The countdown has begun

Seth helped me make a countdown chain for how many weeks of school I have left. Every Friday I will have the great pleasure seeing this chain get shorter and shorter until there are none left. Oh happy day!

24 weeks (including Spring break!) and counting. . . : )

Christmas Day!

Wath out! My brothers are loaded! : )

Grandpa gave me Journey earrings to match my necklace

Seth loves his Transformers!

Jesh enjoys his Chevron firetruck!

Grandpa and our Grandma-to-be


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

More Snow!

First Snow!

Christmas Preparations

I love putting our Christmas tree up and carefully arranging all the lights and decorations on it! We did this today while we watched one of the Christmas Classics, It's a Wonderful Life.
Christmas is in the air, and I am reminded of our Savior's perfect gift to us.

The End Is In Sight

I feel like I'm in the last leg of a long race. And it feels wonderful! After December 9th I'll only have two quarters left : ) I dare say, it is rather a frightening thought that I am supposed to be a competent Dental Hygienist at the end of 7 months. . . Oh well, the Lord has seen me through this far, and my Dental Hygiene journey is just begining when I get out into "the real world" and start working.
And this quarter is practically over (thank goodness). . . I technically have three weeks left, but they are only 2 days, then 4 days, then 2 days, and then I'm done for this year!

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

At times I even feel like I'm on Cloud 9 : )

Relationships

Why do relationships hurt so much?
I am beginning to see that perhaps I became too selfish in my relationships. Perhaps I expected too much. . . I had this idea in my head that my relationships were invincible. . . But that is far from the truth.
I wish that I would learn the first time so I didn't have to go through a similar situation, but I guess I'm too hard-headed.
Sometimes I just feel like I don't have enough energy to pour into any new relationships with other people because I'm afraid they will suffer the same fate as previous relationships, and I don't want to go through the same pain again.

One good thing comes when my relationships hurt the most: I have no other place to go but to Him whose relationship is stronger to me than any other can be.
I recognized this concept early on, but accepting it was harder than I at first thought. Why can I not accept that God is the only relationship that I need?
So I can only trust that God is listening to my cries and hurts, and cling to the promise that all things work together for good for those who love God.