Inspirational Weekend

Look upward and live!

I think it is so funny that I have a blog. I thought I would write a few things down since it has been almost 3 months since my last blog. What has been so exciting in my life.....

I went to Time Out for Women for the first time last weekend! It was so fun and enriching! The closest one for next year is in Las Vegas and we are all ready planning to go! The messages we so amazing. Kenneth Cope was the music throughout the two days. For Friday night, Ardeth Kapp and Michael McLean came. It was amazing! My mom even bought Michael's cd, usually that's me. :) Saturday we had Mary Ellen Edmunds, S. Brad Wilcox, Jill Manning, and her name just left me. She had a great talk. All the talks were very inspirational! If you have a chance to go to a Time Out for Women, I highly suggest you do it. It will change your life for the better!

Heavy on the Heart

Grandma at Christmas time 2006

Today has been a hard day. My grandma passed away in her sleep at 10:45 pm last night. It's been a tough rode for all of us that have been on it. I love my grandma so much and it's hard to say that she is gone. I am happy that she has been reunited with her family and that she is not in pain no more. I can rejoice in that! I loved my grandma for her feistyness! How can a litle ol' lady be so feisty? She's a Sanders! They are all feisty! I wanted to post a couple pics of her, or as many I can find on my computer. Grandma, I love you so very much and I will see you soon in our own reunion! 'Til we meet again!

Don't know why the pictures are loading like that. I am also posting a video of my Dad and Grandma. They were at Grandma's Hoedown at her care facility she lived at since January. The love that my dad and his mom shared was tender sweet.

Time Changes Everything...

I have been thinking a lot about life and what it has brought me.  My life is grand.  I finished my first semester at college.  I think I did quite well.  I got a C in my English class....not to happy about the C, but I had a major difficulty in this class.  I'm thinking I will get a B in my math class.  Hopefully I will find out soon.

As I wait for summer session class to start, I have been contemplating my life and those around me.  I have a great life.  I have a good job, the opportunity to go back to school, I get to help out my mom and dad, and a great calling in the Relief Society.  Who can ask for more??

 

I can.  

I am so worried about my siblings security in this world.  I wish I could give them everything I had so they could just breathe for a bit.  I have one sibling who it seems as though it keeps piling on and on and on and on and on.  There has to be some point in time where it stops right?  No... they just get more piled on.  I guess I am having a little test of faith myself regarding them.  How much does one endure?  Are we the ones that need to say, "I can't take it anymore!!!" or do we just endure the best we can and live how one should by living the gospel principles we were taught when we were young.

I try not to be a bummer, but it has been so hard lately.  Our family has been hit so many times with a lot of trials.  Not just little ones....BIG ONES!  I am concerned for my families well-being and hope it will start to turn around.  I have to hope and have faith that in the end Heavenly Father, who knows us best, will look kindly on us, so that we will have the strength to carry on!  I have to believe that!  I have to know that He will be there in all and IS there.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Well, since it's been two months, I thought I would update my blog! I started school this week. I am so excited for this next stage in life! It has been a dream waiting to happen for so long. This semester I am taking two classes. The first one is English 101 on Monday and Wednesday. My second class is Math 10 on Tuesday and Thursday. I need to freshen up my skills in math! It has been WAY too long! I am a little nervous about my English class, but in the long run I think I will be fine. There is going to be a lot of discussing in her class and is totally out of the norm for me. I guess I better get outgoing sooner rather than later!  I don't know where this journey will lead me.  I do know it will lead me to where I need to go.

Let it snow... Let it snow... Let it snow!

So, guess what!!!!  It's SNOWING!  It has been such a beautiful day!  But I do love the snow.  I wanted to upload some pics and show you that it does snow in California....and to be specific the desert!  HA HA All of these pics are outside my house.

My Trip to Portland

Lindsay, Ashley and Hailey posing for a picture.

Janessa and Ashley on her baptism day.  They look great!

The beach at Oceanside.

Another picture at Oceanside.

I love this picture of this of the girls!

I am so glad I had the chance to go to Portland.  It is gorgeous there.  I can't wait to go back, which I will do very soon.  I had such a great time and I am so glad I had the chance to be apart of something great this weekend, Ashley's baptism.  It was so sweet.

I have some exciting news!!!!!!! I am no longer a Wal-mart associate! I work as a receptionist with an emphasis in enrollment at a charter school. I love those that I work with. Everyone would say that I would miss my discount when I left.....but, I don't miss it one bit!!!! My sanity was more important to me. I have had a great month of doing whatever I want. Paying off bills, going to see movies, helping out at home, being more social.....now that's what I call fun! I have gotten to be here when family has been here and that is more important to me than anything else.