Lioness?

So today at church, one of my friends referred to me as a lioness. Hmmmmm...sadly....this is not the first time I have been thrown into this feline label. Every leadership conference I went to or any animal games we played growing up, I was always the lion because of my big blonde hair, which, as embarrassing as it is, can shockingly resemble a lion's mane. Clearly I am ok with this given that I have been known as Frizz to many throughout the years, sometimes I think it even fits me better than my real name.

However, today I was a lioness...not a lion. (Which was nice, because they don't have manes.) I was sitting by this friend in sacrament meeting and he was teasing me about how I have become so aware and so protective of the girls in the ward as of late, and then called me a lioness. Today I felt like it really hit. I have been settling into this Relief Society Pres business pretty well, it hasn't really freaked me out, but after being gone last week, I realized how much this calling is starting to mean to me and how much I love being there for these sisters. Last Sunday I was at the farewells which I thought would be a nice break, which it was, but I worried about everything and felt weird not being with my relief society and not being in meetings and not making visits. And the sad part, is I have to do it again next Sunday, but that'll be the last time for a while. Today I decided I need to step it up. I have watched multiple R.S. presidents come in with a lot of zeal and work hard...but by the end they seem to just become stagnant, and then wind up giving up. I refuse to be like that. I am here to serve these girls and to lead them by example. I haven't started to become stagnant yet, but I feel like I need to keep recommitting myself so that I don't. I want to work my hardest til the end so that I can help bring this ward together. We are making progress, but there is still a lot of work to do.

So, to the sisters of my ward, I am a "lioness" watching out for you guys and trying to keep your best interests in mind. You can all thank Mitch for the terminology.