Dec

This last month has been crazy. So much has happened...here are a few things that I've been grateful for...

Miracles.
Waking up to falling snow
Pursuing dreams
My own car
Agency
Relaxing by a fireplace after a long day
Opposition in all things
Paper clips
Computers
Toes

Life

I've really been slacking with writing in my blogs....

- Thanksgiving!
- Family. I love my family ssoooo much. I went home for Thanksgiving and spent 3 days with my family. I'm the second oldest out of 10 children. The youngest is 4. The little ones and I had a lot of fun together. We did some cleaning, cooking, setting up, ran 2 miles, watched movies, hung out with cousins, did a work out video together :) (It was pretty funny watching my younger siblings do a Taebo movie!!) BUT the reason why I'm so thankful for them would have to be...I was checking my e-mail 2 nights ago and I noticed an e-mail for one of my little sisters. It was titled "We Love you!" Che'lynn had gathered all of the little ones together and they wrote an e-mail to me about how much each one loved me and how important I mean to them. It was really touching. I know they love me but this was different! I love them all so much :)

- I'm grateful for the power of music. Music can help bring the Spirit around or drive him away. I've been more careful on what I listen to. I have noticed a difference.

- Reading. Good books are awesome.

- My roommates

- BYU Football game!! Sooo awesome!

- My calling. Employment Specialist.

- A warm house

- Food

- Blankets

- Pride and Prejudice

- Work

- Looking at life from a different perspective

- Freedom

- Good people. I've leaved over the weekend how corrupt Utah really is. It's in the top for child molesting and meth....and many other things... I'm grateful to all the people out there who treat others with the respect we all deserve.

- Horses!! I've really wanted to go riding the last little bit. It's been to long. Horses are such beautiful animals.

- Sense of humor.

- People who get my sense of humor :)



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- My fingers
- New friends
- The people I work with
- Food
- Mountains

11/22/09

- Potatoes
- Church
- New inhaler
- My parents and their endless love that they have for me.
- Friends who help you up and not bring you down.
- Temples
- Eternal Families
- The power of the Atonement
- Power of prayer and the heaven sent answers
- Trials. They can build us up or bring us down. We get to choose how they effect us.
- Power of good music. Lately I've noticed that most of the songs that come out these days are trashy. They might have awesome beats, but their lyrics are trash.
- The piano
- Socks
- The Book of Mormon and the strength that we can get if we study it daily.

Oct- Full of Love!

Oh man...I haven't done this in forever... well it seems forever..

1. My new Bishop

2. New PJ's :)

3. Love Sacks

4. Having no cavities

5. Fuzzy socks

6. Temple attendance

7. Non creepy/scary things

8. Work

9. True friends

10. Power of Forgiveness

11. "I love you"

12. Power of Love

13. Good running shoes

14. Running at night

15. Running into old friends

16. Time changes and sleep

17. Continue answers to prayer

~Biking with the family
~Quiet time
~Love
~Laughing
~Rain
~Work
~Power of prayer
~Scripture power!
~Soft blankets
~Pillows
~Homemade food
~New calling
~Confirmation in making choices
~True friends
~Forgiveness

:D

**** CONFERENCE***** (It was sooo good and just what I needed)

** Having Rachel spend the weekend with me :) She is pretty awesome!

* Cup Cakes with Rainbow chip frosting :)

* Sleep. I have had very little sleep this last weekend. It was worth it, but I'm grateful for good night sleep.

* Good health

* Scarves. I'm learning that scarfs are very useful! They really do help keep you warm and they make a great accessory.

* Things that aren't scary :) I went to a haunted house this weekend...I'm by far the biggest baby known to mankind.

9/20

It's been a few days since I last did this :S
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_xl_AR0IRs
~Hugs and kisses from those who do love you!
~Church
~Promises that are fulfilled
~Taking pictures
~Eternal families
~Extra strength to make it through a long week
~Rain/Stormy nights
~Faith
~Singing
~Late night hiking
~Men who honor their Priesthood
~Josh Groban
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqZ5LHyjpN4
~Walks
~GoodWood
~Star gazing
~Being able to run
~New computer
~Shoes
~"There can be miracles when you believe"

This Saturday I ended up going home for a while...My mom was preparing her lesson for RS on Sunday. She shared a quote that I really like... "No success can compare to the failure in the home"

~Disney Songs
~Clean movies
~Happiness
~Dancing
~Amazing Sunsets-I loved the sunset Saturday night! AMAZING~
~Healthy food
~Children
~Sleep
~"Everything happens for a reason."
~All the people who have made sacrifices so we can have the gospel on this earth. Also, I'm grateful to all those who have sacrificed for our freedom.
~Consider The Lilies, One of my fav. songs.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne178Ms2SFw&NR=1

9/10/09

Here are a few quotes that I like...

