Deep Roots are Not Reached by the Frost

I had dinner with these lovely people tonight.  I lived with them the summer after my freshman year, so it's been almost 2 years since we first met each other.  Times goes quite quickly, if I do say so myself.  Kelsey is now getting married in a month and a half.  Janelle is going to teach 10th graders at Orem High starting this fall.  Kirsten is in limbo, waiting for things to come together so she knows what she'll be doing.  She'll most likely be teaching in the fall too!  And I'm in limbo too!  Waiting for Laurel to come home, waiting for classes to end, waiting for my farewell, waiting for Spain to come... And these wonderful ladies filled another evening, and it was a wonderful way to spend the evening.  Kelsey and Janelle Kirsten and me

Today I had a Spanish oral exam which I know I did not do well on.  I forgot how to conjugate verbs for the future tense and everything I had to explain was pretty much in future tense.   No good. At the end of my exam, my professor asked me how I thought I did and I related the aforementioned feelings to him.  Now, my BYU professors tend to criticize their students by first uplifting them and telling them what they did well.  I have seen this pattern in many professors and been told to do this on peer evaluations many times.  So, what goodness could my professor have to say about my terrible performance?  "Let me tell you what you did well!  You weren't familiar with the conjugations, but you went for it anyway.  You put yourself in an uncomfortable position to say what you knew how to say, and so many students don't even touch things they aren't comfortable with.  You weren't sure about it, but you tried it anyway.  That's rea...

This morning I went to the TRC (Teaching Resource Center) at the MTC (Missionary Training Center) because I am required to go at least once for my mission prep class.  What I did was pretend to be a less active member of the church and 3 elders came in and practiced teaching me.  I felt terrible saying that I felt the church wasn't for me and that my family didn't really fit in with all the other Mormons. During our discussion, one of the elders bore his testimony about God's love for each of His children and shared an example of how he had come to know that for himself.  The Spirit was so strong. I was proud of myself for holding back tears.  I wanted to tell him, "YES!  He loves me!  I know that with my entire soul!! And I know that you are telling me the truth. I know He loves you just as much as He loves me."  But I was acting as an inactive member and a characteristic of that was not knowing how much God loved me. I hope and pray that when I t...

So I haven't really written anything of much importance to me lately.  Yeah, new music is fun to find, and crazy schedules are thrilling to get through, but they're not all that important.  A bit reason for me not writing is that I don't want to get it wrong.  Heavenly Father has been such a tremendous part of my life these past few weeks and I fear that if I write it down I won't be correct in my relating the experiences, so I just sit there with an uneasy feeling, knowing I should write.  And then I go to bed without writing in my journal, feeling like a failure because I was unable to dictate to my journal or blog what I've been learning and experiencing.  There were so many things I should have written down, but haven't and now have forgotten.  I KNEW that would happen, but for some reason I didn't care.  I regret that now.  I shall now do my best to communicate this one overarching idea that I haven't recorded from the past few weeks: My ...

Thursday. March 14. 2013. 8:00-11:00    Spanish 102 studying for test at 4:00 11:00-12:00  Civil Engineering Seminar. Topic: Our Civic Duty 1:00-3:00      Some food eaten and a quick nap amongst studying Spanish 3:00-4:00      Spanish conversation with mi companeros de clase para mi tarea. 4:00-4:15      SPANISH ORAL EXAM 4:30-5:00      SPANISH WRITTEN EXAM 5:15              Home.  Grab engineering books. Put away Spanish books.  Leave home. 5:20-8:30      Engineering homework due Friday. DONE. 8:40-9:15      80s attire and make-up created. 9:30-11:00    Ward activity with roller skating.  BLAST. 12:00            Zzzzzzzz...... It was a very full, exciting day!  And...

Tonight while doing my Spanish homework dutifully, I had my Pandora stations playing on shuffle and up pops a song entitled, "Hallelujah" by MaMuse and I just fall in love with it!  I love it so much I google it and find a website that will let me listen to it over and over and over. And not only that, but all of their music can be listened to for free!  Ah!  I'm quite enjoying it. :) They've got banjos too. I love banjos.  SO MUCH.  And guitars.  And ukuleles.  And other stringed instruments one plucks.  Like mandolins. My heart strings just dance as those instruments are plucked.  http://www.mamuse.org/music I think they're my new favorite for now.

"My daddy is the greatest, without him I'd be lost. Funny, smart, and talented -  priceless is his cost. When I have huge problems, and throw a nasty fit, He helps me to get rid of them, then makes me promise I won't hit. When Daddy's sad or angry, he doesn't throw a fit. He's a good example. I'm glad he'll never quit. He rewards me for the good things, but punishes for bad I know that it's for the best but sometimes I still get mad. If I did not have him, what would happen then? I wouldn't be read bedtime stories or be tucked in at ten. My Daddy's really awesome. I'm glad that he is mine. I know my dad real well. He loves me very much. Because of Jesus Christ my Dad will never leave. My family is forever throughout eternity." - Amelia Theobald, 2005 I found this quote a while ago and the moment I read it I thought of my daddy.  I discovered it shortly af...