Boy, this year is going faster then I can blink... Ok maybe not that fast, but it sure feels like it. I'm trying to be better at updating my blog... My girlfriend always gives me crap for only updating in November... ;) I am trying to prove her wrong! Not a whole lot has happened the last few months so this will be a quick update. I got a promotion at work! I was pumped! I now am learning about tax correction forms, posting wires and more about reimbursement accounts. It absolutely learning and understanding new things so I'm really loving it so far! Plus my new manager is awesome! I am love my new team.
Spencer is graduating - WAHOO! Finally! He walks April 24. These three weeks leading up to that day are going to be stressful ones for sure. He is taking some of his hardest classes right now like Organic Chemistry. From what I can tell, he has been working his butt off. This week alone, he has three tests, and 2 papers due. I can't even imagine what his finals week is going to be like... I don't know who is more excited about him being done with his schooling.
We are loving our calling. About a six months ago, we were asked to be in the nursery. At first we were really unsure and we didn't know what we were doing. After a few months, I can say I really am starting to love the kids. Seeing them each week is really fun. They are at a point in their life were they are learning and absorbing new things every week. There is this one little girl name Charlotte and we have seen a transformation in her just in two months. She had extreme separation anxiety from her parents. Once they left she would scream and cry until they would return. About a month ago, she started playing with me and she didn't notice when her parents would leave. Last week, she waltzed right in and waved good bye to her mom like she was a big girl. When her mom came to pick her up, she didn't want to leave. She shook her head as she saw her parents standing in the doorway. Its amazing to me how kids can learn, grow and adapt so quickly.
Last weekend was General Women's Broadcast. I totally didn't realize it before it was to late.... so I caught up and watched some of it tonight. Sister Cheryl Esplin's talk really hit me hard. Her talk was about refraining from Satan's temptations by being full of light. She used an example of a soda can that was empty and a soda can that is full. When you are full of Christ's truth and light, you are strong and hard to crumble as the soda can that is full. When you aren't full of the light and truth, you can easily be altered and bent like the empty soda can. I have been feeling kind of empty lately.. I have been questioning my place in life and in the church. I have been doubting myself and my testimony. I really have been feeling myself be 'bent' and 'altered' by Satan. Her talk reminded me that to overcome this, I need to do the simple Sunday school answers. I need to pray and to read my scriptures. I haven't been very good at it lately but I have set a goal to be better. I need to doubt my doubts before I doubt my faith. I need to stand true to my beliefs. I need to hold on to what I believe. I know that my Heavily Father loves me and wants what is best for me. I know that it is through him that families can be together forever. I know that he listens to us and knows what we are going through. I know the trials we are going through are for a reason. God isn't putting us through anything that we can't handle... He is helping us through this journey of life. I am grateful to have such a wonderful husband that I can learn from. He is so strong and never lets his testimony fade. He stands up for what he knows and doesn't question his beliefs. I strive to be more like him.... I love my family and my Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. (Not really sure if I'm suppose to end like this, but if felt appropriate.)
