Merry Christmas...

I hope that you all have had a great christmas,
That you have eaten way too much food,
Enjoyed naps to recover,
Spent time with loved ones,

But more importantly I hope that you have remembered the true meaning of Christmas,
I am grateful for the Saviours life and the sacrifice that he made for us!
There are so many things that we can learn from His life and example.
One of those is service, and keeping the spirit of Christmas with them all year long.

Mistletoe Kissing...

I think this video is hilarious!

I love the fact that it is at BYU 

And the fact that he got slapped!

But he is cute...

I would let him kiss me...

All in the spirit of Christmas of course... hehe

Thoughts and Prayer for Newtown...

Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38

When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.

Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.

They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.

They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.

They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.

"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.

"This is heaven." declared a small boy. "we're spending Christmas at God's house."

When what to their wondering eyes did appear,

But Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.

He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bringThose children all flew into the arms of their King

And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,

One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.

And as if He could read all the questions she had

He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."

Then He looked down on earth, the world far below

He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woeThen He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!""May this country be delivered from the hands of fools""I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"

Then He and the children stood up without a sound.

"Come now my children, let me show you around."Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.And i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

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What happen last week breaks my heart, 

But when I read that poem,

My heart was filled with peace,

Because I know, 

That right now they are in the presence of the Lord, Jesus Christ, their older brother.

He is caring for them,

While they wait for their family to one day join them.

And I know that the Lord is looking over the families effected by these horrible events,

Blessing their lives and giving them comfort.

A story about Victoria Soto amazed me. 

I don't know how to explain in words how this effected me,

All I can say is that there are hundred of people right know that are so grateful for the sacrifice that she made,

Because of that sacrifice there is a group of little kids with their whole lives to look forward to.

Today I read a article about the Stake president of the Parker family who lost their little girl Emily.

This made me cry but also made me proud to be a member of this gospel.

I was touched by how quick, within a heart beat willing he was to serve,

By the fact that nothing could be more important than to be there for that family,

And the other reason why it touched me so much, 

Is that because even though I am in a new city,

I know that if somethings bad was to happen to my family, 

I would have people from my local ward and stake,  that don't really know me,

Ready to serve me and my family any way they could.

I love the gospel! It is certainly true! I am so grateful to have it in my life.

I hope that this bring peace to anyone that is hurting.

Turn to the Lord, Jesus Christ... He can bring you peace, comfort and allow you to forgive.

Song Of The Moment...

There is a particular song at the moment that I am kinda addicted to...

And it's a Taylor Swift song.

Seriously wish that she was around over the past ten years!

The song that I am loving at the moment is...

"I Knew You Were Trouble"

Taylor you are awesome, and gorgeous!

Thank you for a song that I am happy to sing at the top of my lungs with passion!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

This is my favourite time of the year!

And I already have so many things planned,

But so now let me share with you a few things that I wish that I could do,

But unfortunately can't do to factors such as...

Living in a rental property,

Not having planned enough,

and so many other factors.

But let me share with you some of my favourites from Pinterest.

I would love to do this!

In my dream house I would love to have a blackboard wall,

And this would be my Christmas themed wall!

May need someone else to draw it for me though.

This used to be me when I was a little kid, along with my brothers and sisters.

I look forward to the day that I can watch my children snuggle up in front of the Christmas tree.

 Santa's real,

He eats cookies, drinks mike and takes the carrots to he's reindeers.

And leaves sparkly white foot prints!

 Bright, warm, christmas,

Filled with family, laughter, and Christ.

 My house will have the Tradition of Mistletoe.

I am yet to be kissed under mistletoe...

I wonder who will be the first?

My sister is doing this displace and I also plan to do this too.

Other than these few ideas, there are many more which I would love to implement in the future.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year.

But most of all it is the time of year we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

I am truly grateful for the saviours life, and the love he has for each and everyone of us.

Christmas is a time for family and friends,

A time for forgiveness, and love,

A time for sharing and service, caring for each other.

I hope you all are looking forward to Christmas as much as I am.

Million miles away...

