Monday, March 9, 2009

Time with the besties!!


I Just had the best weekend in a long time! Erica and Lisa came to Ca to visit! It was a quick stay but I enjoyed every moment of it! We started of the weekend on friday with a trip to Disneyland.  It was way fun. We found some fun photo oppritunities in the SM line. It was great. On saturday we spent a day in huntington soaking up the sun. It was awesome.. even though we didn't get much color. For lunch we went to a famous resturant that will remain unnamed.. it was great!  Then we spend home on the 91 to make it to a baptisum at 5! We made it to my house by five and still needed church clothes. We changed into church clothes in less than four mins and were out the door it was awesome. Suprisingly we made it to the baptisum before dekota was baptized. It was sweet. But we smelled like beach... oh well.. Saturday night was followed by a slumber party at my house that included heartattaking the bishop... lol it was great fun. Sunday I had the oppritunity and of singing in church which was really cool. The girls then left sacrament to drive back to idaho :( it was a quick but amazing trip! We plan to going beach camping on our next adventure!! 




Thursday, January 22, 2009

Climbing Through Life


This Week I got to spend a day with my family! And it turned out to be one of the best days I have had in a long time!  We spent the day at Bass Pro Shop  out by Victoria Gardens.
But the event of the day that really sparked my surge of creativity was my climb up the rock wall. My little sister tatelyn and I had the chance to climb up a very tall rock climbing wall. Me being the thrill seeker I am said yes without hesitation. Tatelyn decided to go first up the wall. She got all harnessed in and went up the wall slowly but surely. Her second time up was a little quicker but you could still see certain spots where she would stuggle. Then it was my turn. I walked up got harnessed in and grabbed the first holes I could in the steep wall. Right away I knew this wall was going to be a lot harder than pervious walls I had climbed. I started to gain a little bit of hight. Then the fear set in. What if I wasn't strong enough to get up this wall? What if I feel? My family would never let me live it down! What if I took forever to get up to the top? All the worries hit me at once and my legs began to tremble. I slowly looked up and determined there was no going back now. I had to prove I could get up the wall just like my little sister! The shaking in my legs made it a lot harder to push my self up. Each time I had to let go of a safe spot I had found and reach for a higher foot hold I wasn't sure if I could get there safely. I almost fell once. My foot missed the foot hold I was blindly reaching for, and all my body weight hit my arms. I suddenly found I was a lot stronger than I gave myself credit for. My family cheered my one the whole time, my dad gave me constant direction on where the next step would help me get to the top. Finally I made it to the top! After walking away with a few scrapes and bruises, I remembered a valuable lesson about life. In the begging when Heavnly Father asked us who want to follow Christ's plan we all jumped at the oppritunity. Once we arrived here on earth we learned that life was not as easy as we thought it would be. Satan begins to plant fear and worries in our hearts. Each time we would begin to feel comfortable with the spot our life was in satan would tell us we couldn't do it. Along the way we slip and get scraped up and learn we are a lot stronger than we think. We also have our father in heaven to guide us. He will show us the best direction for us to continue onward. If we persist and endure to the end we will be able to live with our father again. 




Trusting In The Lord

So I guess it's been a while since I have shared my thoughts with the world. Let me explain my current status. I moved home to beautiful sunny California a week or so before christmas. I decided to move home to prepare to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints. My first priority after settling in was to find a full time job. I have been home for five weeks now... and I am still unemployed. I am quickly learning with the economy they way it currently is it is almost impossible to find a job. So after a lot of stress and fear I am finally turing to the lord and asking for help. I am starting to realize that I will not be able to find a job without divine intervention. I have a testimony that if we ask the door will be opened unto us. I also know that faith and fear can not coexist. So hear I go, I am going to have faith and trust in our lord and savior Jesus Christ. He knows the desires of my heart, and I have faith he will lead my life where it needs to be. I also know that he loves all of god's children. I know that he lives!