twenty something year olds.

I spent the majority of my 8, for slow drivers 9 hour drive from Utah to California talking with Ingrid and reading through things online. Oh, how convenient technology is!

We started discussing family. We both moved to Utah at the same time. It's almost been two years since I moved out of my parents house and to another state! It's been a wonderful adventure. 

It's funny how at this age we are in a weird limbo. Most of us have left our families, yet we haven't made our own. It's that awkward stage where you don't know where you belong. And then you have to hold on to the faith that there is a greater plan for us, than we can imagine for ourselves. This plan takes effort on our part, but we can be guided in our decisions.

I think back to when I made the decision to change my life and what a blessing it has been. We have the power to make big decisions even when they are scary. We can trust that as long as we are living worthily, Heavenly Father will make us aware if we've chosen an incorrect path.

I guess what I am saying is that, we need to TRUST and we need to ACT. We can't sit back idly and expect things to happen. We have to ACCEPT when our plan for ourselves, isn't the plan that Heavenly Father has for us. Things will work out. That job, that boy, that school that we wanted and needed so bad wasn't for us.

So here I am, laying on my sisters bed at my parents house. Im in awe of the experiences I've had in the past 2 years. It's been a whirlwind of self discovery, and I am nowhere near finished. But if I hold fast to that faith, and if I remind myself to strive to reach my potential, I know I can find happiness in making our Father in Heaven proud. Not only that, but my family. My friends. My future family. Myself.

Experiences

Today I feel grateful for this life and the experiences that come with it!

I can find so many things to complain about. Yet, I am blessed with SO much. These experiences, big or small, easy or tough are all a part of Heavenly Fathers plan. My emotional well being hasn't been the best this week and for a day or two I lost sight of whats important. I let go of the the trust and knowledge that there is a plan, I need to trust in His timing. He has a plan for me, better than I can imagine for myself.

I find so much peace in this, it's hard to remember where I turned to in hard times before I had this knowledge.

What are YOU grateful for today?

Guidance and Spiritual Promptings

Today I am grateful for guidance and spiritual promptings...

This was something that touched me more towards the end of the day. Without getting into too much detail, I was out somewhere and felt that it was time for me to go home. Wait, but it's Saturday night, should I be giving myself a curfew? It sometimes is as simple as that. I don't know if anything would have happened if I stayed out later, but I just felt that it was time for me to be at home. The recognition of a prompting is such a blessing, and even more so when you act on it.

Gratitude

The other day I was browsing through Barnes & Noble, one of my favorite stores. As I made my way around the store I came across all of their journals.

Last year I was very diligent in keeping a journal and it helped me learn a lot about myself. It was awesome to see progress made in my life clearly recorded. This year, I've been terrible. So starting fresh I wanted to make it more of a gratitude journal. Every single day I want to write something down that I was grateful for. It could be a simple sentence or a paragraph. Eventually, I think I will become more aware of the blessings in my life because I made it a rule to never repeat something I have already written!

As I have done this throughout the past week, I have been happier. I've thought a lot about being more active in my blog so here is where I want to start. I challenge everyone to record at least a word a day about something they are grateful for. I will try and share some of mine at least a couple of times a week and I would love to hear from you as well!

Here's to counting our blessings!