April 27th- The Miracle of Peace

April 27, 2015

So it has been a while... okay a long while. Here's an update on me. For the winter, I went to Santa Barbara and taught at a dance studio. It was a great experience but I am surprisingly glad to be back in Rexburg. If all goes as planned I will graduate this semester. My fingers are crossed.

Today has been a really weird day. I felt like I just kept going and going. I am back at my old job. Which is really quite stressful. Along with the 19 credits that I am taking this semester. But I am determined to get this done. I have been here way too long. Today I realized amidst the chaos of work and the stress of life that everything was going to be fine. I know that God really cares about us and the little things in our lives. He knew I needed that peace at that time. What a miracle!

November 13th- The Miracle of Why You Are Here

November 13, 2014

Today was interesting. Other than the fact that it's snowing and I am freezing, it is a rather good day. The past few weeks have been a real struggle. I have dealt with angry bosses, anal dance teachers and death. It's been weird to say the least. Nonetheless, today was good. Let me explain.

One of my clients today at work today was having a bad day. I tried to console her. In the middle of her tears she asked me, "why did He even put me here on Earth?" I realized she was talking about God. My heart broke a little for her. I realized that God was answering a prayer I had given earlier this morning. I had prayed for an opportunity to share my testimony with someone today. I wanted to make someone feel the love of God in their life.

I told her that she had helped me in my life. I reminded her that if anything, she was put on this Earth to help people like me have better days. Her smile is really all I need some days to get through work. I told her how important she was to me.

It makes me sad to think that there are people out there that wonder why they are here. I know that each of us is important in this world. I know that you and I are here to help one another. I know that we are here to get through trials so that we can become more like our Father in heaven. I am grateful for every person that has come through my life. My family. My friends. My associates. Even people who have hurt me. Why? Because they have made me who I am today. Sure, I don't exactly like who I am but I know that I am better today than I was yesterday and that has everything to do with the influences around me. Thank heaven for that! What a miracle!

October 27th- The Miracle of My Secret Spot

October 27, 2014

Today is just another day. It's funny though, I feel different. You ever have that time when you pray and ask God for something and then He delivers in such a way that you never imagined? Well, that has been me the past week or so. Every Sunday I go into my own "secret spot" and I have what I call "sacred grove" time. It's when I take all my problems, questions, gratitude, you name it, to the Lord. It's very therapeutic for me and my relationship with my Heavenly Father. This is not like any other of my prayers. It is much more in depth and has a lot to do with contemplation and meditation.

After I started doing this, I didn't see a huge difference in my relationship with God, I just kind of felt better in a way. Well this week, I feel like I saw each and every one of my prayers answered. It was incredible when I realized it. I was walking by the temple today when I realized that all of my prayers were answered in some way or another. It made me so happy. I sat there on the temple grounds and just gave thanks for all I was given. I feel so blessed.

As I sat there and gave thanks, I realized that the temple itself is this incredible symbol for me in my life. The temple is a way for me to remember the Savior and all that He has done for me. I'm so grateful for it in my life. What a miracle!

October 20th- The Miracle of Challenges

October 20, 2014

I have had so many miracles in my life recently that have just pressed themselves into view. It would be ungrateful of me to not share them. I have been increasingly busy with homework, school, work and all the other stuff. Honestly, it has been really stressful. However it has been an answer to prayer. You see, when I am idle, I do some really silly things. I feel much more productive when I am busy. I asked my Father in Heaven to keep me busy and boy, did he deliver!

He presented me with some amazing opportunities like being on the Water Polo team, giving me more hours at work (even when I just want to sleep), making schoolwork harder, the list goes on! A tender mercy happened today though. I saw my ballet mistress in the hallway at school today and she said I could join one of her companies. I was SO excited! I know it will challenge me a lot but isn't that what life is all about? Being challenged and overcoming it?

On a side note, in my religion class we talked about the differences between men and women and how we compliment one another in our differences. Can I just say how grateful I am to be a woman? I know for a fact that gender is eternal and the different roles of men and women are vital. I am grateful for naturally being a nurturer, a creator of life and a daughter of God. What a miracle!

September 25th- The Miracle of the Answer

September 25, 2014

I know guys, it has been a while. But I haven't given up on this yet. To be quite honest, I have been so busy with life that I haven't had time to sit down and write out all my miracles. There were however, many miracles that I can't even begin to describe. One of which involved me walking away from dumping a motorcycle with just a few scrapes. Another involved me learning a new skill (acro yoga) and not dying. I got to see and stay with my family for the summer while doing an internship at a studio. That was an amazing miracle. A lot has happened in a month. A lot has happened in a year.

I feel like I am finally beginning to really get out of the funk that I was in at the beginning of the year. I feel as though I am beginning to FEEL. But not just feel, feel good! I can't believe it. Even now, as I sit back and think about where I have been, I am amazed at how much better I feel.

You see, it all started this sunday actually. I had a lot on my mind as I went to the gardens on campus before church. While basking in the sun and reading my scriptures, I realized that I had been harboring a lot of resentment, hostility, and even enmity toward myself. And for some unearthly reason I decided to face this rancor at that moment. I walked around and found a secluded place amidst some trees. I knelt down and offered a supplication to the Lord that I can't even begin to divulge.

It wasn't the supplication however, that started this miracle. It was the answer: so peaceful and so amazing. I felt as though everything was going to be okay after that. Since then, I feel as though I have been a new person. I have found joy and happiness in little things as well as the big. I feel like I am a happy person again. What a miracle!

August 8th- The Miracle of Health

August 8, 2014

I know it has been a while... Yet again. Boy how the time flies! I have seen miracle after miracle in my life. I can't even begin to tell you all of them. I got an internship down here in California, which is a miracle in and of itself. But I get to teach dance. That is something I love. Sure, it's not my favorite style of dance but beggars can't be choosers that's for sure.

I am finally on the back end of a serious cold. It knocked me on my bum for about 4 days now. It was terrible. Thankfully, I have gotten much better and can now see the miracle of health! What a miracle!

July 18th- The Miracle of Makeup

July 18, 2014

Today was a really great day. You know what baffles me about life? Makeup. Once a week I wear makeup and doll myself up. I call friday my pretty day. It never ceases to amaze me. Without fail, I will get compliments about how I look so good, but only on Fridays. During the week, I don't wear makeup and I never do my hair. Which is why I don't get compliments until Friday.

I used to take offense to this. To think that I wasn't naturally beautiful. I had to use makeup to make everyone else think I was pretty and to in turn convince myself of that same notion. Yet, somehow today I wasn't offended. I was so flattered. For the first time in forever, I felt comfortable in my own skin. I was grateful that someone would compliment me. It was a big confidence booster. What a miracle!