One Of Those Satisfying Weeks

This has been one of those weeks that make you grateful to be alive simply for small blessings that have come my way: my girls, which includes Bonnie, got together Friday for lunch on the occasion of the three February birthdays, one of my stellar candidates got a job, Lina in Utah translated Adomas' Riauka's letter to me written in Lithuanian, I think I have once and for all overcome something I have been struggling with for my entire mission, I have decided to establish a practice of fasting every four days as that is about as long as I can go before the sturdy natural woman in me begins to make herself known, and I completed my assignment by giving my talk today in Sacrament meeting. I wrote four different talks, the last one begun at 3 this morning, so I am immensely glad that is behind me. Besides the pressure of the responsibility of just saying what Heavenly Father wants me to say, I had to be certain it met all of the criteria I learned in the Bishopric's class last Fast Sunday. Yesterday afternoon I was feeling as though what I had written was all wrong as there was absolutely that deadness of feeling when the spirit is absent, and I couldn't understand why...still don't know, as I thought I would have MORE of the spirit because of overcoming something that has been a challenge to me. When I prayed I received no answer why I was receiving no answer, so there was nothing to do but give it my best effort, go to bed and awake at 6:30 to try again. It felt better in the morning so off I went, and now it is behind me and I am at peace and grateful for all my many blessings.