Texas Forever

Well Ben and Mer can release that sigh of relief. WE WILL BE STAYING IN TEXAS...for now. We looked up Heath's application today and he had been denied for the Fall. It said he was good candidate but it was a no go. I wasn't too suprised considering we sort of did it on a whim and turned the application in like a month before it was due. I wasn' t too disappointed considering I get to stay by family that much longer, but now I feel like we still don't know what we are doing...again! Arggh. That is just a frustrating place to be. I feel like now we know what we want to do but don't have the tools to get it done. Hopefully we will figure it all out and things will fall into place. Yay for more months of fun with Sydney and cuddling with baby Mallory!! Can't wait!

I am tired!

So I guess I wont be writing that baptism day post. It would be wayyyy too long because there is just so much to write about! I'll just keep my simple one before this and add on this: When I look back to my life before the church it is very strange to me. I feel like I was a completely different person back then, and I was! Now it feels as though I've always been a member and that is a great feeling. I guess the biggest thing that has changed for me during the past seven years has been my thoughts on family. I don't think I ever loved or appreciated my family the way I do now. I am very thankful that I had such wonderful parents who raised me with such great standards and that taught me right and wrong. I think I would have made a lot more mistakes in this life if it wasn't for their teachings. So Happy Belated Baptism Day to me!

On to other news. I think this semester's schedule is finally catching up to me. I am just so tired. I feel disoriented because each day is so different and I have to remember which day is work, which day is clinical, and which day is school! I just can't wait until this semester is over! Also, we should be finding out about BYU soon. That's exciting! Although I got to spend Tuesday with Sydney and Mer and let me tell you that girl is good at convincing me to stay here in Texas just by giving me a bejo (a kiss). I'm going to miss them so much and my family too! But hey, when the spirit speaks, it speaks! That's pretty much it for the news. Hope you have a great day!

7 years!

Monday was my seven year mark since joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I still cannot put together a post to encompass all of that. I am working on it but will just say that I love being a member of the Church and can't wait for another seven years to pass. My life has been so blessed since being baptized and I am grateful for that. More to come later...

Ode to the Blog

Blogs are an amazing thing. They allow us to see further into one another more than normal. I'm what some would call a "Blog Stalker". I creep around, read posts, and sneak away unnoticed. I've been thinking today about the fact that we don't really know the people around us. We may think we have them all figured out, but we don't. I guess I am reflective on this today because there are some people in my life who seem easy to categorize, to stereotype, or to place blame on. But really I don't know what is going on with them, what they are going through, what they've been through. So I guess I am thankful for blogs and the oppurtunity they give to us to see a little deeper into the lives of those around us and help us to be a little more understanding.

Busy Little Bee

Lots of things are happening right now and that is fun! Last night we got to spend some time with Jill. It was a lot of fun. She is a busy, busy girl with graduate school so it was nice of her to take some of the little free time she has and spend it with us! We love her! Ron (Heath's little brother) will be going into the MTC (Missionary Training Center, for those of you not fluent in Mormon abbreviations :) ) next week! I can't believe it! We miss him already! I will miss playing Wii Sports with him the most! He is such a great kid, the little brother I never had! Good luck Ron! And then this weekend my brother is coming into town. I haven't seen him in like a month, yay! And next weekend Bandaid (Mer's sister) is coming into town from good ol' Provo! Lots of fun to come in the next couple weeks! Hope everyone is a having a great day and I love you guys!

Tough Love

Sometimes I feel like I have to be 100% fake, nice/upbeat all the time, and honestly, that just ain't me! I'm kind of a tell it like it is person. I guess I am just a little annoyed that some people constantly complain and let their downfalls/trials define who they are. That's just not fair to them and surely not fair to those who love them. I don't think people realize how much other people would probably like to be like them or have their life and sometimes they take for granted all the blessings they do have. Like an eternal family, a house to live in, an income....and much more. If there is anything I have learned in the past 7 years since joining the church it has been realizing how blessed I am. I am not saying I am perfect. I am not saying I don't complain. I'm just saying that most of us have it pretty good (I know I do!) and instead of letting shortcomings, or illnesses, or trials define us and hold us back....lets thrive on the many blessings that we have in our lives. I've been that person that fell away from the church to find myself and honestly all I did was realize how much the church meant to me....and the road back was long and hard and not at all fun...pretty painful in fact. I am not a very fun person, in fact I can be a pretty depressing person sometimes, but I don't let depression define me. I have, however , let the Gospel help me find peace with my depression. So what is the point of this long, rambling, probably a little rude or angry tirade......I'm not sure, but I am sure it has everything to do with this lesson. The Gospel is perfect, the people are not. You cannot rely on the people of the church to keep your testimony burning, you have to do something about it. I am guilty of this too. You cannot lean on the crutch that is someone elses testimony. Find your own. It's hard but so worth it.