Loaves and Fishes

Lately I have been pondering and studying about the Savior and the 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes that fed thousands of people. You can find the account a few places in the New Testament of  the Holy Bible.  
Maybe my mind has been drawn to it because my life has gotten a little more crazy lately, or maybe it is that- plus I just really needed to be reminded of some of the lessons that are taught from that example. 
I really appreciate the lesson that even when we have very little to give, that the Savior Jesus Christ can make it so much more. That He is willing to accept all that we can give, even if to others it may not appear to be enough. I am grateful to know that Jesus Christ can and always will make up the difference for us, just like He did with the loaves and the fishes. 
In the past few months I have felt a mixture of emotions:
*Frustrated , overwhelmed, and tired and I still have a lot more to do and give before my day is over.
*Like my actions, words, and what I give both physically and emotionally can never be enough for some.
*Frustrated when all some can see is what I don't do rather than what I do.
*Hurt by judgements placed upon me and my family, by people who know better, and yet don't think twice about what I do give or who expect me to act like they would when I am not them, and am not supposed to be them.
* Hurt that some who are so close have never tried to see my heart, when I was trying so hard to give all I could from it, in the best ways I knew how.
*Grateful for the knowledge that God does not expect me to be perfect at everything in a day, month, or lifetime, even if others might.
*Grateful for the priesthood, and a loving, kind husband who holds it.
* Grateful for a little boy who smiles at me hundreds of times a day.
*Grateful for family that do support and uplift, and think only the best of me.
*Grateful for prayer.
*Grateful for faith and hope.
*Grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
*Grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ, that makes it possible for all aspects of an imperfect person and life to be made whole and acceptable.
I am so grateful for Jesus Christ. I know that He is my Savior. I know that God is my Heavenly Father and that He and my Savior hear the sometimes anguish of my heart, the words I cannot speak, and the hurt that I feel. I know that They accept the things that I accomplish, and those things that I try to do and the ways in which I do them, regardless of how others might perceive them. I am grateful that They see and know my heart, and that they make my daily offering of 5 loaves and 2 fishes somehow enough. Most of all I am grateful that they let me give.


P.S. Upon my recent study of the story of the loaves and fishes, I have come  to really like Hillary Weeks take on it in a Christian song " Give Ye To Me." ( You can probably listen to an excerpt of it on itunes and you can find the  lyrics here.)