Decisions Determine Destiny
“I can’t stress too strongly that decisions determine destiny. You can’t make eternal decisions without eternal consequences.” -Thomas S. Monson

Prepared through Adversity for Eternal Life
“With all the differences in our lives, we have at least one challenge in common. We all must deal with adversity. . . . It is in the nature of our being human that comfort gives way to distress, periods of good health come to an end, and misfortunes arrive. . . . The arrival of suffering or the loss of material security can bring fear and sometimes even anger. . . . “The very opportunity for us to face adversity and affliction is part of the evidence of [Heavenly Father and the Savior’s] infinite love. God gave us the gift of living in mortality so that we could be prepared to receive the greatest of all the gifts of God, which is eternal life.”- Henry B. Eyring

~Root Canal- I know this is a weird thing to be grateful for but I am. It's been the most pain I've been in in a long time. I like to think that I have a high tolerance for pain, but this has brought me to tears countless times. The dentist gave me a narcotic to help with the pain, but that did nothing... I've learned a lot from this small trial and I truly am grateful for it.

~A busy day at work :)

~Soft tacos and watching the Swan Princess in Spanish! Trisha and I did this last night. For some reason the songs seemed soooo much more romantic in Spanish than in English...funny... And I don't speak that much Spanish.

~Frozen green beans! I have had a bag of these up to my face pretty much 24/7 since Tuesday morning :)

~ :D

The ability to play the piano.

Hope~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkWc_EKLs4E

Scriptures and the strength that comes as I read and study them.

My new roommate.

Agency

~Laura Fernsten

~Letisha Fehlman

~Trisha Collins

~Ms. Lisa Lee

~Brianne Creer

~Tiffany Rowley

Aug 31, 2009

1. Red things

2. Music

3. Trials (?)

4. Having 3 guys ask for my number in less than 20 mins.

5. Ward Prayer

6. New chapter in my life.

7. Cooking! I always feel better after making something super good!

8. Running

9. Priesthood Blessings

10. Flowers

11. A good night sleep

12. Reading good books

~Communication~

1. Communication

2. Lunch with old friends

3. Realizing how involved Heavenly Father is in my life.

4. Post-it notes

5. Having an extra green pen at work.

6. Family/Friend support in choices you make

7. Peace/Comfort with making a decision

8. Trust

9. Work luncheons! Free food is so good!

Beauty is in the Eye of the Holder

1. 1. Watching the sunrise.
2. 2. I know I say this a lot but I've felt it a lot the last little while...Peace.
3. 3. The beauty that is all around us.
4. 4. Pink cookies for breakfast :)
5. 5. Staying up till 1-2 and having strength the next day to go to work!

:D

1. Watching the sunrise on Timpanogos

2. Late night walks

3. Flowers!!!!!

4. Little things people do for you.

5. Understanding friends.

6. Chili's food. Very good!

7. Sleep is good. Specially when you haven't slept the last couple of days!

8. Medicine for sore muscles

9. Pictures :D

10. Temples! I know I have said this one before, but its awesome that no matter how often I go, I always feel so much at peace and His endless love that He has for me. Love it!

Aug 13-17

I totally forgot to post this....Ooops...



1. Jeans


2. Stormy weather!!!!! LOVE IT!


3. Moochies!


4. Most diffidently NOT Mexican food on a empty stomach!


5. An undless supply of green pens!


6. *Finding a place to live for fall/winter!!!! Super cute house in Provo!


7. *Finding answers to questions!


8. Nap time! I have been staying up every night this week till 12-1 am. Wed night me and a group of friends stayed up til 230ish watching the meteor shower…and I’m normally at work by 7ish. It has made for a long week.


9. Pool time with friends! I’ve been going to the pool a bunch and meeting up with old friends and meeting new people!


10. New goals towards getting back to school/motivation to get back to school.


11. Josh Groban! I love his music.

8/12/09

1. Stars/Meteor showers
2. Being warm!
3. Change
4. Agency
5. Things that are blue!!!

1. How loving children are!

2. Peace

3. “ A pessimist sees the difficulty in ever opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill

4. "We hope in Jesus the Christ, in the goodness of God, in the manifestations of the Holy Spirit, in the knowledge that prayers are heard and answered." – Dieter F Uchtdorf

5. "There may be things in our character, in our behavior, or concerning our spiritual growth about which we need to counsel with Heavenly Father in morning prayer. After expressing appropriate thanks for blessings received, we plead for understanding, direction, and help to do the things we cannot do in our own strength alone." –David A Bednar

6. Opportunities to give a talk AKA learn and understand something that I need to learn.

I love Wednesdays!

1. A working car: My brakes on my car are going crazy and I’m not looking forward to spending money on it to fix it :S


2. Long bike rides: I’ve been biking to work! It’s awesome! Takes about 20-30 mins to get to work on my bike. 14 miles round trip. It’s all uphill there and all uphill home…or at least that’s what it feels like. It’s good to get some me time and be able to refocus.


3. CTRL- Y. I get CTLR Z happy sometimes and undo too much, CTRL Y fixes that.


4. Temples! I’ve made it a habit to go to the temple once a week, 90% of the time on Wed. It really does give me the extra strength that I need to face the challenges in my life. It also gives me peace. Peace that I love having especially with everything that has happened this year. It’s been one of the best choices of my life.

