"The Girl in a Whirl!"

Today I checked out a very happy, humorous book. It is called "The Girl in a Whirl" by Victoria Gunther. I just started reading it and it is so good. It is a book that will give you a HUGE dose of vitamin H and can be reapplied as needed. I hope the author doesn't mind my sharing her poem in the first of the book.

The Girl in a Whirl

"Look at me, look at me, look at me now!
You could do what I do if you only knew how.
I study the scriptures one hour each day.
I bake and I garden, I scrub and I pray.

I always keep all the commandments completely.
I speak to my little ones gently and sweetly.
I help in their classrooms! I sew all they wear!
I drive them to practice! I cut all their hair!

I memorize talks by the General Authorities.
I focus on things to be done by priorities.
I keep our home organized, clean, and attractive.
I drop by with goodies and see the less active.

I play the piano! I bless with my talents!
My toilets all sparkle! My checkbooks all balance!
Each week every child gets a one-on-one date.
I attend all my meetings (on time! Never late!)

I'm taking a class on the teachings of Paul,
But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all....

I track my bad habits til each is abolished.
I floss every day! And my toenails are polished!
Our family home evenings are always delightful.
The lessons I give are both fun and insightful.

I do genealogy faithfully, too.
It's easy to do all the things that I do!
I rise each day early, refreshed, and awake.
I've learned all the names of the youth in my stake!

I read to my children! I help all my neighbors!
I bless the community, too, with my labors.
I write in my journal! I sing in the choir!
Each day, I write "thank you's" to those I admire.

I exercise and I cook menus gourmet.
My visiting teaching is done the first day!
(I also go do it for someone who missed hers.
I love filling in for my cherished ward sisters.)

I chart resolutions and check off each goal.
I seek each "lost lamb" on my primary roll.
I bottle our produce each summer and fall.
But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all....

I went back to school to update my degree.
My studying earned me a new Ph.D.
I split with the sisters who cover our ward
To spread the glad truth that the gospel's restored.

I go to the temple at least once a week.
I make my girl's prom dresses - modest, yet chic.
My sons were all Eagles when they were fourteen!
My kids get straight A's! And their bedrooms are clean!

I have my own business to help earn some money.
I always look beautifully groomed for my honey.
I grind my own wheat and I bake all our bread.
I plan our nutritious meals six months ahead.

I make sure I rotate our two-years supply.
My shopping for Christmas is done by July!
(It's out of the way early on for a reason
I then can prepare for the real Christmas season.)

These things are not hard. It is good if you do them.
You can if you try! Set goals and pursue them!
It's easy to do all the things that I do!
if you plan and work smart, you can do them all too!

"It's easy!" she said.
And then......

....she dropped dead!

I love this poem because it reminds me that I will never accomplish all of this at once and that I am certainly not perfect. I love the scripture in Moroni 10:32:

"Yea, com unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny
yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves
of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and
strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace
ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are
perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God."

So his GRACE makes us perfect in Him! Thank goodness for
the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his perfect plan! I know that
if I do all that I can then, he will do the rest. Being a woman
and a mother in the church is a blessing and a challenge, but
it is so worth it. So ladies lets all keep on keeping on and will
all make it there together. Remember to laugh today and have
a sense of humor. Have a great day everyone!