Sometimes the Best time is Now...

I have had a little Dove Chocolate wrapper in my car for about 2 years, that says "sometimes the best time is now."  Today as I was driving it got me thinking about life and how so many of us are always waiting... We are all waiting for the storm to pass, waiting for the right time, waiting to be happy when we graduate, make millions, get married, have babies, be retired... So many of us spend our lives waiting to be happy, when it is now that we must act. If you want to start your own business, do it!! If you love someone you tell them, you don't waste any of those moments. Those moments that could be gone in an instant. Those moments that just might change your life. If you want to change your life, do it! Because a year from now you will wish you did something today! 

Life can be scary, it is scary... But it is the most amazing ride we will ever have. Our Heavenly Father has given us life, a life that we should not waste. Sometimes in the mist of getting things done, and trying to take day by day; life happens. 

If it scares you, do it! If you want it with all your heart, go after it. You will be guided in all that you do, if you do it with a sincere heart... 

3rd Nephi 27:29

"Therefore, ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; for he that asketh, receiveth; and unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened."

I'm not saying if you ask you will win the lottery. But by praying to our Father in heaven for guidance and answers, you will receive them in The Lords own time and own way. Answers aren't always what we want them to be, but when the Lords will is lined up with ours there is no greater feeling of happiness. Now those times when the answer we hoped for is the answer that is right; those are the sweet and special moments that touch our hearts and strengthen our testimonies.

This life is a beautiful one, now go out there and live it, I mean Really live and love. 

A Sunday Thought

"True love requires action. We can speak of love all day long—we can write notes or poems that proclaim it, sing songs that praise it, and preach sermons that encourage it—but until we manifest that love in action, our words are nothing but “sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”

Christ did not just speak about love; He showed it each day of His life. He did not remove Himself from the crowd. Being amidst the people, Jesus reached out to the one. He rescued the lost. He didn’t just teach a class about reaching out in love and then delegate the actual work to others. He not only taught but also showed us how to “succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.” 

Love is what inspired our Heavenly Father to create our spirits; it is what led our Savior to the Garden of Gethsemane to make Himself a ransom for our sins. Love is the grand motive of the plan of salvation; it is the source of happiness, the ever-renewing spring of healing, the precious fountain of hope.

As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us. Our own spirits become healed, more refined, and stronger. We become happier, more peaceful, and more receptive to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit."

Love for others, Love for something, or Love for someone; Love is what drives us to become better than we are, it's what helps us become who we are meant to become. 

- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

Bitter Sweet Goodbye: Farewell to a Mission

I should've been getting ready to leave tomorrow, I should've been packing right now... I should of had two suitcases full of things for my mission... I should've gotten my missionary haircut, and had my ugly Missionary shoes... But I didn't get the haircut, I'm not packing, and I don't own those ugly shoes... 

I wonder why we cling to our expectations in life, like the way a balloon clings to static electricity; because the expected is just what keeps us steady. Standing still, comforted, its a path that won't change, it's a path we had planned on.  Still, the expected is just the beginning, the expected is what prepares us... The unexpected is what changes our lives... 

On April 6th of this year, I knew I needed to prepare for a mission.

On April 26th I sent my papers in.

On May 18th my mission call came in the mail the day before my Triathlon

On May 24th- I opened my call, and was called to Little Rock, Arkansas.

On June 15th- Something Changed... My Mission wasn't feeling right... But I kept moving forward. 

On July 3rd, I had the Opportunity to go through the Draper Temple. I will be forever Grateful for that amazing experience. 

On July 12th, I went to the Dallas Temple with my grandmother, and as I entered those sacred walls I knew I wasn't supposed to go on a mission. I knew there was something else in store... Something amazing. 

Through this entire process I have grown more in the past 3 months, than I have in almost 23 years. 

I had lived In Saint George, Utah for about 5 years... I had a great job, great friends and family, and I had a plan; But then came in the Lords plan. I know I wouldn't of moved up to Northern Salt Lake if it wasn't for my mission, but as I have lived up here, I know this is where I am supposed to be. 

There is no question that is has been a hard process, but no matter how hard the process is of letting go of my mission I know that what I am doing is right. Sometimes The Lord calms the storm, sometimes The Lord calms his child, and sometimes he lets his child swim; to help his child grow and become what his child was meant to become. 

The Will of God Video

"This is how the real world goes, first you spend your life dreaming about how great things are gonna be one day. Then that one day finally arrives, and its thrilling, and scary, and its everything and nothing like you thought it would be. you thank Father in Heaven for the amazing new things he's doing; the new adventure, and the way he put all the pieces in place, and you pray that you will be able to handle it, like you thought you could.

