i've been served!!!!

last week was rough for me. i was feeling blue...i missed swaziland and how i felt while i was there, i felt down about myself and what makes me unhappy, i felt like i wasn't living up to what god wanted me to do....and then i found out my unlce had cancer {but don't worry...things are looking good for him}. life was hitting me hard and it was all i could do to make it through that day. but one morning i got to work and went to my desk and this was waiting for me:

the wonderfully thoughtful, generous, peaceful kind co-worker {i consider her a friend} had left this for me. simple and loving...it was just what i needed. i had been served and it felt good.

i have been pondering service since i got back from africa. i have had a few discussions with my bishop as well as my mom and some good friends. i have come to realize that god usually meets our needs through the kindness of someone else. it is amazing to me that he trusts us enough to do his work. he wants each of us to be cared for and looked after, and that't why we serve. he needs us to do his will.

its easy to think we are not doing enough of that our service is small...but i am starting to realize that any act of service is never small. when love is involved the outcome is grand...regardless of the outcome. do you catch my drift?

i heard some good lessons on saturday night at a women's conference i attended. one of my favorite things i heard was a quote from sister kimball:

"never surpress a generous thought."

i hope i can remember to live my life by this. that through my actions and as i serve, the meets of others will be met and i can be a tool for the lord's work.