Life is super busy right now! We didn’t really send these out, since invites are coming super soon. I’m so excited to be marrying my best friend. Sometimes it’s a little crazy to think how quickly and smoothly everything has happened, but when the timing is right, things just work. Read more…
I had the best long weekend last week!! I went to Washington D.C. to see my amazing boyfriend, Dave, get baptized. He is such a wonderful man. We met earlier this year, before he had really begun investigating, and even then I was impressed by his moral character, integrity, and 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…
Several years ago, this talk came out in the Ensign: Continue in Patience . I’m pretty sure it was written just for me, especially at the time it came out. I think one of the biggest struggles I’ve encountered as an “older” single woman in the LDS culture is figuring out what to Read more…
December 14, 2012 … Like most tragic and shocking events, the news of this elementary school shooting came by word of mouth. I was at work, thinking more of my performance that evening than anything else. I suppose we never really feel the full impact of these events unless we Read more…
I was watching my life fall to pieces I was saying all the wrong things, knowing I wasn’t supposed to beg I was wondering why crying didn’t come faster I was wondering how to escape the emotions, willing my mind to far away places I was at my brother’s home, Read more…
I feel compelled to write. To fill a page with words that mean something. I feel… something. I feel like life is always darkest before the dawn. I remember a camp out way back when I was in Young Women’s. Aside from the fact that I had somewhat slid into the Read more…
“Never let anyone take away your dreams. Every challenge you face will only help you achieve your dream, even if it breaks your heart at the time. The Lord loves you, and in His time He will give you every good gift. I love you, always and forever. Never forget Read more…
There was a time when I was much more vigilant about reading conference talks on a consistent basis. My new ward doesn’t meet until 1pm, and since I can’t sleep in much later than 8:30 these days, that left me a lot of time to think this morning. And read. Read more…