5. The fact that my hair is growing out again! So, last Nov I chopped 9 inches of hair off. Worst choice ever. I think I hated ever second of it…BUT it’s almost back to its normal length and I’m super excited!!!!

July 24, 2009

1. Bikes! I love getting out on my bike and leaving all my thoughts at home. Love it!

2. Sunsets! I love, LOVE, LOVE Sunsets! I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ugly sunset! Kind of weird but it so peaceful (to me) to watch sunsets…

3. Puffy: AKA, my inhaler. Helps me breathe…sometimes….(stupid new inhalers….without CFC…Don’t get me started or you may never here the end of me!)

4. Random e-mails from friends/family.

5. Deep Hydrating Extra Dry Skin Moisturizer by Johnson and Johnson. I love this lotion.

July 23, 2009

1. My hair. I’m super glad I ended up with my head of hair. I swear it does what I want it to do, when I want it to do it. I can sleep on it wet and it looks amazing the next day. Just add some gel when its wet and it curls…it’s pretty amazing. I love it!

2. Crocheting. I never realized how relaxing crocheting is. I’m working on a blanket right now…Its super stress free!!

3. Cooking! I’m grateful that I have a skill in cooking. I love food, but I love making really good food and having people eat it. That's what I really love about it!

4. Damian Rice (Blower’s Daughter, Cannonball, ect), Secondhand Serenade (Fall for you, Broken, Ect) , Nick Lachey (What’s left of me), Nickleback (Far Away…). These are the songs that hit my most played songs at work.

5. Dress Codes at work. I loved dressing up. And now I have to everyday!! We recently got a dress code at work! Yeah!

July 21, 2009

1. Chocolate Obsession Soy Ice Cream! One bite, you will be obsessed with it...Trust me.
2. Pools! Love swimming on hot days!
3. Trisha Collins: (Roommate. She puts up with me :D )
4. Craigslist- Found a road bike that is in great condition for $80 bucks!!! YEAH!
5. Sleep/Naps!

July 20,09

1. Vacations!
2. Tacos! Need I say more?
3. Ctrl Z: This is one of my favorite things at work...If I make a mistake, Ctrl Z...And everything is back to normal. :)
4. Callings: I'm on the activities committee! I love it!!!
5. Cell Phones: When in doubt, text someone and they will know :)
6. Running!

Picnics, Friends, Blue Cookies , and a whole lot more….

~Today is a great day. I have been alive for 8402 days, 725,932,800 seconds, 12,098,880 Mins, 201,648 hours, and 1200 Weeks (rounded down). I'm very grateful for all this time!

~I have a lot to be grateful for today. Let me just say that yesterday probably was the best day ever! Nothing too big or special happened…it was just a super good day.

~One thing that I am very grateful for is my Dad. He is pretty awesome. If you don’t know him, you should get to know him. He has been through a lot in his life and I’m very glad that he has always been there for me and helped me become the person I am today. I love you dad!

~Sight. I don’t really know how I would live if I couldn't’t see. I know some people do it but if I missed all the beauty around me every day, I think I would cry. Eyes are pretty amazing.

~Nature. I love the mountains, I love the flowers, I love the grassy hills. I love the sunsets/sunrises, I love the stars at nights. I love anything and everything having to do with outside! You name it. I love going on walks at night and seeing all the stars. My siblings and I sleep outside every now and then when I go home and we stay up till 2am talking about the stars. I don’t understand how people don’t believe in God when there are beautiful things all around us.

~I’m grateful for Brianne Creer. She is my work best friend forever J She is really cool, Newlywed, 5 months older than me. She has been a real blessing to my life. We always have good talks and I usually walk away from them hearing something that I needed to hear that day. She is the bomb and I’m glad that she is in my life.

Things I'm grateful for today!

~I've been thinking a lot about many things I'm grateful for. One of the big ones would have to be my family. I love them so much and I don't know where I would be today with out them. I'm very grateful for the love and support that they have given me and continue to give me.

~For my job. I have a good job right now and when everyone else is losing their jobs, I have a pretty good one. Just praying that it stays that way.

~Prayer. This is one thing that I am very grateful for. I know I'd be lost without it. Over the last year I've come to learn and know that Heavenly Father is there and that He does listen and answer our prayers. Not always in the way that we want but He does listen and answers our prayers. I love it!

~Food. I'm super happy that we have food! I think of all the people with little or no food and i really think that we really take for granted how important food/nutrition is for our us.

~Good Friends. "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words" "A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself"
I'm very grateful to have friends. I'm grateful for the ones who have always been there for me and have been a blessing to me in times of need and have been there to help me relearn the song of my heart. Or the ones who believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. Kind of cheesy but its the truth. I'm grateful for all the friends that I have. They all have touched my life in one way or another. One day I will let you all know.
Thanks