Reflections

Hello all my blogging friends! Yes I know it’s been rather long since I last was in the blogging business and I apologize if I broke some of your hearts because of that, but the good news is that I have decided to repent and recommit myself to writing again so I hope I can redeem myself. This time, however, I think along with my random adventures I want to add a little more personal touch to my posts so that way I can share and maybe in some way you can benefit from some of the things that I am learning as I go along on my “adventurous” life. As some of you know I have been getting old and this coming spring will be my 10 year class reunion, crazy hu? Recently I have been thinking a lot about what has happened over the past 10 years and man who would have thought I would have been able to experience so many things! And be living back in the Tricities, ha ha. Thinking back when I was young and getting ready to head off on my adventure to BYU I would have never thought I would be where I am today doing what I do. I mean lets be honest I came from a family where most all of my family got married super young and at 28 many (well how about 5 aunts) had like 4 kids, so I figured I would have been married and be a baby producer like the rest. Needless to say that did not happen (obviously) and instead I have had an rather different adventure of my own. Its crazy to think that in 10 years I have graduated from BYU, went on to get my masters at WSU, became a nurse practitioner (crazy), and lived in Provo and randomly Mesa, Arizona. I also have been able to travel to so many random cool countries including: India, Australia (twice), Indonesia, Singapore, Guatemala, Ecuador, and of course Mexico and Canada (if we are counting). In addition, I have had the amazing opportunity to meet so many amazingly wonderful people, finally learn the art of multiple choice, appreciate that amazing feeling when you know you don’t have to dedicate your entire life to homework or studying any more, experience the joys of working night shift, live military life, and see multiple times the harsh realities of 3rd world country living. I addition, and more importantly I have been able to have the amazing opportunity to serve and help heavenly fathers children in a vast variety of places and circumstances. From the wonderful islander children of Indonesia and the poor immigrant Mexican children in inner city Phoenix, to the kids who live in fancy homes and have everything they could possibly need and more. It really does make reflect as I see that same smile from every 4 month old baby about how they all start so much alike but just based on where they are born their lives will be so completely different. It helps me realize that God really does have a special place and circumstance for each of his children, and that gives me comfort especially when I see those little children who do not appear to be blessed with such “lucky” circumstances.

What a crazy/wonderful 10 years it has been and although it may have been a little different that the typical “Mormon girl” I truly believe we all have different missions in life and I am so grateful I have been blessed with this mission for this season of my life. I am also grateful for the person I have grown to become that 10 years ago I would have never dreamed of being. I mean I have even contemplated sky diving someday, who would have thought? Crazy! In all honestly though I feel like I can really only best describe the miracles that have happened through the words of Ammon in Alma 26:12 which reads:  “Yea I know that I am nothing, as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself but I will boast of my god, for in his strength I can do all things, yea behold many mighty miracle we have wrought in this land for which we will praise his name forever.” I know it is only with him and through him that I have been able to achieve and become who I have become. I am very humbled and grateful that he has given me the opportunity to do what I do and I know that it is only through him that I am able to do it. Granted just so you know it has not came without a price as I have defiantly had my share of trials along the way but I will say looking back that really all we have to do is trust our God and he will take care of us if desire to serve him. I look foreword to what the next 10 years have in store for me and what seasons that will bring. I’m sure it will be yet another adventure!