Nuggets

Thanksgiving break was lovely. I love being with my family as well as with my second family at the Charleston Assisted Living Community where I have worked for over 4 years. Lots of love, lots of food, and countless spiritual confirmations that completely uprooting and rearranging my life to move to Provo and transfer to BYU is the right thing to do. Of course I have moments where I ask myself "Why am I doing this? It doesn't make any sense! It's crazy!" But it just feels so right. I was talking to my mom the day after I realized it was what I need to do and I told her that the scariest part is that I don't feel scared.

I wanted to share a couple of nuggets with you. Little nuggets of truth/inspiration/encouragement.

Heavenly Father loves to bless you. Sometimes He just wants to tell you He loves you.

Fear is not a companion of mine.

Christ makes up the difference.

The comfort and aid of regular scripture study helps us endure to the end.

If God doesn't give you what you want then it isn't what you need.

Put your trust in the Lord, He will never let you down.

"Lead me in the truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day." (Psalms 25:5)

Obedience isn't always easy or comfortable, but in the end it will make you happy.

"You deserve to sit fully in your brightest, most beautiful self." ~Stephanie Lee (my beautiful sister!)

Christ's message is the miracle of change.

It is important to feed your Spirit every day.

When you have a problem, ask God--He knows what to do!

Think about the things you want to change in your life, then ask, then see how the Savior helps you overcome.

I hope at least one of those helped you out a little bit. :) Have a wonderful day!

Guide My Footsteps

Oh my goodness gracious. The last week of my life has blown my mind. I am talking about the big change that I mentioned a couple of posts ago. Here is the story

So this semester is my 5th at BYU-Idaho. I have loved it so much. This semester though I was feeling perhaps a little bit, hmmm, like nothing at all was happening in my life? I am not sure how to describe it other than to say that my life consisted of my classes and my church calling and that's basically it. I felt somewhat empty inside. I was doing everything I could to live life to the fullest, and I was still enjoying every day, but it definitely felt like not everything was as it should be.

Last Sunday, I was sitting in the BYU-Idaho center next to my FHE brothers waiting for the Boise Temple dedication to start. My dear FHE brother Parker and I were talking about school and he told me that he had been considering transferring to BYU in Provo. The strangest thing happened. It was almost as if I heard myself saying "I want to do that too." At first I was a bit taken aback by myself since this really wasn't something I had been thinking about at all! The dedication started then and I will always remember how strongly and undeniably the Spirit spoke to me personally during that meeting. I knew that transferring to BYU was what I was supposed to do. I will treasure that day forever.

After that I jumped right into making plans and basically rearranging my entire life. It has been crazy. I assumed that I would continue at BYU-I for winter semester and then start at BYU in the fall, but it turns out that if I do that I will have too many credits to transfer. At first this seemed like an obstacle, but everything has fallen into place for me to move to Provo and work during winter semester.

I have been amazed to see the Lord's hand working in my life this past week. Transferring from a school where I have scholarships and am 3 semesters away from my Bachelor's to a brand new place seems crazy, but I know without a doubt that this is the direction I am supposed to take. So many things have worked out miraculously for me; I know the Lord is watching over me and helping me get to where I need to be.

It feels amazing to know something as strongly as I know I am supposed to move and transfer. Already from this experience I have learned so much about myself and about the Lord's constant care for me.

I know that He is guiding my footsteps. :)

Kinda Lame

Someday, one of you cutsie bloggers should teach me how to make my blog look cool.

Chuckles...

I think Heavenly Father chuckles a little bit when I make plans. But it is important to make plans...that way there is something for Him to change! I don't want to write too much about it right now, the details have yet to be worked out, but it looks like a very big change is about to come in my life. :)

On a lighter note, I got bangs. My dear friend Cami is the best and she cut them for me. Here is before...

 

 

 

Here is after...

In case you are decieved by these pictures into thinking that I have straight, sleek hair, that is false! It can get pretty wild and wavy.

Anyways, I will hopefully be writing more about the subject I opened this post with, for now, stay tuned!



Unproductive Saturday...

Today was not as productive as I was planning on it being. I have not done any homework at all, but I am not too worried about it. This morning Emily and I went to the gym. I have fallen in love with running again. Then I came home and read and watched hair tutorials. I learned how to french braid!

Then me, Heather, Parker, Emily, and Aubrey went to see Extravadance! It has a bit of a special place in my heart since it is the reason why I wanted to come to BYU-I. When I was 11 my amazing mom was asked to speak up here and I came along. We had a mother-daughter trip and went to see Extravadance. At that time dance was my LIFE so I loved the show and loved how all the costumes were even modest. That is when I decided I wanted to go to school at BYU-Idaho! I am glad I did. I love this school and I have learned so much about life, my major, the gospel, and myself in my 5 semesters so far here.

After the show we went out to eat. Fun night! Also, I really liked my outfit...

Ruffly blouse: $5 at Plato's Closet

Cardigan: $10 at Romy

Belt: $1 at D.I.

Boots: $5 at yardsale!

D.I. Find! And Some Other Things

If you know me, you know that I LOVE thrift shopping. Anyone could have an awesome wardrobe if they spend a lot of money, but to put together great ensembles for practically nothing is to me a kind of art. Last weekend I went shopping with some friends and look what I found:

This super cute, vintage, warm sweater/coat was only $6 at D.I.! I love it. :) 

So life is good. I love my classes, roommates, and friends this semester. We have a lot of good laughs and lots of fun memories. I really have sooooo many blessings in my life. Here are just a few from the last couple days:

-Getting a better score on my science test than I anticipated.

-Noticing before I left the gym that I had dropped my only pair of gloves I own.

-Answers to prayer that are so direct that I know God is in the details of our lives.

New Boots!

I realized last Thursday when I woke up to six inches of very wet snow that I needed some for realsies winter boots. I have some awesome coygirl boots ($5 at a yard sale!), some pretty green suede ones, and some other cutsie boots, but nothing that would actually protect my feet from yucky weather. So I went online and found some that I LOVE!

They came in the mail yesterday and I was so excited!! They actually arrived while I was at my Relief Society Presidency meeting, so my roommates (who knew how excited I was for them to come) thought it would be funny to hide the box behind the pillows on my bed and then wait by my door to hear my reaction as I went to bed. (Oh those silly girlies! How I love them!)

 

They are so fun because you can wear them two different ways!

 

I am quite happy with them. :) And they definitely keep my feet very warm!