Become Inspired

"I can see a blog post being written in your head." My dear friend, Hannah, said to me as we entered the crowded high school hallway to escape the frigged January air. We walked quietly reminiscing on what just happened. It was the final A day of the semester. The final time we would have Brother Fereday as our wonderful seminary teacher, since you can never have the same teacher twice. That class had done us both wonders. We left with that feeling, that feeling of quiet peace that only comes from spiritual moments. We walked away reluctantly because we knew that peace would soon be destroyed by the harsh reality of high school. That kid with the gauges, the ever present "F" bomb, the immodest clothes, It all destroys the spirit. The halls are a hard place to walk some days. I know it sounds dumb, but sometimes I want to cry at the sights and sounds of the high school halls. Some times I want to cry at the fact that nobody ever does anything about it. We just take it with a happy face and pretend it isn't happening.... but it is, and sometimes our only escape is the safety of the seminary building. I think that's why I love EFY so much, it is a total escape from the harsh real world, and the closest thing you can get to paradise as a teen. Seminary is the closest we get to EFY thought the year.
This particular semester was eye opening for me. It was my first semester at the high school since Freshman year is included in the Jr. High where I live. I had been told about how bad it was by one of my best friends. I didn't believe it would be that bad. It was during the first part of the school year when I was sitting in my drivers ed class. The kids around me all started discussing the first time they had ever gotten drunk. "The first time I ever got drunk I was with my mom. BEAT THAT!" "The first time I ever got drunk I was with my GRANDMA!" "Okay I think that wins." I was shocked as I sank down in my seat with the full intentions of becoming invisible. Realizing the majority of the class would hate me if they ever found out how I felt. I remained invisible for the majority of the semester with only a few comments here and there. This wasn't the only class I struggled to feel the spirit in this semester. I have heard way to much about the immorality and drugs, and the bad language never stops. So you can imagine the way I felt leaving that class for the last time today. I was so happy I felt like singing! {but I didn't.... because I didn't want to have a High School Musical moment.}
Looking at this I wonder why people are like this. We live in UTAH for crying out loud! Isn't this supposed to be the place filled with wonderful good people that want to bring you casseroles all the time? Isn't this the place where you call everybody brother and sister and everybody is a child of God? The answer is yes. People just sometimes forget that. It seems as though people in Utah who aren't LDS want to make sure every body knows it. It makes me sad inside. Even though there is bad, there is also unmistakable good.
Today we had an assembly. Assembles are usually boring and not that interesting {but we like them since we get out of class}. Today's assembly was different. We had the opportunity to hear from Meg Johnson, an awesome motivational speaker who has been paralyzed from the chest down with out the use of her hands. This was the 2nd time I have heard her speak, and It was just as fun as the first time around. She is so funny and has the greatest ability to find joy in her life. Her story is one everyone should hear and I recommend everyone in need of a little motivation to visit her website www.megjohnsonspeaks.com or her blog www.megjohnsonspeaks.blogspot.com. It was just the thing I needed today. So I leave you here so that you may now go click on some of those links and become inspired.  


Feel my Sunlight

worded expression

bitter cold air. fear. hope. fear. finality. joy. done. last time. please don't cry. bitter sweet. write. idea. write. learn. feel. walk. sit. Leo. laugh. smile. pain. frustrated. ashamed. want. go. fail. again. again. again. move on. church. SPIRIT. better. much better. peace. warmth. testimony. try. fail. fingers crossed. fail. eternal perspective. peace. try. try. almost. push. floor. success. stressed. trial day. unprepared. unmotivated. lost. fear. emotions. happy face. feel. rethink. eternal perspective. peace. white rice. joy. smile. laugh. grateful. still stressed. but less. 

FAiTh 

sTrEnGtH

TrUst

·NO REGRETS·

The words running through my head. Take from them what you will. Give me some back.

17 minutes

I have 17 minutes of free time. 17 minutes in which I plan to write an intelligent blog post. Ready..... GO!

It is the last week of the term, and the week of the first tumbling meet of the year. AHHHH! I pray I will be ready. I am so done with school and am already fantasizing about summer.... EFY.... Trek....girls camp.....National Championships...4th year hike....more EFY. That's enough to send just about anyone in a coma and I am so excited! Only 141 days left. Not that anyone is counting.

10 minutes... 10 precious minutes. American Idol starts tonight! I am so --stoked! I am also Psyched for Psych to start in 42 days!!! {see what I did there?! Ha I think I'm funny.}

Dang my time is up! Well I promise to post a more meaningful/readable/writer-like post later. Until then...



