wonderful day

today was a wonderful day. it was warm and nice. it was fabulous. i am soo excited for spring and summer. i love to be able to wear shorts and have it be warm and wonderful. :)

Sick and Tired

I am so super excited for school to be over. I will be so glad when the semester is over. I will have one year of school over with. That is so wonderfully amazing. I am so greatful for the experience that I have had this year. I am so sick and tired of school though. I am ready for the summer and all that comes with that. It is finally nice in Twin Falls and I hope that it stays that way. I am so sick of winter and that crap. I like that the warm weather. I will be so happy when school is over for the semester. :)

quote of the day

If YOU don’t STAND for SOMETHING, you’ll FALL for ANYTHING!

quote of the day

Face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.
---Thomas S. Monson

what a week

Thank goodness it is the weekend. Sometimes it is so wonderful to get to Friday! Like I don't know why exactly I am so glad that and tired from this week, but I am. I am really looking forward to just do some relaxing. :)

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day, saying… “I will try again tomorrow.”

Taking Hard Steps In Life

It has been an interesting weekend so far. Well actually I guess it is more, an interesting day. I learned a very valuable lesson today. It is something that I thought I have known for a long time, but it really set in today and this quote lines it out wonderfully.

Walk by faith NOT by sight

Today we did a service for a 16 year old young man that suddenly passed away. I have known his sister since i think like 7th grade. He also played football with my brother. It has been extremely hard thing for them as a family, as it would be. They do not know for sure what the cause of death is which makes it even harder on them. The medical examiner has ruled out many things that it was not, but that doesn't really help.

Anyway, as I mentioned, the service today and I really learned some wonderful lessons from the speakers and those who participated today. Overal the lesson that I feel was being taught today was that we truly walk by faith, NOT by sight. It is hard to accept that a child has died. It really is a hard thing for families to go through. In my time working in the funeral home I have always known this and have learned in every service. Sometimes there are just services that really reaffirm in my mind and heart it.

I really liked the quote that the family put on the folder. I guess it is something that the young man really and honestly lived by. It is:

Live each day as if it is a gift, not a free ride.

I really liked it as well. It is something that we all as a human population needs to learn and impliment in our lives. We need to take the time to enjoy every moment that we are given because we really don't know how much time we have left to live.