The Maker's Touch

Sometimes on Sunday's I like to listen to church-ish music while I get ready. I really haven't done that since I have been married but today I broke out some Jenny Phillips and listened to it while I got ready. Jenny Phillips is one of my favorite LDS singers. Well actually she is my favorite. There are a lot of good ones out there but I just really like her for some reason. Her songs are really peaceful, encouraging and thought provoking. Today the song "The Maker's Touch" really had me thinking about my life. The lyrics to the song are...

I watch the stars
Fill up the sky
A billion lights that testify
His hand is in all of creation

And there is no doubt
That He has made me
He’s giving me life with
Each breath I breathe
And I feel a debt
To never forget Him

I am His child Made with His love
And it is enough to
Bring me to my knees
He’s reaching down
And I’m reaching up
And somehow I feel
The maker’s touch

The sun and the moon
Obeying his name
Marking the path
And lighting my way
All of these things
Given to me

So I will bow down
With all of the earth
And offer Him praise
For my infinite worth
For all of the light
He’s given to me

This song was really touching to me today because I feel like I have been being really selfish and unthankful (I guess that's not a word...but I am going to use it anyway) lately. The part that really struck home with me was "He’s giving me life with each breath I breathe and I feel a debt to never forget Him." I forget HIM way too much. It makes me really sad that I am able to forget my Father in Heaven who has given me so much and who continues to bless me everyday. I have so many reasons to be grateful in my life and I forget about them way too often. I am blessed to just be living. That could be taken away from me at anytime and each day I get to live, learn and grow is a huge blessing. The other part that was striking to me today was, " I am His child made with His love and it is enough to bring me to my knees." I am also not brought to my knees nearly as often as I should be. I need to remember how important it is to kneel down and pray to my Heavenly Father everyday. He really has given me everything I have and I feel so blessed. I am so grateful for the knowledge I have of the truth and for the plan that Heavenly Father has created. Everything truly does testify of the reality of God and the reality that he loves all of his children. I feel lucky to know of his love and to feel it each day.

So thank you Jenny Phillips for making me remember how loved I am, and for making me realize that I need to Remember my Heavenly Father more and make our relationship a top priority.

Milk Tasting With Carlee

Carlee came over on Friday night to work out with me. Just Dance was our work out, and it really does work out your arms if you play it right. Well before we played Carlee made us some delicious meatballs and we ate dinner.It was so yummy! She is quite the little homemaker :) I helped a little, you know, like I steamed the green beans that ended up being disgusting but anyway... We had a great night but we had to go to the store to get some chocolate. I mean, everyone eats chocolate before they work out, right? Carlee got some Dove chocolate and she opened it and guess what it said? We couldn't believe it! That was exactly what we were going to go home and do. Darren also ate a chocolate and his said the same things so Carlee and Darren were the first to hit the dance floor! Then I hit the dance floor after spilling water all over my shirt... Darren and I bought a coco late machine at target last weekend with our last wedding gift card to target. I am so glad we bought it. We seriously use it everyday. Well there have been all these steamed milk and hot chocolate recipes I have been wanting to try so we had a milk tasting. You know, like a wine tasting, but a milk tasting. We didn't make it very long though because we got all milked out but they were still yummy! To end the night we drank our beverages while watching a movie. We love Carlee and she comes over a lot. I am so glad that she still likes to hang out with us even though we are married! I love that I had the chance to live with her because now not only is she my cousin, but she is one of my best friends. She is like the sister I never had and I love her! Thanks for hanging out with us Carlee :)

Winter in Rexburg

We are back in Rexburg, and have been for a couple of weeks, and there is hardly any snow! It is a miracle for Rexburg. I am so glad that there is no snow because I hate driving in it. It is so scary to see everybody's cars swerving on the road. At first I was sad to be back because I just like being in San Diego so much but now I have gotten used to being here again and I am ok with it. I am off-track this semester so I got a job being a nanny for a professor. I feel pretty proud of myself because over 100 people emailed the professor on the first day she posted the job on the bulletin board... and I am the one who got it! It is SO hard to get a job in Rexburg and I am so thankful that both Darren and I have a job. We are really lucky! Darren works on campus and he is a sports first aid coordinator. He has to teach all of the student coaches first aid, work in the room where he tapes people and treats them and stuff, and go to games to help people when they get injured. I think Darren and I both have the jobs that we would really want. He loves taping people, and going to the games. I love the little children that I get to watch everyday. There is a 4 year old boy and a baby girl who just turned 1. I am so happy that I get to watch a baby because it helps with my baby craving just a little bit. Actually some days I leave their house thinking I don't want kids for a while and some days I leave really wanting a baby because the baby is just so cute and cuddly. I guess that's how being a mom would be. There are good days and bad, but mostly good :) And I get to do laundry at their house!! That is so great because I hate going to the laundry-mat and it is so dang expensive! Now I get to do my laundry for free and they have a really fancy washing machine! Other than that, I don't think there is too much new with us. Darren is taking classes...hard ones, but he is almost done with school! horray! I don't get to see Darren nearly as much as I used to because we are both so busy but I think that makes the time we spend together all the more wonderful. We are so excited to see each other at the end of the day and I really like that!