Easter!

So I was so excited because I got to go home for Easter! (Here in Logan I don't think that is the norm - more people go home for conference. . . ?) I spent a bunch of my time studying for my anatomy test because I am really good at waiting until the last minute to do that but I still had an amazing time with my family! Shayna wanted to make the delicious treats above and I love how they turned out! I love just enjoying time and that's what I do when I am HoMe! :)
The here is some of the pictures that we took! :) There is the family minus mom - I wish we had gotten one with her in it but oh well - Then there is the girls! :) And then there is me with our ducklings - my dad wanted them I guess - So he got them (so there is a picture of him playing with them too)! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

Get Validated

My friend found this and shared it with me and I felt like sharing it with all of you! It is long but I think it is worth it!

Remember how beautiful and amazing and great you are! I love all of you! Don't forget to help others and let them know how great and wonderful they are too!



Attitude is Everything!

The spot where the sagebrush grows!

This is a picture that my friend Millie took on Tuesday night. I remember looking at that sunset from my apartment window when it was still snowing and the snow looked like sparkles it was so beautiful!

Teeth and Old Sweethearts

So last week was Spring Break and I loved every second of it . . . even when I broke a tooth . . .oops! I will tell the whole Spring Break story later but for now I will just let you all know that when you are eating Sweethearts in March make sure you don't bite them at the wrong angle because I can figure that happened in my mouth is I did (Hope that makes sense). But anyway I broke a tooth and had to schedule the dentist into my life. It didn't hurt really except it was sharp and didn't get along with my tongue. BUT once at the dentist there was 15 minutes from walking into the office to walking out and NO numbing (I hear it is worse than the pain . . . which I didn't have any of) :) And in honor of this great dentist story, here is a great after the dentist video.

Bubbles, Kites, and Rain

This is kind of random but then again when am I not? I just wanted to write about these three things today! Bubbles! I LOVE blowing bubbles so much! Now this may be a hobby that only keeps me occupied for 3 minutes before I get bored or I can go for hours, but I just love watching them float around in the air or even popping them! I just enjoy it! Oh and bubble gum bubbles are fun to play with too. Especially if you have someone with you who LOVES to pop them. . . it's so much fun to see a face light up when you let them smack and pop something coming out of your face. ;)
Next is kites! I love kites too. Once again it is something that really only keeps me entertained for a little while and I don't do it a whole lot but it's just fun! My roommate Ashley and I were talking about it the other day and we decided that we need to go and fly some! I love them and I think it is just because of small tidbits of memories that I have.
RAIN! Oh my gosh I love the rain! I got to walk home in it yesterday and just smiled the whole way home! It's such a gorgeous, fun thing! My pant leg bottoms did get wet and that's never fun but I love rain period. That is all that really needs to be said. Oh! Here is a great song about rain . . . don't be fooled she is saying stay rain!

Mormon 3:2-3

Sorry I have become somewhat "inspirational" - only lately but I was reading a sister missionaries blog and stumbled across this amazing gem! I had to go and read the scripture and mark it! Since she wrote it so well I have copied and pasted it! :

I read a scripture during studies this week that I wanted to share. It is in Mormon 3:2-3. (I think!) In vs. 2 the Lord commands Mormon to go and cry repentance unto the people and he obeys the Lords command, then in vs. 3 it says, and it was in vain." I realized when I read that scripture that sometimes we set in our mind that when we are obedient we will receive immediate blessings or everything will work out amazingly. My first thought after reading that was, he did what God asked, why didn’t it work? And then I realized God didn’t command him to go cry repentance promising him great success as a result, God just simply commanded and Mormon Obeyed, no strings attached. What an amazing example. We should never assume we deserve a specific blessing for our obedience. God blesses us in his way and in his time.

The Book of Mormon is real. The church is true!

It's STILL that simple . . .

Last night I was watching a movie with my roommate and friend Tiffany called "Love's Unfolding Dream" it is like the 6th in a series produced from Hallmark and based on a series of books, I love the series because they are good and have little profound gems hidden in them. In fact I will share more than one.

In the first movie (Love Comes Softly) the main character Marty's husband is killed and she is presented with an offer to marry a man to survive the winter and then he will pay for her trip back home. He lost his wife several years back and is still a VERY faithful man. One day she is talking with him and says something about how could God have let such horrible things happen to him, such a good man? He replies with a this (Missy is his daughter):
Missy could fall down and hurt herself, even if I'm walking right there beside her. That doesn't mean that I allowed it to happen. She knows, as far as unconditional love, I'll pick her up and I'll carry her. I'll try to heal her. I'll cry when she cries. And I'll rejoice when she is well. In all the moments of my life, God has been right there beside me. The truth of God's love is not that he allows bad things to happen. It's His promise that he'll be there with us when they do.

I love that perspective . . . now for the one that hit me last night. I was hit so hard by the following because it is so true and yet sometimes it is SO easy to forget it as we get wrapped up in the whirlwind of life, the fears and dreams of the future. Here is the conversation that struck me:
Belinda: "Everything seems to be getting a lot harder all of the sudden. Only a few years ago I knew how to get answers to my questions."

Grandma: "You wish it were simple again like when you were a child? You could say a heart-felt prayer to God and just listen for his guidance?"

Belinda: "Yes"

Grandma: "Belinda, it's STILL that simple."