No, I Haven't Forgotten You!

Hey there! I bet you thought, "goodness, I am so sick of seeing/reading about their LUCK....couldn't they get over themselves and start posting some other things so that I can move on with my life!"

Well, worry no more, I am here to give you a new post to stare at for a while. Joel and I have been very busy lately...our schedule goes like this: wake up early, go to work all day, come home, eat dinner, chill for about two hours, go to bed...start it all over again.

I started working full-time and feel like i have no time to breathe! I have had a lot of photo shoots lately as well. (that is pretty good, although my Saturdays are all work, instead of all cleaning and resting and being lazy.)

Umm, lets see....because I work at the college, I am able to take classes for free. Taking full advantage of this opportunity I decided to enroll in BUSINESS LAW. Don't quite know what I got myself into, but the good news is that I know the instructor, so I can go to him with all my questions...oh I forgot to mention that it is ONLINE because I couldn't work a class into my work schedule. I am sure I will have more details in the future....

I have been pretty healthy lately, knock on wood. We are starting to look more seriously into adoption as well. I don't have a lot of time to take off from work, and I don't really want to spend a lot of money right now dealing with medical things...I would rather put it all towards adoption at this point in time. We are thinking that by the year's end we will start the paperwork, knowing that we will probably have at least a year to wait. We will see....I change my mind on a weekly basis, but at this point in time I feel very strongly about pursuing adoption soon.

I have been reflecting lately on ways to improve my life and looking back at the counsel we have been given from our church leaders. It is interesting to see the "we warned you not to do that" stuff come to play. In my personal life, I can see how some of the choices that my parents and I have made in the past have affected the outcome of our family. I love my parents dearly, actually more than anyone could ever try to explain, but I am grateful that the example they have given me is one that can change the outcome of my own family's life. Life is hard, but if we follow exactly what our church leaders have been inspired to say to us, then we will not be lead astray, and when the strong winds blow and the rainy season comes, we will be prepared and come out ahead of the world and live in righteousness. I was reading in the May 2007 Ensign and found a new theme for my life...Elder McConkie said, "I am one of his witnesses, and in a coming day I shall feel the nail marks in his hands and in his feet and shall wet his feet with my tears." I AM ONE OF HIS WITNESSES, as are all of us who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. I don't want to put Christ down in anyway, and want to live my life so that I am worthy to "feel the nail marks in his hands and in his feet" and to "wet his feet with my tears." I am far from perfect, and have a lot of flaws that I am trying to iron out, but having this quote in my mind every day is an inspiration for me to be better than I was yesterday and be the best I can be in the future. The gospel gives us such an amazing outlook on life, without it, I would not be who I am today and I would not have such a wonderful husband and eternal companion. I am grateful that I don't have to join the ladies at my work who talk about being on their second, third, or even forth marriage. Joel is amazing to me, and although I probably make life harder than it should be, he is always there to offer a hug, to wipe away my tears and to listen to my problems. I could not imagine life without him. He is my rock, my light at the end of the tunnel, my sweetheart...I hope that someday he can be a father.

Well, i got off on a little tangent, but, be grateful for all you have...every last bit of it, because somewhere, probably not to far from you, is someone who is a little sadder than you, a little hungrier than you, a little worse off in life than you. Express to our Lord and Redeemer that grace and gratitude you have for his sacrifice and his love...everything will work out in the end...it is just getting to "the end" that is a battle. Step by step, day by day...life will go on, and eventually the sun will shine for you.

I love you all, even those that I don't know well...I hope that you find joy in life and are happy now..if you are not happy now, go do service for someone, it is a guaranteed recipe for happiness....

Chow!