My first class on Healthy Eating

I taught my first class last night. Alisha asked me to come and teach a mini Enrichment class on healthy eating. Anyone who knows me knows that teaching and public speaking are the scariest thing for me, and with my brain dysfunction I have had for the past 10 years, of not being able to remember hardly anything that I read, and then being able to recall what I do know has made it all that much harder. But none the less, I consented to do it, and it wasn't "extremely bad". The sisters from Alisha's ward, and her mother in law LaDeana were so sweet. They made me feel comfortable. I am glad it was a small group. I mentioned to them last night, and it was one of those random things people say, that afterward you wonder "where did that come from"? The thought I verbalized was this, "I have felt for a few months now that I am supposed to be teaching the subject of eating healthy, but I feel like Jonah (and the whale)and my natural tendency is to run from it". I don't know how others feel, but I have wondered my whole life what is it that "I" am supposed to do? What is my mission in this life, besides being a mother? I think I have just found it. Or else it has found me, however you look at it. Of course it couldn't be an easy thing, but then where would the growth come from that I need. I pray often that I can be humble, patient and teachable enough so that I can go through the refining process to be the kind of daughter that can return and live in the presence of Heavenly Father.

Thanks to Marsha, Sandra, Kim, Jodi, Erica, LaDeana and Alisha for being my "guinea pigs". I hope you learned something through my ramblings last night. I'm so sorry I spent so much time on "my journey of healthy eating", when I should have spent more time teaching ways to be healthy. Thanks for being my FIRST CLASS. I learned so much about what not to do, and my hope is that each time I teach from here on out, I can get better and better. I know that with the Lord's help I can and will.