Busy Sundays

I love busy Sundays. Today, was a rather busy Sunday. I was constantly doing something or going somewhere. I didn't really get a break until about 9:30pm when our family watched the Amazing Race finale. (We love that show!)

I love busy Sundays because I am not bored, but I am serving. Busy Sundays remind me of why I do it and Who I do it for. This is the Lord's church and these are the Lord's people. There is nothing I'd rather do on a Sunday than be around those people who I love: my family and my "extended" church family. Today, I ran all over the place before, during, and after church. And, although I was running around, I felt peace. I could feel the Lord guiding me and leading me to where I needed to be and to who I needed to see. I felt good. The funny thing about service is even though you are constantly focusing on the other person, you really are benefiting more than you realize.

I felt blessed today.

Life IS good :)

I haven't posted in a while, but I found a tiny moment between life and schoolwork so I took it! I thought I'd take this moment to say...that life throws you curves. But, sometimes those curves are great. In this case, most of them are turning out to be awesome. All I have time to say is: new. New surroundings, new happenings, and new beginnings. Perhaps, I will find a moment again soon so I can elaborate. Just know this: life is SO good.

Tender Mercies

I am grateful for people. Aren't you? People who care. People who follow the little inklings to say something nice. Something that was just what you needed to hear. Maybe it was something that distracted you from heartache. Or relieved the stress even for a moment. Perhaps a phone call to say hi, a text message, or a conversation about nothing. Even conversations that allow one person to unload while the other just listens-are blessings. People who are in tune to the Spirit enough to follow the prompting to give a hug, make a joke, or post a little hello on Facebook are blessings to me. I am grateful for the ways the Lord puts easy moments in the midst of difficult trials. It reminds me of this...

God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs.

Pres. Spencer W. Kimball

I fully believe this. It is hard to recognize it sometimes, but I try to remember it. I need to be better at that. I know the Lord blesses those who bless His children. I've been blessed by them and I know that they are blessed in return. I only wish that I could be more like them.

My Weekend Epiphany

My weekend began on Friday morning when I was informed that class would be cancelled for Friday & Monday morning. Yay! Friday night, I planned on going to a YSA swim party. Now, I am not so confident in swimming attire. However, I found a few buddies to tag along with. Thank goodness for buddies! The water was slightly freezing. Finally, we came up with a novel idea! Two words: hot tub. I was immediately on board. Upon arrival, we discovered it would not hold the amount of people who showed up. Never fear! Where there is a will, there is a way. And we found a way. We were just a little crowded for a while. My Friday night ended with a late night food run to Wendy's after I discovered that Sonic was NOT open after 12am. Darn.

Saturday's event revolved around watching a screen. USA vs. England was the highlight. I know the whole country of England may hate me for saying this, but boy, am I sure glad it was a draw. Super lucky! Then, I stayed up late with Carla watching Avatar: The Last Airbender. Yes, I am now addicted to this show! That is another story for another time...

Then came Sunday. What was it that made this Sunday so great? Was it the fact that EVERY talk mentioned Disneyland? Was it the fact that Sunday School inspired me to resume my cooking practices? Was it the Girls Camp meeting that got me totally pumped for another year at LoMia? It could, in fact, be an accumulation of all of these things, but I think it was because I was SO busy. In my opinion, Sundays full of meetings and busy-ness are the best. It is a reminder to me that I am in the service of the Lord and I am a part of a wonderful and true church. I felt love from my ward members, I felt inspired by lessons, I felt like I was doing good. Above all, I was feeling the Spirit. I was happy. To top it all off, I hung out with some friends and played games.

I have reflected on the weekend and thought, "Wow." I know my life isn't too exciting compared to some, I know it is good. Going to school, working, and trying to find out WHERE my life is going gets a little boring and frustrating, but when I look between all of it I find something good. I find peace that says: it is good.