Push and pull

My least favorite song with the strings of a heart.

It's hard when...

you know that something is not worth pursuing but you want it so badly anyway.

Sometimes being grounded is a good thing.

It's been a good long while since I posted. Lots of things have occurred within this time. They can all basically be summed up in a phrase, "good times, good times." 

About a month or so a go my mother grounded me and my brother from sitting next to each other in church and at the church activities we go to. She did it because we had a tendency to hide in each others shadows and coast along relatively unnoticed. So as good children we've been trying to go along with this stipulation. Sometimes it was just a pain to make a concentrated effort to sit by someone else. In the end though it was such a blessing for me that she did that.

Because I was trying to get to know more people and interact with others I've been able to get to know and to become better friends with people. Two people in particular. They are such great examples in my life and I love spending time with them. Not to mention they are hilarious and I am pretty sure my abs are getting the best work out ever from laughing so hard.

I've also been able to reinforce my conclusion that people are the greatest invention. Life is all about those we come to know and those we interact with. They fuel my desire to be a good person, to try and be kind to all and to help others. People help to give meaning to life and make it worth living. I am one lucky, thankful girl to have the friends and family that I do.

Peace.

For the past while I've been working towards a goal. A goal that consistently seemed to step backward as I stepped forward. I've been trudging and trudging and the feeling of not getting any closer became prominent.

A couple months ago my goal began to feel real.
It took shape.
I felt closer.
Today I realized that I felt calm and peace. A feeling that, yes I will get there. It's such an amazing feeling.

I am so thankful for the Holy Ghost and how it speaks to me. I can feel of the love that the Savior has for me through the Holy Ghost. I can feel peace and love when life seems bleak. I can retain perspective and know that I am loved. I can gain answers to the questions of my heart. I can be strengthened and comforted. I can be led to where my Father in Heaven would like me to go. I know that when we live the way that Christ would have us live we are able to have his spirit and be closer to Him.

I love this gospel so much which is why I've decided to serve a mission. That is my goal. The one I am working towards. A mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Thing 28 of 30

A picture of something I'm afraid of....

CONFERENCE!!!!!!!

It was so good! For me, I feel like it always is especially when I am prepared and paying attention. When you come with an attitude willing to learn and grow then it can be especially helpful. If you missed it or didn't watch it then and want to now, you still can! Go to lds.org and its there to read, to watch or to listen. They really have some great messages that are especially for you to hear.

I love that we have a prophet who receives modern revelation for us as a church. It is so comforting to know that God is watching over us and that he loves us so very dearly! Find out for yourself!

Thing 27 of 30

A picture of someone I miss....

J and Bubby! 

(MAT Shelley too. But he is not pictured.)

My brother!

A. And she does not have this green of hair now. 

J, K, A, R, M and K. They are fantastic.