.
These are so pretty!
Darling! Thank you tons!
Thank you for this printable, I love it! 🙂 I am so Thankful that you are sharing your talent with us, It means a lot.
I too am having trouble printing the March printout. Is there any way you can just put the pdf right on the page. When I go to were your files are I see nothing. I didn’t have trouble with February. Thanks for sharing- I love your stuff. You are very talented.
Thank you for these! They are beautiful and I’m sad I just found them! I’ll be going back and printing previous months!
Believe it or not, thanks to your cute September printable I actually did my visiting teaching for the first time in years. I just moved and decided it was time for a fresh-ish start. The least I could do was leave a message and treat even if they weren’t home right? Well, they were both home and I’m glad I had your cute printables to give them. Thanks!