Feel my Synlight

All snowed in

Okay so here's the thing. I live in Utah. Utah is known for our snow. I am currently in my Sophomore year in High School and never in my 10 years of schooling have we ever had a snow day. Ever. The closest we have ever gotten to a snow day was a massive wind storm that blew over massive trees, destroyed garages, tipped over semis, and blew To Kill A Mocking Bird books past my English teachers window. But that's a different story.

So Utah has never had a snow day in the 10 years I have been in school... Until Today. And I couldn't be happier!

Yesterday it started to snow. Nothing Utah hasn't seen. People began to post things on Facebook like "Why can't we have a snow day?!" and "If you cancel school tomorrow I will never miss another day of church." With all of these posts I was thinking "ya right! We live in Utah for crying out loud! There is no way they are closing the schools." This is not to say that I wasn't secretly hoping myself.

This morning I woke up at 7:04. That is about 11 minutes before my friend Carina usually picks me up to take me to school. I panicked. Why hadn't anybody woken me up? As I started to scramble to get ready I decided to check my phone. My dad had texted me telling me that our school district had canceled school and to stay in bed. I was ecstatic! I ran to my sisters room to make sure she knew. We talked for a bit and I headed back to bed.

It looks like the kid who promised to never miss another day of church has just made a covenant with the Lord. The moral of the story is: be careful what you wish for. God just might be listening.


Feel my Sunlight


p.s. This storm got me out of a guitar recital today! I am a happy person. 
    

favorite conversations

My favorite conversation of the day:

Student- "Is the pit fixed yet?"
Me- "YA Santa fixed it!"
Student- {with extreme excitement showing in her little face} "Gee Wizz!...how did he do it?"
Me-"his elves helped him."
Student- "oh, he must be magic....did you see him do it?"
Me- "he came in at night when nobody was sleeping just like he does at your house on Christmas."
Student- "whoa."
Other Student- "Was that your Christmas wish?"
Me- "yes it was."

So there you have it! Santa fixed the pit!



feel my sunlight


 p.s. I hate goodbyes. They are hard and I don' t deal with them well. But I know there is a purpose behind it. I know God sees the greater picture. But they are still hard and they still break my heart.

New years resolutions

HaPpY NeW yEaR!

I know, I know, Its January 4th and I'm a little late... but I have a good excuse! Well okay maybe I don't. I got a new Kindle  Fire you see and it has taken up most of my free time for the last few days.

So it's a new year and like lots of people I do make new years resolutions. I always do. And I am actually pretty good at keeping them! So here they are

·Get my Personal Progress (so close)
·Place well at meets this year. (including Nationals)
·Eat healthier (more protein/ whole grains and less sugar)
·Work harder on my home work (and get better grades)
·Be a better friend (make new friends)

So there you have it! What are your New years resolutions?

feel my sunlight

p.s. Who else watched Les Misérables? I did and let's just say I'm glad my friend, Hannah brought a whole box of tissues.

p.s.s. Want to hear... okay read... a funny story? Okay so we had just gotten out of the movie theater and I had to go to the bathroom. So I run in there and all of my friends are still crying and loom like a mess. Well when I tried to open the stall door it wouldn't open! I kept struggling with it until finally I yelled "Hannah... I'm locked in the stall and I can't get out." So Hannah and my sister come and rescue me from the broken stall door while the rest of the ladies in line laugh at us. It was quite a funny site.

p.s.s.s. Is it weird that My "P.S."es are longer than my actual post?

p.s.s.s.s.American idol starts January 16th and Psych starts February 27th!!! Yat!!!

p.s.s.s.s.s. Comp season starts January 19th!

p.s.s.s.s.s.s. I can not wait for the new term! I can not even begin to express how happy I am about it!

p.s.s.s.s.s.s.s. I'm done now.

2012

 Well 2012... it's been good! This year I student directed a musical. I developed a love for theatre. I entered my first art show. I won my 1st art show. I finished Jr high. I competed at my 2nd national championships. I went to my 2nd session of EFY. I went to my 2nd youth conference. I went to my 4th girls camp. I finished the 21 mile 4th year hike, as well as a sunrise hike to the tallest peak in Utah. I started high school. I turned 16. I met the men and woman's Olympic gymnastics and power tumbling teams. I went to the Kellogg's tour of gymnastics championships. I passed my driving test (still waiting for my license though). I went to my first real concert (Carrie Underwood). I learned to play guitar.

It is going to be tough to top that this year. But I will sure try!  

feel my sunlight