Thoughts from ME

(Warning: Rant coming. " No offense intended. If you get offended in the course of reading this blog post, please keep your thoughts to yourself.) "How, spite of your human scorning, Once more God’s future draws nigh..." I love this poem by the amphibian researcher (called a "herpetologist" HA) Arthur O'Shaughnessy (who reportedly died of a chill in his late thirties so wear your coat people) Ode We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;– World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. With wonderful deathless ditties We build up the world’s great cities, And out of a fabulous story We fashion an empire’s glory: One man with a dream, at pleasure, Shall go forth and conquer a crown; And three with a new song’s measure Can trample a kingdom down. We, in the ages lying In the ...

Seeing:  Our table full of fruits - can't wait until Farmer's Markets start back up Making: Sunday Breakfast- Yum!! Pumpkin spice waffles with homemade whip cream and fresh strawberries - Yuuummy Cooking:  Fruit salad and Arli's chocolate cookies with white chips (later - for a lunch party) Drinking:  Hot chocolate with one packet of a favorite tea - a new favorite combination. Sometimes it's awesome. Sometimes it's disgusting haha Reading: Biological Psychology - a fascinating textbook. And the Doctrine and Covenant s  Hearing:  Kirsten as she makes conversation - her laughing voice that always makes me smile #sisterlove Wanting:  School to be OooooooUUuuuuuUuuuuuttttttt! Three weeks until finals. Uhm, YES. Looking:  sexy in my bum-around-the-house sweater and BYU-Idaho sweats. School pride, am I right?  Playing:  less music on the guitar than I'd like (This will likely Always be what is written here :/ Sad truth) Wasting:...

Today I love ... Lemon scented dish soap Refraction with soap bubbles Coming home to birthday beef jerky Grapefruit colored chemical reactions Raspberry lemonade in a blender with frozen strawberries and cantaloupe This  song by Brett Eldredge Pictures from my brother from one of my favorite cities (Shout out, Norfolk VA! ) The feeling when all the dishes are drying and the kitchen is wiped down Sleeping in (a whole hour, what up 6:30) Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - especially this  BYU address (he's simply the man) Reminiscing about Navajo tacos with MRS (love you girlie) And this  piece performed by Corinne Bailey Rae Today I miss ... Virginia The mission Davie Today I will ... Continue to strive for both happiness and a contrite spirit as I seek out God's will. I know that happiness comes from finding out and following the Lord's will. From the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: "Happiness belongs to those who are sufficient u...