What a Week...

There is SO much on my mind right now... and honestly my brain is worn out from it all. My body is worn out from it all. Over the last week I've acquired a new and what I think is a very serious question...... Does crying affect your bladder??? ---- I've learned that I am running to the bathroom every FIVE MINUTES when I've been crying. Maybe that's just me though.. I don't know but really it's quite frustrating especially when I'm trying to sleep!!

Trials, problems, bad situations, more trials, heart ache, crying, saddness, anger, confusion, concern, more heart ache, non-stop worrying..... all combined into one. Life is just UNPREDICTABLE. be ready for it.

because of all this, it makes me so thankful for the Gospel in my life!! It gives me strength, hope, courage, comfort that everything will be okay. Everything will work out for the good. ---Being so far from home, and my family is just ten times harder at this time in my life with all that has happened.

Trials are brought upon us to test us, to help us, and to bring us closer to the Lord... and closer to our families. I have become so much closer to the Lord just within the past 4 days. Praying with all of my heart, all the time. Fasting. Trials---It's hard and it's going to continue to get harder but it has strengthened my testimony. I have put all my faith and trust into the Lord! He's there for us, all of us. He's there to comfort us.

Just a few quotes that have helped me get through the week and weeks to come....

"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness in those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine." Gordon B Hinckley

"Faith in something greater then ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain." Gordon B Hinckley

---Right now, I have put all my faith in the Lord because I know that he will fix this.

"Things will work out. Keep Trying. Be believing. Don't get discouraged. Things will Work out." Gordon B Hinckley

"The Love of a Family is life's greatest blessing!!"

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!! I am so grateful for the family I have! For the amazing parents, and siblings..... for the greatest BEST FRIENDS anyone could have! I love you all so much!! We will get through this... and all the trials we will face in our lives! Miss you TONS

---Things WILL work out.

--- FAMILIES ARE FOREVER.

I know that I have mentioned in earlier posts that I would love random phone calls... but I could use it now more then ever!

I've been really struggling this week... Life is too stressful and hard sometimes! I haven't really had the energy to get ready, hence the reason I'm low on pictures. but what can ya do, sometimes it's just nice not to worry about getting ready right???

Tuesday the kids and I met up with a few of Ali's cousins at the Children's Museum down town. The kids had a blast! But let me tell ya...... it was a very long day. Chasing around BOTH kids from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at a museum is tiring for sure! But they had so much fun!! I didn't get very many pictures... just a few!