Ask and Ye Shall Receive, if Ye Are Willing to Accept

It is amazing to me the different trials we are all put through in this life. Even more amazing still is no matter what the trial is, the Lord is always there for us, ready to help us when we ask for it. The question is: are we willing to accept His help when we do ask for it? We may ask Him for help countless times and we may even plead for it, but if we aren't willing to accept the help given, how do we expect to get better?
He offers us help in many different ways. Whether it be through a family member, a friend, a neighbor, a blessing, a prayer, or even through a talk we might hear or read. It is one of those things where we need to keep not only our mind but our heart open so we can not only acknowledge the help but so that we may accept it when it is offered.
He is consistent in being there for us and there are times where He is there waiting for us with His arms wide open ready to catch us. We are taught on a regular basis that He is there for us, we are taught all the things He does for us, everything He is willing to do and has already done for us, yet we are quick to forget Him. We are quick to let pride get in our way. We are quick to forget Him not only when things in our lives are rough but also when we are happy with the way our lives are going. While we are quick to forget Him, we are also quick to question why we have certain trials in our lives.
I know I am this way too. I am taught on a regular basis yet I forget. This is something I am aware of doing yet somehow I still struggle with it. I have seen the benefits of turning to the Savior when I need help but I am still slow to do so. Why? This isn't something I can answer. However this is something that I can strive to change. Something I can put more effort into. Not only is this something that I can do but it is something that I need to do. Something I want to do. Wanting to do it makes the world of difference. It doesn't feel like an obligation this way which helps make the process easier.
I am going to challenge myself to do better. A challenge that I believe will be hard but worth it in the end. A challenge where the results could benefit more than me. A challenge I really don't want to fail. A challenge I look forward to doing.

Hmm?!

One of life's greatest questions.... how does a 5lb box of chocolate cause you to gain 10lbs?

2009 in Review

• I went to a Jazz Lakers game! Which the Jazz lost by the way! :) A playoff game no less!
  
• I got to spend a lot of time with one of my best good friends and got to hear all about the amazing things my other best good friend is doing in the mission field! :)
• I went to a Jazz OKC game! Jazz lost that game too! :) But to top that one off, I got to meet Kevin Durant! :)
  
• I went to England!!!!!!!!!! For a week!
  
• I became close friends with one of the most amazing families ever! I am grateful I have such wonderful people in my ward!
  

Wishes

Don't post the big wishes, just ones that others might already know about you.
For instance I wish:
*That I could play a musical instrument
*That I knew sign language
*That I could drive a standard better
*That I could go to the OKC Thunder game in Utah on November 24
*That I tried new things more often
5 simple wishes that you are ok with other people knowing. So now for the tagging!
Brittany, Cortney, Logan, Jan, and Alisa Lets see your wishes! Have fun!

Gotta Love Basketball!

Best opening 2 days of the NBA!!!!
Cav's lost twice! 0-2-haha LeBron!
Mav's lost last night! Can't stand them!
Thunder won tonight! Kevin Durant's team-everyone should cheer for them!
Spurs won!!! gotta love 'em!
Lakers won last night! Slow start but awesome finish!
And to top it off....Jazz LOST!!!!! Denver did what I wanted them to!
Fantastic couple days of basketball! :)
Love it!

Just Say Hi!

I was once taught in Young Women to just say hi! It had been a lot of years since I had thought about this until a few weeks ago when I was talking to the girls in my class and I was reminded of that lesson. I thought about how much of a difference we can make in someones day by just saying hi. That two letter word can make all the difference. We may not see it or realize we made a difference but the person we said hi too can feel it. We get the opportunity to feel the effects when someone just says hi to us! We can feel the improvement. After we have felt this improvement why wouldn't we want to do that for someone else? With this said let me tell you about this amazing neighbor that I have; we are good friends and she and her family are ABSOLUTELY amazing! When I left my house today I had a message waiting for me outside on the sidewalk...Such encouragement! Some days it is something like this that we need just to get out of bed. It is things like this that make it worth getting out of bed! The rest of the day might not be what you wanted or what you expected but no matter how the day goes this message is there for us to know that someone was thinking about us and they wanted us to have a good day! All she did was say hi and my day was so much better! Anyone walking by can take this note to heart and they should! Maybe my neighbor was directing it to me but I am sure anyone else who saw this note had a change in their day! So when we do say hi to someone else it makes their day but how do we know that someone else didn't over hear it and take it heart? For all we know they passed it on! The person we just said hi to, well they probably passed it on too because of the way they felt!
Although its been years its nice to know that a little reminder can bring back amazing truths. So just say hi! It makes a difference. Don't let the day pass without saying hi to someone! You never know how it will make them feel and you won't be sorry!

My Foreign Adventures in Color!

The London Eye!

Big Ben!

Big Ben viewed from the London Eye!

Westminster Abbey!

Big Ben, St. Margret's Church, Westminster Abbey!

Windsor Castle!
(Part of it!)

The Underground!

Fish n' Chips!

In my map of London!