Drained and Drowning.

 DRAINED

I'm drained. Completely drained.  This morning I woke up and I honestly couldn't find the desire to get myself to work, but I dragged myself out of bed and started to get ready.  As I did I got a glorious call from my coworker, Amanda, offering me a ride. 
A 5 minute car ride vs. 30 minutes of walking . . .  This made my morning 100x better. :)

I made myself some oatmeal with the extra time, and then she showed up to get me and I couldn't find a paper bowl to put my oatmeal in so that I could bring it to work.  Luckily, we had styrofoam cups. They seemed a little small but my oatmeal fit in the cup PERFECTLY. :) I grabbed a spoon and headed to work.

Then I rememberd I had left my purse at work over the weekend.  My purse had Gardetto's Snack Mix in it. Which is delicious and now I got to have it at work.

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I'm so grateful for the small tender mercies that keep us going when things seem hard.  I know that my life is EASY- but sometimes it's still hard for me. Thank goodness the Lord knows us each so personally and knows just what we need when we feel we can't go on any longer.

DROWNING

The Time of My Life!

Alright team- I've realized again, as I have so many times in my life, that there is an incredible power that comes from scripture study.  

No matter how great my life is going- It's always better when I am studying my scriptures daily and somehow I seem to forget the STUDY part every so often.  BUT, this last week as I have been drained of all my energy I have loved turning to the scriptures and feeling so charged and ready to keep on going! 

Every day  I seem to find something in the scriptures that relates to me SO personally and I feel incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful book in my life.  The Book of Mormon has changed my life and made me who I am today and I am incredibly grateful for it!

The Sting of Death...

I'll admit that some days I miss her a lot,
And I wish she was with me again,
But today I am grateful to know her so well,
And I sit here remembering when:

She'd scratch my back as I fell asleep,
Let me help her make dinner sometimes,
She'd teach guitar to the neighborhood kids,
And send me to my room when I cried.

She shared her love with everyone that she met,
Took notes in church every week,
Around campfires she'd bring the music and laughter,
She's just who I want to be.

I'll admit that some days I sure miss her a  lot,
And I wish she was with me again,
But today I am grateful to know her so well,
And I sit here dreaming of when:

We'll be with each other catching up on the past,
Forgetting when we were apart,
We're so alike I can't wait for the day,
When it won't feel like she is so far.



Just had to say that I am so grateful to know that I can see my mom again, and I can't wait for that day!  :) This gospel is a beautiful thing. :)

"But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ." - Mosiah 16:8