This is how life goes, one minute its bright and hopeful, and then next, something seemly and unexplainable happens, but the Lord is there. One day you think you have it all figured out, and then you realize that there was something even better, because the Lord is there. One day follows the next; good times and bad times, time where your dreams are on hold, and times where they come true, times where you feel alone, and times where you feel love over whelming, times where you make sacrifices, and times where you are overwhelmed by blessings; because you're obedient and the Lord is there, he takes all these times,  and he works at you, he works through you... give it all to him, this is his time and I promise all will be well."

A woman once said that often she would watch her daughter and husband go out on saturday bike rides, and she would stay in the office and work, because she wanted a nice house, and a nice garden with no beetles. But as she got older her husband passed away, and she did have a nice house, an empty house, and she did have a nice garden, but it had beetles.. She often said that she wished she could get back those saturdays. She wished she hadn't taken forgranted the thing that truly mattered the most... Family... Sometimes we get so caught up in our own lives, so caught up in our "dreams" that we forget we are living them, and they have come true, but our noses are so stuck to the ground, that we never look up to see that we have had everything we could ever of dreamed of having right in front of us. Sometimes in the midst of uncertainty we forget to look up, we forget to look up and finally see that what we have been looking for, has been right in front of us all along.

Someday everything will make perfect sense. so for now, I will laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and remember that everything happens for a reason. Here is to the unknown of life; I'm taking it by the reigns and I'm going to enjoy this ride. :) 

Have a Little Faith

I'm sitting here at work on the couch  listening to the Forgotten Carols with my headphones in, while the girls watch a movie. I can't help but have this over whelming desire to tell you how I feel about my Savior Jesus Christ and my Father in Heaven.

I don't know if you have ever heard the song "I was not his father, he was mine" but it is an amazing song that talks about what it was like to be the Saviors earthly father.

I am so overwhelmingly grateful to be apart of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I am so eternally grateful to have grown up in such a wonderful family and for having such wonderful examples in my life.
I'm sure every person reading this has gone through their own set of trials and hard times that they thought they would never get through, the times when it seemed like all hope was lost. For me, because of this gospel and because of everything my Savior Jesus Christ did for me I have been able to always see the light at the end of the tunnel, I have always been able to know that all will be okay. As I look back on my life, I can't help but be so humbly grateful for every single thing in my life; the good and the bad. I would not be who I am today if it wasn't for every single one of my trials and blessings, I wouldn't have been able to have helped the people I did, and I wouldn't have been able to become closer to my Heavenly Father, if I hadn't gone through my own personal trials. I know that in these last days, there are a lot of reasons to give up and to stop believing when you think all hope is lost, or when the static of the world or the adversary is so strong that you don't know which way is up or down. But I write this to tell you, keep pushing forward, even if your belief or faith is so small... keep pushing forward. When you face decisions in your life and are not sure which one is right, move forward with faith and trust that the lord will guide you. Because he will!


We will face times in our lives when we have two roads in front of us, and sometimes we have to just keep moving forward in both directions, and let the lord guide us, but we must first be willing to do his will, not matter what it may be.

I asked for an Angel, and I got Two...

This past weekend when I was on my way home from Salt Lake; I was driving on I-15 and I started hearing this weird noise coming from the front end of my car, then I felt a huge bump and a constant screeching. It was a true blessing that it all happened right as I was passing an exit, because I just veered off the exit ramp and was able to safely pull off. I pulled off to what seemed like the middle of no where. I immediately got out of my car and went to the right side of my car to see what was wrong; underneath the front end of my car had literally ripped off from the crazy high winds, and bent back underneath my right front tire.

I knew I needed to go call someone for help, and as I went back to my car... I locked my self out of my car.. with it still running and my phone inside... Now this was not a good combo for 1. a girl 2. lack of sleep due to a race that morning 3. already a bad day.  I'm sure most people would of immediately started looking for cars and people to help, but my first instinct was to pray. I started praying out loud asking that my door would be unlocked, that some how the lord would unlock my car, I said that same prayer in different ways probably 10 times, and each time I walked around my car and tried to open every single door.  I then asked that if it was possible for an angel to come and help me, after a while I of course started tearing up, every car that passed and didn't even acknowledge me would bring me more and more to a breaking point.

