Thoughts from ME

"I love beginnings. If I were in charge of calendars, every day would be January 1."  SPOILER ALERT for the story of Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl and Love, Stargirl. You have been warned.  Last semester I took a Young Adult Literature class. One of the books we studied was Jerry Spinelli's stunning novel "Stargirl." Stargirl has received much praise from critics. Wikipedia states, "It was a New York Times Bestseller a Parents Choice Gold Award Winner, an ALA Top Ten Best Books Award winner, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Critics have praised the Stargirl character and the novel's overall message of nonconformity." My reception to the book was mixed. I loved it. And at the same time I disliked it.  Stargirl is a beautiful character, a girl who is comfortable and happy being herself and doing what makes her happy and what she thinks will make other people happy. (Love). She has been homeschooled and in the book starts high sc

 Hi! :) Updates: Knee recovery: August 27th marks my four months and the day when I can start jogging! Which seems sad on some level. I did easy Pilates this morning which was so nice. Two months will mark my six months and then I can play sports, run, jump, and Go On My Mission! Mission: My papers have been found!! (FINALLY!) and I have my interview with the bishop on Wednesday! So happy that my papers were found so I can get them sent in. My summer has been pretty lame but nice too. I've been trying to be optimistic about the time it's taken for all my mission stuff to work out. This is my last real summer for awhile and I should enjoy the rest. It's been fun hanging out and helping Hannah. She goes back to school this Thursday and she is super glad to get back. Rachel is moving out this week! First time moving out and it's going to be great! Sad little side note, she will be taking my laptop with her (!) but s'all good.  I've been frustrated lately wi

I have decided to put some stuff on Youtube.com since I will soon be gone for a space of 18 months to somewhere yet to be determined. It's not fabulous and the quality is poor but it's something more than nothing mostly for my family while I'm gone. I made a few mistakes but that's still me so I didn't record the song over. See my first video here . And my second here . <3 ME

"And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God...Ye may be my people and I will be your God...Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shalt weep for the loss of them that die and more especially for those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection. And it shall come to pass that these that hath faith in me shall not taste of death...It shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed. He who hath faith to see shall see. He who hath faith to hear shall hear. The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap. And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me, have power to become my sons; and insomuch as they break not my laws thou shalt bear their infirmities. Thou shalt stand in the place of thy stewardship. Thou shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be giv

 SO! My bishop called my stake president from up in Rexburg and my papers will be on their way to Utah come Monday! I'm so excited (And Totally nervous! I haven't really been nervous at all but now that I am it is a little overwhelming!) So I am getting everything put in order so that come October I can leave when the Lord says! It's going to be Epically Epic. Yep, it is!