The sun is shining, the tank is clean, and we are getting out of....

What a beautiful day it was today! Not only was the weather fantastic, but I was also productive. I helped my mom clean, went running, helped my mom go through some stuff, cleaned out my car and my mom's, and finished getting ready to leave for San Francisco!


Yup, that's right. Jerrica and I are hitting the road and going to San Francisco for spring break. We have tons of things planned and I'm really excited! I promise to tell you all about it.

So, I got an email yesterday. I'm starting level III next semester. Very exciting. And very scary. It is going to be a busy semester. (Isn't that what I say every about every semester?)

Did you know that I have not been on facebook since last Saturday? The week long facebook fast is almost over. In three hours to be exact. It hasn't been too bad actually.

Anyway, wish us luck on the 11 hour drive. Love you all!

KONY 2012

I know it is a little long. Please watch it. You won't be sorry.

SPREAD THE WORD

Today is the day. Did you know that by casually using the word “retarded” to refer to an action as less than ideal you are making someone with an intellectual disability feel less than human - whether you mean to or not? Please, don't used the r-word even if you don't mean it in an insulting way. Today is the day to pledge to spread the word to END THE WORD! 

http://www.r-word.org

Here Goes.

Facebook Fast. One week. No Facebook.

Tender Mercies

Sometimes my prayers aren't answered right away. Sometimes I worry if everything is going to work out. Sometimes I have second thoughts about decisions I have made. Sometimes I don't know if I am doing the best thing for me. Sometimes I worry about the future.

And then....sometimes all at once my prayers are answered and I know that I have made the right decisions. I know that everything will work out. Everything comes together and I am confident about the future.

What did it take? Well first of all, lots of prayer and trust in the Lord. Even though my prayers weren't answered right away I kept doing what I thought was right. I had faith that if I was making the wrong decision, my Heavenly Father would let me know. If I was making the right decision he would somehow make sure that everything worked out.

And then, all at once everything fell together. A change in my major. A job for the summer. A very generous scholarship. These were the answers that I needed. I am making the right decision and I know everything will work out. It is all falling into place.

I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father who knows me and knows me better than I will ever know myself. He knows my divine potential and wants to help me in any way he can to reach it. He always answers my prayers in His own time and in His own way. He sees the eternal perspective and has a plan for this imperfect Daughter of His. I am overwhelmed, humbled, and grateful for his infinite love.

What a beautiful day.

Ski-the-Beav

Wednesday

I love skiing. I love ward ski night. I love these girls.

Makes a Difference

As an old man walked the beach at dawn, he noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Finally catching up with the youth, he asked him why he was doing this. The answer was that the stranded starfish would die if left until the morning sun.

"But the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of starfish," countered the old man. "How can your effort make any difference?"

The young man looked at the starfish in his hand and then threw it to the safety of the waves. "It makes a difference to this one," he said.

Donald Quimby

One of those days....

where you just want to eat everything in sight.
when you go to the temple and have an amazing time.
when you see David Archuleta at the temple.
that by the end of the night you have a headache.
where you wake up from a dream that may or may not be significant to your future.
when you go to an Aggie basketball game and scream your lungs out.
where you don't do any homework.
where you teach a line dance.
when the Religion In Life devotional was exactly what you needed to hear.
when life continues to not be perfect but it is great.

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Time for a new name for my blog. Enjoy.

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The glow that the sun gives

Right around sunset
Helps me realize
This is just a journey
Drop your worries
You are gonna turn out fine.
Oh, you'll turn out fine.
Fine, oh, you'll turn out fine.

But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
You gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
I know it's hard, know it's hard,
To remember sometimes,
But you gotta keep your head up.