After about 30 minutes of trying to get someone to stop and help, I put my arms on top of my car and closed my eyes and rested my head on my arms. I opened my eyes back up to a mans voice saying "do you need help?" I looked up and there were two men in a truck... a towing truck. They happened to own a towing company, and were on there way to Filmore, and offered to help me for free. We got my car all hooked up to take it to there shop, and started on our way to Filmore. While we were on our way to their shop Scott the driver said that he was planning on leaving about 30 minutes prior to when he left, because someone need his help, but felt the need to wait a little longer... he then said "I think I was inspired to wait a little longer so that we could help you."

Most people might think that it was coincidence that these two men Scott and Joe came to help me, and most people might wonder why God wouldn't just open my door, wouldn't it be easier to do so, than to have someone else do the work... Well I say to them, as I was in a panic and praying that the Lord would open my door, and that he would send an angel to help me. I realized that The Lord always answers our prayers no matter what, but he always answers them in a way that we wouldn't expect, or in a way that we want. The lord answered my prayer that day... But instead of sending an Angel, He sent me two Angels.


He always answers, but not always in the way that we would expect.

Believe in Yourself

With the weather being so nice in sunny St. George. I have been seeing all kinds of parents around with their kids. Some are tall, some are short, some are round, some are thin, some are athletic, some are biking, some are eating, some are yelling, and some are laughing.

It has made me start to think what kind of parent or mom I want to be.

I want to be the kind of mom that takes my 2 little ones in a stroller and goes on a run, the kind of mom that has the older ones on bikes or even running right next to me. I want to show my kids my love for being active and show them that if they want anything and I mean anything not just competing in races or getting a medal. If they want to play the flute in the marching band or be the next Michael Angelo, they can! I just want to show them that they can achieve anything they put their minds too.

As I am sitting here at work with 10 hours and 24 minutes left till I have to book it home and get ready for church, I am just thinking about all the things that I want to be "when I grow up" or when I'm a mom... I personally think it's so important to be your kids hero, and to teach them that they can fly! (If they have a pilots license) :) I think kids especially today are growing up too fast and are too involved in this technological world. When I was 9 years old I had markers and the outside to play with!

I'm not saying I plan on being the perfect mom, I'm sure I will have times when I will need a moment to take a deep breath or go on a long run by myself. But what I have learned over the years is that it's those moments when you think they aren't looking or watching you, those are the moments that matter most, those are the moments that they remember you as, the moments when you didn't think they were watching.

All I'm saying is try and help your kids believe in everything and believe in magic, but most importantly believe in themselves.

Live Like You Are Dying...

We get so caught up in this life, and living our lives day by day, that I think we forget what it feels like to reeeally LIVE. 


As John Lennon famously said, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."  

What would you do differently in your life?

Anonymous- 
If I know that I am going to die soon, It will make me more happy. I know we will all die (because we are all unable to prevent death) but it will bring me peace that I will be the first man who know’s his date of death. Everybody knows their date of birth but no one knows his date of death before his death, if it happens naturally.


Fellow Friend; I would spend more time with friends and family!

Fellow Blogger; I agree that, for the most part, if I want to make a change before I die, why not make it now? It seems more sensible to live my life with purpose all the way through and enjoy as much as possible the benefits as I go. I want to be right with God, show others in my life that they are valuable and special to me and to God, enjoy life’s small pleasures: a genuine smile, a cat’s purr, the warm summer sunshine…
I suppose, in actuality though, if I knew with 100 percent certainty that I was going to die soon, I am sure I would abandon my long-term projects and spend more time simply enjoying the people and activities I love most.

Comedian; Trim my nostril hair. Can't have that hanging out of my nose for the viewing.

Loving Mother; I wouldn’t change too much. I had twenty-three wonderful years with my late husband and am ready to meet him and God whenever He is ready for me. We have three smart, funny, zany kids who I am always proud to claim as mine. I love my job, I have good friends and a super big sis who ( along with her husband ) moved from her state to mine, when my husband died. Not much to complain about other than being widowed at 49 years old, that sucked big time. The only thing I might change would be the fact that the kids and I are all spread out. I would move everyone home for the time left and we would play like we used to when they were little and we were all together, Don, the kids and me.

Inspiring Example- I would take a trip to places I’ve never been before. But when the end was near I would travel to a familiar and wonderful place where I could be surrounded by loved ones and where I could spend my last hours admiring a beautiful view, listening to beautiful music, or the sound of the ocean, or the sound of steadily falling rain.


If you know your going to die, would you tell that someone you love them? After all, a True Love Story Never Ends... 

Did you say it? 'I love you. I don't ever want to live without you. You changed my life, I think you could be the one, but I'm too scared to make move, your an amazing mother, thanks for your example ' Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it, but every now and then, look around; Take it in 'cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow."