Everyday is a New Day

As most people know, I don't sleep much. I rarely get 8 hours of sleep and the average during high school was about four to five hours. Sleep is an important part of our everyday lives. Getting "enough" sleep helps us think clearer, learn better, and feel better. However, I'm still happy; I get good grades; and I think clearly most of the time. So how do I do it? He did I survive high school? Sophomore year when I didn't know how to manage my time very well. Junior year when I did three sports and had a hard time doing all my homework. And, senior year with a part time job and 3 AP classes and clubs and organizations that ate all my free time.

Well, I prayed and had faith. That simple. There is a hymn, #85, that says something to the effect of as thy days shall demand so thy succor shall be. I can testify that's true. In order for me to pass all my classes and get twenty college credits senior year I had to do a lot of homework. I had to stay up late and wake up early. Normally, people would be exhausted and unable to function. I was blessed with enough strength to do all that I needed to do. Another part of this story is that I found out that I need to trust that the Lord has control. This year He promised me that I would fall asleep in class but I would never miss anything important. I see that promise as true in high school and also here in college.

So, the moral of this story is to trust. This wasn't the story I was planning on telling but I wanted to write what the Lord needs me to write, and I hope I did. As life becomes more challenging there is more aid available to us. Just pray and believe and realize that things like homework or dishes aren't that bad when we consider it could be worse.

Small worries

Lately I have been thinking of things for which I am grateful. One of the things for which I decided to be grateful was small problems. My problems aren't so bad that I can't sleep at night because I'm worrying about how I'll feed myself in the morning. I have such small problems. I am so grateful for them.

Gratitude, what an interesting idea. What is gratitude? It's recognizing that God's hand is in every little thing around us and then thanking Him for it. Gratitude makes challenges seem easier. It makes a person more happy. I'm grateful for the messes my roommates make and as I listen to them make some crazy food something right now I am excited to see what mess they will have managed to create. Trust me, they are talented.

A long with small problems and gratitude I'm grateful for prayer. Prayers come in many forms and He listens to our problems and will help us through them if we but ask. I say prayers all throughout the day. Most of them are silent and involve nothing more than expressing gratitude for a hard seat in a cold classroom while gaining a college education instead of sitting in a soft seat in jail or somewhere worse. I'm grateful for a lot of things. I love my life. It is so good to be surrounded by people that care about me without realizing it. The roommates I have are so willing so give up their comfort to have prayer every night or so that I can sleep in peace.

God is great. Miracles happen everyday. Prayers are still being answered and when life looks too dark to keep walking, be grateful that you can see and trust that the Lord is watching after you.

Laughing at myself

Last night I was working one of my last shifts at Macey's (the grocery store). I have worked in the dairy department since the beginning of this year. As the night winds down we do something called shrink. Shrink is the scanning of all product that is either expired or damaged and then throwing it all away (it's a shame how much "bad" food gets thrown away). While I was scanning the damaged products, I found yogurts that had blown up over everything, cinnamon rolls with the icing hard and sticky and everything around it. Each time I touched a gross thing I just laughed a little. Then I was throwing away everything and it became the time for 5 two pound containers of strawberry yogurt to go. I throw them in the garbage compactor (nicknamed the "yum"). And by them I mean all but one. One of these containers found away to break open and cover my entire right side. I laughed so hard. And finally, I was walking in the parking lot towards my truck when I thought about the earth. I thought about how beautiful it is but also how beautiful heaven will be. And while picking up a piece of garbage I thought to myself, "This world isn't exactly the prettiest thing on earth." I burst out in laughter, I thought it was so funny! I looked up and hoped that Heavenly Father thought it was as funny as I did. 

That's it. I hope to keep laughing at life. It makes everyday even better. And faith. Faith makes everything better and it builds strong bones.

Why do I have a blog?

Why do I have a blog? That is a good question. I feel like most people will ask this question so I might as well get the answer out right now. I have a few friends who recently have started blogs. I've never really followed anyone's blog before but I started reading these friend's blogs and I enjoyed them. Then last night (Saturday night) after I came home from work I saw something about spreading testimonies through texting, social media, and blogging. And I made the quick decision to start a blog.

Now the real question becomes what will I write in my posts. All of a sudden I have this place where I can write my thoughts about just about anything and people will be able to read them. Some people might like it and some might think it's weird. But either way I'm kind of excited. I do plan on writing about small things that happen throughout the day. Where will I put my big life events? I don't know. But for now let's go with what I said.

So, something small that happened today. I woke up at the perfect time. I have this "thing" where I like to be on-time to everything, which isn't a bad thing. But I also take a long time to get ready in the morning (praying and scripture study and eating take up most of that time). So with nine a.m. church I have to wake up around seven or seven-thirty to be ready in time. Another thing is that I don't use an alarm clock anymore. Proverbs 3:5-6 explains why. So I pray at night to be woken up at the best time in the morning. I woke up a little bit later than I would've wanted but kept faith that the Lord knew what He was doing. And it worked out perfectly because my friends came to walk me to church right as I was about to put on my shoes and leave. Faith, patience, and trust. They're important in everyday life.

Welcome to my blog. I hope you enjoy!

I caved in....

Yes, I now have a blog. It's a weird thought. I've been thinking about starting one for quite some time now, and now I have made the final decision to do it. I just used the word "now" three times in two sentences. I don't know all that I'll post on this. I guess whatever the Lord wants me to. Last night as I sat and talked to a friend about life I realized that life's trials consist of trying our faith and trying our patience. So, be patient and trust that God will help. I can give a lot of experiences to testify to that. Tout sera d'accord means all shall be okay. It's the truth.