Happy Fourth

FREEDOM

“The Savior’s atonement reminds us that real freedom is freedom of attitude. One may be bound in chains, whipped, enslaved, or mocked. He may lose freedom of movement, expression, and religion. But there is one freedom that no man on earth has power to control or to confiscate—each person’s freedom to determine his reaction or response to a given circumstance.”

Carolyn G. Depp, Ensign, February 1986

Talk about a different perspective on this awesome holiday.  I'm so thankful for my Savior.  I also love all those who have given their life for my freedom.  It is clear that we are lucky to live in a choice land the Lord set aside for us.  

I'm going to completely switch gears and inform all of you that a bucket list item was checked off this morning.  I ran my first 5K!!  I am alive and well what are the odds! CHECK OFF!

HAPPY FOURTH!!!

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." ~Victor Frankl

We move away from home, our friends, security, money, and community.  We are excited and have anticipated this change all of our lives.  We save and plan for this day.  Now we are here....We live in an unknown home, we have new friends, our security is a lock on the door, we have no money and we are trying to fit into a brand new community.  Is this really living the dream?  Well you better believe it!  This is never what I would have anticipated, but I love it.  I love learning and growing from each experience.  I love how when your path gets a little rocky and decides to take a sharp incline you are never really alone there is always the hand of our Father in Heaven reaching out just waiting for us to grab hold and scale the climb.   The Lord will never ask us to run faster (climb higher) than we have strength (Mosiah 4:27).  

Through this changing time I have much to be grateful for:

My Family.  Oh how I can't live without them.  They are always there for me, I love them!

(Can I please introduce you to the handsome Noah(Left) and Liam (Right))

My Religion. It gives me strength and hope in what I am doing and the future.

(Greg Olsen)

My roommates.  I can't believe how lucky I am to have such wonderful girls around me.  They have accepted me and treated me with such kindness. 

My Girls.  Love them.  Thank you for all you have done.

As you can see I am a VERY lucky girl.  Within this post there is no exciting story of a bucket list check off, but I do believe and I think you will agree that some experiences are better than the bucket list.