Inspiration

Last night was rough . . . REALLY rough. Between Mylie and Mariah crying, either Tony or I was up nearly all night long. UGH.
This morning, after Tony and Connor left for school, Mariah was still sleeping and Mylie was sitting at the table eating her breakfast. I walked into the kitchen to start cleaning, and I noticed the Friend magazine sitting on the counter. I'm a very imperfect Mom (one who does NOT read the Friend cover to cover each month with her kiddos), but I suddenly felt like I should read a story or two to Mylie while she ate. I didn't know why exactly, but I grabbed the magazine and went to the table. I opened it up and started flipping through. I soon found a story called "No Bad Dreams." This was Mylie's problem last night, and many other nights as well. In fact, it's becoming a major issue with her. We read the story, and learned that Heavenly Father can help her with the bad dreams if she will pray and ask Him. (Again, this imperfect mom hadn't come up with that solution yet.) She was excited to say her prayers and has faith that this will help her.
As I walked away from the table, I realized that it wasn't just a strange coincidence that I decided to read the Friend this morning (for the first time in months!), or that there was a story about dealing with bad dreams. I knew that my Heavenly Father cares about us, even the seemingly insignificant problems we face day to day. I am grateful for the inspiration I can receive as a mother. This is a hard job--one I certainly can't do alone. I'm just grateful that my Heavenly Father understands that, and uses the Holy Ghost to help me find the answers I need.