It is such an honor and my privilege today to introduce you to my beautiful friend, Candace Simpson. I actually met Candace many years ago as she photographed my wedding! {Which by the way… she is an incredible photographer. You HAVE to check out her latest wedding photos here, that she took in the ice castles!! I want to marry Tyson all over again, just so we can take pictures there!} Every person that comes in contact with her will agree with me that she is magnetic. You are just drawn to her!! She is happy and kind, beautiful and real, Christ-like and talented. Through many trials in her life, Candace has shown me how to have faith. She has shown me to trust in the Lord. She has shown me how to treasure the precious role of motherhood and what a blessing it is in our lives.
Candace Ashworth Simpson has been married for 15 years to Rob Simpson and has 2 children. She has been a professional photographer for the past 13 years and has loved capturing and sharing in the beautiful memories of those around her. Candace currently lives in Lehi Utah and still works doing photography around the world. She has a strong testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and His ability to lift our burdens and heal our hearts. From her journey with infertility for 10 years to the passing of her infant son she has been a happy and peace filled woman and I know that is due to her faith and trust in our Savior.
Here is today’s Motivating Mother – Candace Simpson:
I have 2 children. It took us 10 years to get our first daughter Sienna, she is the joy of our lives and a very charismatic and fun 4 year old. Chandler is our second child and was born with potters syndrome and only lived for 1 minute. He is our little angel.
I have been a mom for 4 years but I worked very hard on being the favorite Aunt for the 10 years prior to that. I remember waiting with joyful anticipation to become a Mother. Becoming a mother for the first time is an amazing feeling and I remember feeling like I wanted to be great at it right off the bat. My close friend who was also a first time Mom at the same time as me called me overwhelmed and wondering how it was going and I said “It’s amazing, but it feels like I just got the career of a life time and I want it to go perfectly, but I don’t even know where the file cabinet is.” I was aching for the day that I had some experience under my belt and I desperately wanted to do every thing perfectly but I learned to find joy in the journey.
In my time as a Mom the greatest lesson I have learned is that it is all about trust. I learned in my pregnancy with Sienna that there was never a good time to stop worrying, so I adopted instead the principle of trusting in the Lord completely. This has been my motto for Motherhood, “Do your best and Trust in the Lord Completely.”
I am a firm believer that our children are not our own but our first and foremost precious treasures to our Heavenly Father and when you partner with Him and listen to His plan for them through the whisperings of the Holy Ghost you are doing the best for them that you can. Trusting completely helped me feel so much peace in the passing of Chandler because I had already grown to trust the Lord prior to the trial and I had put it to the test many times and had full faith that His plan was the best plan even if for the time being we wanted some thing different. We saw many miracles and the greatest miracle was the peace. I am a firm believer you can have peace admist anything.
My favorite thing about being a Mom is watching kids discover things for the first time and their genuine love for others. There is a lot to be learned from children and I love that they remind us of the simple joys and pure principles to live by every day.
If there was advice I could give Moms in the world it would be to go forward with faith and realize we are suppose to have joy and happiness through this life. Nothing is too big for the Lord. No trial, no question on parenting, no hardship and He stands ready to help us. I have really realized that trusting in the Lord has made me a much more relaxed parent. By relaxed I mean I have realized the things that are my stewardship and the things that I have to hand over to the Lord and Trust. Worry doesn’t serve me as a Mother but action does, whether that action is prayer or doing something to make the situation better. I had a friend say that she was overwhelmed one day and called her father in tears and said “I am use to having a job where I am appreciate and I know I am doing a good job because of the feedback I get and now being home with these little ones I don’t feel that, how can I feel fulfilled and know that what I am doing is right for them?” Her father responded with some great advice, he said every morning in your prayers dedicate your day to the Lord and let him know that every band aid you put on or car pool you drive is dedicated for Him because you want to do what He wants you to. At the end of each day ask the Lord if your day was what He would want it to be. If you receive the confirmation of yes than your cup is full and it will be greater than any paycheck or award and you will know that your life is exactly where it is suppose to be.
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