Good, Better, Best

One of my goals...

I hope that I can make a memorable childhood for my children, one filled with good memories. I loved the following story shared by Elder Oaks in his Good, Better, Best talk from General Conference.

In choosing how we spend time as a family, we should be careful not to exhaust our available time on things that are merely good and leave little time for that which is better or best. A friend took his young family on a series of summer vacation trips, including visits to memorable historic sites. At the end of the summer he asked his teenage son which of these good summer activities he enjoyed most.

The father learned from the reply, and so did those he told of it. "The thing I liked best this summer," the boy replied, "was the night you and I laid on the lawn and looked at the stars and talked." Super family activities may be good for children, but they are not always better than one-on-one time with a loving parent.

Using my time for the things that are best is one of my biggest challenges as a Mother. There is so much to do, cooking, cleaning, errands, helping in the school, etc... But I'm trying to remember the most important thing is time with my children.