Life always seems to change--its the one constant thing in my life right now.
This week has been chaos. I have spent everyday at the hospital--yeah I'm doing a great job on the balance thing. Between meetings, work, not sleeping, and wait more work I have spent many hours at work. The good news is my new manager is making some changes. Our shifts are being changed to better support the night staff. People are being held accountable for things. He cares when were are 4 nurses down a night and does something to change that. All the frustrations and exhaustion will start to fade--hopefully.
Needless to say my to do list is growing longer and longer. I finally got my laundry done--though it still needs to be folded. I battled for days and many hours with the cable company to get my connection and broken box fixed. DVR is a beautiful invention! I can watch my shows on TV no matter what day I work! I need to get my shopping list done and start eating real food. Oh and I would LOVE to get some more sleep. Another change--I am officially an adult. My mail this week consisted of junk ads, grocery ads, and bills.
Kevin gave his Mission Farewell Talk today. I am still trying to figure out when he got so big and old. Kevin is quite the stud. He's always been the quiet brother. But I think the strong silent type applies here. He is going to be amazing in Brazil. I can't wait to see how he does and the lives he is going to change by sharing his testimony. I'm sure he's scared but you would never know it. I have 3 family members leaving, Kevin to Brazil, Jordan to the Philippines, and Tanner to South Carolina. These boys plus Mark are the 3 stooges of the family. Reunions just won't be the same. I guess the time of the Girls has arrived. All the girl cousins will simply have to play just as much as the boys did.
Changes will continue to happen. Scott and Amber leave for Law School, Mark will have more time to girl hunt, and my sister will take on High school. I don't plan on any Huge changes. However, I'm going to make some smaller changes in life. First, deleting my facebook account. I'm trying to cut back the amount of time I spend on my electronics--get outside more etc. Facebook is simply an unnecessary addiction. Second, I'm going to develop my domestic abilities and pick up some more photography skills. Start replacing bad habits with good ones. Create a life outside of work, read my library, spend more time with family, take better care of myself, etc.
I've been reading the Ensign and Conference issues lately--trying to get prepped for conference in a few weeks. Here are some quotes that stood out to me and helped me this week.
"May I Invite you to rise to the great potential within you. But don't reach beyond your capacity. Don't set goals beyond your capacity to achieve. Don't feel guilty or dwell on thoughts of failure. Don't compare yourself with others. Do the best you can, and the Lord will provide the rest. have faith and confidence in Him, and you will see miracle happened in your life. Have faith and confidence inHIm, and you will see miracles happen in your life and the lives of your loved ones." --President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"You can have sacred, revelatory, profoundly instructive experiences with the Lord in any situation you are in. Indeed, you can have sacred, revelatory, profoundly instructive experiences with the Lord in the most miserable experiences of your life--in the worst settings, while enduring the most painful injustices, when facing the most insurmountable odds and opposition you have every faced.
We must not succumb to the fear that God has abandoned us or that He does not hear our prayers. He does hear us. He does see us. He does love us. When we are in dire circumstances and wait to cry, 'Where are Thou?' it is imperative that we remember He is right there with us--where He has always been. When we weep He and the angles of heaven weep with us.
However heavy our load might be, it would be a lot heavier if the Savior had not gone that way before us and carried that burden with us and for us. The real test of our faith and Christian discipleship is when things are not going smoothly. That is when we get to see what we're made of and how strong our commitment to the gospel really is."
--Elder Jeffery R. Holland
This week has been chaos. I have spent everyday at the hospital--yeah I'm doing a great job on the balance thing. Between meetings, work, not sleeping, and wait more work I have spent many hours at work. The good news is my new manager is making some changes. Our shifts are being changed to better support the night staff. People are being held accountable for things. He cares when were are 4 nurses down a night and does something to change that. All the frustrations and exhaustion will start to fade--hopefully.
Needless to say my to do list is growing longer and longer. I finally got my laundry done--though it still needs to be folded. I battled for days and many hours with the cable company to get my connection and broken box fixed. DVR is a beautiful invention! I can watch my shows on TV no matter what day I work! I need to get my shopping list done and start eating real food. Oh and I would LOVE to get some more sleep. Another change--I am officially an adult. My mail this week consisted of junk ads, grocery ads, and bills.
Kevin gave his Mission Farewell Talk today. I am still trying to figure out when he got so big and old. Kevin is quite the stud. He's always been the quiet brother. But I think the strong silent type applies here. He is going to be amazing in Brazil. I can't wait to see how he does and the lives he is going to change by sharing his testimony. I'm sure he's scared but you would never know it. I have 3 family members leaving, Kevin to Brazil, Jordan to the Philippines, and Tanner to South Carolina. These boys plus Mark are the 3 stooges of the family. Reunions just won't be the same. I guess the time of the Girls has arrived. All the girl cousins will simply have to play just as much as the boys did.
Changes will continue to happen. Scott and Amber leave for Law School, Mark will have more time to girl hunt, and my sister will take on High school. I don't plan on any Huge changes. However, I'm going to make some smaller changes in life. First, deleting my facebook account. I'm trying to cut back the amount of time I spend on my electronics--get outside more etc. Facebook is simply an unnecessary addiction. Second, I'm going to develop my domestic abilities and pick up some more photography skills. Start replacing bad habits with good ones. Create a life outside of work, read my library, spend more time with family, take better care of myself, etc.
I've been reading the Ensign and Conference issues lately--trying to get prepped for conference in a few weeks. Here are some quotes that stood out to me and helped me this week.
"May I Invite you to rise to the great potential within you. But don't reach beyond your capacity. Don't set goals beyond your capacity to achieve. Don't feel guilty or dwell on thoughts of failure. Don't compare yourself with others. Do the best you can, and the Lord will provide the rest. have faith and confidence in Him, and you will see miracle happened in your life. Have faith and confidence inHIm, and you will see miracles happen in your life and the lives of your loved ones." --President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"You can have sacred, revelatory, profoundly instructive experiences with the Lord in any situation you are in. Indeed, you can have sacred, revelatory, profoundly instructive experiences with the Lord in the most miserable experiences of your life--in the worst settings, while enduring the most painful injustices, when facing the most insurmountable odds and opposition you have every faced.
We must not succumb to the fear that God has abandoned us or that He does not hear our prayers. He does hear us. He does see us. He does love us. When we are in dire circumstances and wait to cry, 'Where are Thou?' it is imperative that we remember He is right there with us--where He has always been. When we weep He and the angles of heaven weep with us.
However heavy our load might be, it would be a lot heavier if the Savior had not gone that way before us and carried that burden with us and for us. The real test of our faith and Christian discipleship is when things are not going smoothly. That is when we get to see what we're made of and how strong our commitment to the gospel really is."
--Elder Jeffery R. Holland
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