Hysterical road trip to Roman Nose Lakes for the Singles Ward Camping Trip.
So we took the left turn in the fork of the road instead of the right and ended up in Montana. Left at 6 and got to the camp site at 12, just in time for smores :) then i realized i forgot my sweatshirt, lost my phone, and got eaten alive by mosquitoes. This sounds terrible, but I loved every second of it haha I have learned to laugh at the situations we're dealt with. It makes it a whole lot better.
Staying up til 5:30 am with the girls talkin girl talk and laughing about boy stories made up for the long car ride through the mountains. So grateful for those funny moments when all seems to go wrong, but you love the story... once its all over with and you can laugh at it. :)
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Steps Forward
Home for the summer. A year ago I was nervous to start school in the fall and scared to leave so much behind. I have learned so much about who I am and have learned to find my beauty from within.
People fade in and out of our lives and we can't linger on what was. We take steps forward, not to look back and return to what we knew, but to move forward and walk towards the unknown. I don't know where I will be in 5 years. I have "plans", but plans change. One thing I do know though is that if I do what is right and stand strong in my faith, I will be blessed with wonderful experiences and have the life I have always dreamed of. The Lord has blessed me with an amazing family who cares and loves me for me (the crazy outgoing odd one). I have faced trials and there have been ups and downs, but there is always someone there to lift me up when I need it. I know this may seem like a super serious post, and most won't be like this, but I have just had an amazing thought provoking day.
I have noticed change. A change in my family and how they open our home to those in need. My dad has given so much to help out others and in return has gained a great love for serving. My parents are such wonderful examples to me when it comes to service and giving what we have to help those who don't have much. A simple thing such as a BBQ for a struggling family, to a big thing such as helping someone out til they get back on their feet, all are examples of service. "By small and simple things, great things shall come to pass." We can create something worthwhile with such simple kind acts. It doesn't take much to effect lives around us. The choice we have is whether it is a negative or positive effect. I have been surrounded in negativity, and I will verify over and over, it doesn't do anyone good. It only creates tension. Life is too short and negativity is something we can do without.
I am so grateful for what I have and the changes that have taken place in my life and my family's. I know at times I may be doubtful, but I just need to remember to not doubt my worth. I am a daughter of God, and have the potential to do so many great things. Agency and wrong decisions are the only things getting in the way of that potential. I just have to stand in strength and remember to see the beauty I have within.
--simply me.
People fade in and out of our lives and we can't linger on what was. We take steps forward, not to look back and return to what we knew, but to move forward and walk towards the unknown. I don't know where I will be in 5 years. I have "plans", but plans change. One thing I do know though is that if I do what is right and stand strong in my faith, I will be blessed with wonderful experiences and have the life I have always dreamed of. The Lord has blessed me with an amazing family who cares and loves me for me (the crazy outgoing odd one). I have faced trials and there have been ups and downs, but there is always someone there to lift me up when I need it. I know this may seem like a super serious post, and most won't be like this, but I have just had an amazing thought provoking day.
I have noticed change. A change in my family and how they open our home to those in need. My dad has given so much to help out others and in return has gained a great love for serving. My parents are such wonderful examples to me when it comes to service and giving what we have to help those who don't have much. A simple thing such as a BBQ for a struggling family, to a big thing such as helping someone out til they get back on their feet, all are examples of service. "By small and simple things, great things shall come to pass." We can create something worthwhile with such simple kind acts. It doesn't take much to effect lives around us. The choice we have is whether it is a negative or positive effect. I have been surrounded in negativity, and I will verify over and over, it doesn't do anyone good. It only creates tension. Life is too short and negativity is something we can do without.
I am so grateful for what I have and the changes that have taken place in my life and my family's. I know at times I may be doubtful, but I just need to remember to not doubt my worth. I am a daughter of God, and have the potential to do so many great things. Agency and wrong decisions are the only things getting in the way of that potential. I just have to stand in strength and remember to see the beauty I have within.
--simply me.
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