Sunday, September 23, 2007

Please Pass the Pickles

So, life is like.... a jar of pickles? Or more the becoming a jar of pickles. This was the message from church today. That we start as a cucumber and have to be submerged in brine in order to transform ourselves into pickles. The problem I have is that I really like cucumbers. It is pickles I don't like.... AT ALL. Now, I am smart enough to know that it is only an analogy but for me, to think of life's trials as a process to become my inner pickle, or the best pickle I can be, just isn't going to work. So, I am creating my own pickle analogy.

How NOT to become a pickle:

In order for a cucumber to become a pickle, it has to be submerged in brine for however long in order to transform. Pickles are yucky and sour and I don't want to be a pickle. So in my analogy, brine is anything that would make me yucky and sour and which I should avoid in order to maintain my yummy cucumberness. The moral of the story: Avoid the brine of life and stay a yummy cucumber.

The kids sang at church today and had little speaking parts. We realized when we got home that Mason, who is 6 and who hasn't figured out how to button his own pants, must have used the bathroom before the program. Yep, he stood up there singing for an hour with his pants undone. It is these moments that mothers are most proud of their children. But, I have to give the kid credit. He did his part, pants undone and all!

Zander has really adjusted to going into the nursery and loves it now. He loves his teacher and loves to sing songs. It is sad to see him growing up so fast. Alyssa is just my sweet Alyssa. She really just does what she is told. I don't know how I got so lucky. I will have to save this so that when she is 15 and making me crazy I can come back and see that she started out as a good little girl!

49 days until we leave for Disneyland. Alyssa and Mason want to make a chain. Zand just wants to go NOW. I can accommodate the older two. Poor Zander will just have to wait. I am getting excited though. We really need a vacation!

3 comments:

Lorraine said...

I personally LOVE pickles...especially those wonderful Garlic Dills... BUT woman cannot live on pickles alone! Looking foe further enlightenment.

Rip Curl Mom said...

Heather-You don't know me but you left a post on my blog the other day. (about conference) I really appreciated it! After reading a bit on your blog, it's uncanny how much our lives parallel each other. It's nice to have a sister in the gospel.

Rip Curl Mom said...

Heather-You don't know me but you left a post on my blog the other day. (about conference) I really appreciated it! After reading a bit on your blog, it's uncanny how much our lives parallel each other. It's nice to have a sister in the gospel.