At the moment my thoughts feel like they are a million mile away, leaving my head all fuzzy.
I really don't like that feeling, so at the moment I am working at clearing my head, and getting my thinking straight.

I know that I haven't been blogging lately, so to make up for it... here are 10 random, random thoughts, and things that I have come across lately that have interested me...

1# For those that love Big Bang Theory... Thanks to one of my friends for sharing on facebook!

BTW... I love the fact that Sheldon stays in character in the background and doesn't dance, but ends it all with BAZINGA!

2# I hate the fact that I am a shy person! Seriously annoys the heck out of me. That mix with confidence problems oh what a great mixture! Seriously need to get my head sorted in that area!

3# Love this quote... need to remember it though! And stop being so judgemental of myself.

4# Music: oh there are so many songs that I am loving at the moment, but that is another blog post.
The reason why I love it so much at the moment is because it's great to be able to drown out the thoughts in my head.

5# I hate hayfever! That is one thing that I don't like about Brisbane. I have never in my life had hayfever, but since move to Brisbane I have now developed it. I'm over it! The itchy eyes bug me but the thing that I hate the most is the sneezing. Some day will be good and my medication will keep it at bay, but other days I sneeze all day long.

6# Security camera catch so many interesting things...

7# Currently I am working on a list of 100 things about me... it's actually harder than I thought I would be! But only have 10 more to go, then I will share the list with you!

8# My bike hasn't been ridden for a couple of weeks, I have a feeling it needs some attention this weekend! Time for a bike ride!

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9# I am so grateful for new friends, both far away and near. Thank you for your amazing friendships! I have learnt so much off you all, and you are all such big examples to me!

10# Christmas is right around the corner!! My favourite time of the year! Oh I can't wait for the festive celebrations to begin!!!

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your week!

I Commit...

I commit to...

-Enjoy the small moments of life.

-Making the most of each opportunity.

-Capture the moments of life more.

-Smile & laugh more

-Make sure my family and friends know how much I love them.

-Ride my bicycle often.

-Drink more water each day.

-Find the joy in cooking

-Try something new every week

-Discover the state I live in

-Make new friends

-Step out of my comfort zone

-Be creative

-Read the classics

-Study the gospel

-Random acts of kindness

-Love myself

-Forgive myself

-Sned more snail mail

-Learn to get to bed early!

-Learn to trust

-Be more organised

-Plus all the commitments on the photos.

Plus so many other things,

But for now I think that this list is long enough.

I aim to improve one thing at a time,

Steadily improving myself,

Become a better person,

A happier and healthier me!

Thank you to my awesome work for creating these photos for the newest ad campaign.

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Clean Up Time...

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Over the last few months I have lost my blogging spark.
I lost the desire to write blogs and read other blogs.
And I have not liked that fact, not one bit.
But I knew that there was a reason to why I had lost my joy of blogging.

So I have decided to change up a few things.
I am taking the stress out of blogging,
And just blogging for me, and not for any one else.

Some of the changes that I am making are...
Deleting my blog facebook page,
No longer advertising my blog on other blogs.
No longer hosting giveaways.
And blogging when I feel that I have something that I want to say.

I want blogger to follow me because they like my blog
I want to get to know people better, to make friends of the blogger that I admire.
I want to create a blog full of memories, because I don't want to forget them in the future.
I want to document the highs and lows.
I want to be a 'real' blogger.

I hope each of you that read my blog wish to continue to read my blog,
I hope that you will start to find it a bit more interesting
And I truly want to get to know you!

We All Have At Least One Things In Common...

Thank you Kenna for creating this uplifting video.

When I first watched the video it made me cry.

Kenna, even though you are going through a hard time, 

You are bringing light to so many people's lives.

Thank you.

While We Sleep...

The next 24 hours the world is on the edge of our seats waiting to see what the future brings who the president of the United States of American is going to be.

Good luck American, use your right to vote rather than being silent.
If you don't vote, then you have no right to complain about the outcome.

Good luck Mitt Romney
My prayers are with you.

Nienie