Finding Faith Part 1

Brenden has definitely been out-blogging me these days. Perhaps one of the reasons I have been postponing my posts that I have so desperately wanted to write is that I didn't want to make my blog into a youtube. But... I can not help that much of what has been inspiring me as of late have been from online media.

At a BYU devotional near the end of March, a theater professor, Amy Jensen, spoke some lovely words on media that really got me thinking. She reminded us that we have the opportunity to "inject goodness, testimony, and faith into the world."

And these people have done that for me:

This is a picture of the bottom half of the faces of Danny and Mara Kofoed. They have a blog called A Blog About Love (ablogaboutlove.com). On this blog, they have shared their story by posting their emails to one another. Two recently divorced people, who found strength and faith in the face of huge obstacles, overcame, and came together.

It brings tears to my eyes just to think about the goodness of these people. When I read of the things they have gone through, I find a deeper appreciation for the love of my Father and of my husband, for my faith, and for the hard experiences I have gone through that have changed and shaped me into who I am today.

Reading and feeling of the goodness of these two makes me want to be better. It seems like when I'm quick to get annoyed or frustrated--I can open up to their blog, read an email, and instantly remember the significance of my own marriage and find a greater love and appreciation for my blessings, especially Brenden.

Their optimistic attitudes are contagious. Although their words bring temporary relief to my own bad attitudes--the very nature of who they are helps me to try to become that person for others around me.

There is SO much good in the world. Sometimes it's hard to keep sight of that. It's so easy to become overwhelmed with checklists, exhausted from work that seems tireless and never ending. It's all too often that we view the world negatively, sometimes brought to tears for the degrading moral standards of the world around us.

But isn't it wonderful when we open our eyes to the life's beauty, when we see the hand of the God. He is ever-present, and there are so many wonderful people that help open our eyes and hearts to Him.

We can be that for others.

Thanks for your inspiration! More faith-building examples to come soon....

Question of Philosophical Importance

It has come to my attention that the perplex of unconditional events now unfolds.



it just doesn't get any better than this.

Have you ever?

have you ever heard the wolf cry in a blue horned moon?

I have learned...

After 14.5 hours on campus, and a whopping 68 on my American Heritage test, I was met by my husband. He picked me up only to inform me that he wouldn't be taking me to the fancy Italian dinner he'd planned. Unfortunately, 10:30 was too late; Little Caesars had already closed.

Yes, this is my life as a full-time, newlywed college student. I spend long hours on campus, get bad scores on tests, eat fancy cuisine, and return home at the end of each day only to be greeted another days worth of homework. Whether or not I decide to respond to its salutation however, is another story.

That is my life most days, recently. And... I am content. Even if my lips oft mutter otherwise, I am, truly, content. I heard a lovely quote yesterday that helped me to discover this, but I don't know where to find it, so I'll use a shorter African-American proverb:

"God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now"

Well, right now I am a college student. I can't expect myself to be the best crafter or blogger or chef-on-the-rise. I just need to the be the best me that I can be. There is a time and a season for everything, no? "A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;" There's probably even a time for me to become the new Martha Stewart.

But right now, it's just time for a full-time, newlywed college student to go to bed.

And I feel very content with that.