Deep Roots are Not Reached by the Frost

Tonight my roommate invited me to go watch an intramural soccer game her brothers and a few other girls and guys in the ward were playing. Normally I would have said no, but I decided to do something different with my day so I agreed to accompany them.  They played a great game (we won 6 to 3) and Audrey and I had a great conversation while sitting on the side lines watching them and their tricky foot work.  At one point I said, "I miss middle school!!" She laughed at me in reply, "I don't think I've EVER heard someone say that." You see, I played on a soccer team in middle school when my family lived in Maryland and I loved it a lot. Now I have a deep desire to play soccer again semi-well. It's one of those desires that always sits there down in my feet, never satisfied.  WHY?  Because I always psyched myself out by saying, "You'll get in their ways, they're all so much better than  you, you're going to make it so they don't h...

A spontaneous 80s night with two of my roommates during which we dance around our apartment complex with 80s music blasting and delivering heart-shaped cookies... A most fabulous Valentine's Day full of people I love and amazing examples of how I am loved not only by them, but also by Heavenly Father... Another Engineering test out of the way... An apartment almost entirely clean... The temple to begin my Saturday of cleaning... Some progress made on logistics of mission stuff... A skirt bought for my mission that looks pretty awesome if I do say so myself... Thoughts of Laurel coming home and being here with me floated through my mind... Another week come and gone with 73 days left until I leave for Spain... :)

So I'm sitting in my bed, right? And I'm thinking about how prayers are answered.  I'm supposed to be studying about covenants, but my mind is wandering.  I think about the many times I've prayed to my Heavenly Father and begged, sobbed, pleaded for something to happen, for someone to do something, or for my heart to change.  I think about the times I've gotten answers to those prayers in one form or another and realize that almost never have they come instantaneously, but rather they were answered after I put myself in a position where others could be the answer.  I have gotten so many answers through sacrament meeting talks, stake conference talks, late night roommate talks, mommy and daddy talks, seeing other people interact in the homework lab, listening to a professor, etc... So many prayers have been answered through other people, so naturally I wouldn't have been able to get that answer on my knees with no one around.  There are of course many other ways ...

This morning I woke up and got ready for school.  A normal occurrence! There was a bit of a hiccup though, when I asked my roommate how warm it was outside.  She'd gone running so I figured she would have a good understanding of the current weather in Provo, you see.  The response was a happy one - "It's warm!" "Oh GLORY BE!! I don't have to wear my boots today!"  I promptly put away my socks and glance around for my most favoritest green ballet flats, but alas, a mere glance will not do and I end up throwing everything everywhere in search of my shoes.  I'm in dire need!  It's warm outside!! After some searching here, searching there, searching everywhere, I realize I should probably search somewhere I can't readily see.  So I look under the couch. Ta-da!! Just like magic, I found my shoes!  It's good practice for being a mom, yeah? I have to learn to find my own things before I can find all the articles of clothing, trinkets, toys...

an umbrella have i it is orange my umbrella is bent it appears as though from Dr. Seuss' imagination this umbrella's been broke iloveit my umbrella to keep because it'll work - umbrellas that stay keep me dry one umbrella brings joy when I dance with this umbrella as she plays on letting my umbrella carry me an umbrella in my possession i can hide behind its happiness but my umbrella can't hide my joy