I don’t like to brag, but I really do have the best job ever! I didn’t exactly realize I would be leading this dance… I thought I would just be a dancer! It’s a teaching video, so it’s pretty long. Jump to around 12:00 to see the full dance without Read more…
Every now and then we do some pretty awesome events at work. Here’s my participation in the latest: March Madness!! It’s a lot harder to wheel around those chairs than you think… Our great team! We lost every game we played. But we had spirit! Defensive skills at play Yes, Read more…
I’m an Ireland fanatic. It was the first country I ever visited. I love the people, the music, the dance, and the food. Eight years later, I’m even more obsessed with Ireland! That three week trip shaped my life – especially my academic life. While I won’t claim to be Read more…
I’m so thankful for my patriarchal blessing. I’m thankful that I’ve been able to come closer The Lord since the start of the new year. I feel like I’ve gained additional trust in The Lord and his plan for me. It’s one thing to be promised something and bother thing Read more…
TIME has decided to help a girl out and clear the air about marriage. Specifically, how far off the mark I am in being 28 and single. GOOD NEWS! I have 10 months and 11 days before I fall on the wrong side of the median! For what it’s worth, the Read more…
I’ve been in the Isaiah chapters for my scripture study, which is instructive, but by always the spiritual direction I’ve needed of late. It’s not always easy to liken scriptures about the end times and destruction to having faith, hope, and enduring to the end. Today is a gem, though. Read more…
This is my 400th post! I was going to put a cool picture on here to celebrate that, but most of them were of motorcycles and schmancy cars. And I’m a little bit off-put by motorcycles still, thanks to the X, and fancy cars remind me of someone I’m currently Read more…
January has brought along some interesting experiences and tons of opportunity for personal growth! I could probably count on one (maybe two) hands the number of days I haven’t cried, but a lot of that has been from spiritual influences and feeling the Lord so close to me. I’ve definitely grown Read more…
This post may get a bit personal. But I don’t know that anyone reads my updates too much these days, so I’m just going with it. It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop. ―Dieter F. Uchtdorf Despite how difficult circumstances Read more…
I was reading yesterday about a man who complained that life always seemed to be on an up and down rollercoaster… never smoothing out into a nice balance. He happened to be complaining to a nurse, who observed that if you’re in the hospital, the peaks and valleys on the Read more…