Wonderful Wednesday

My Wonderful Wednesday is HOPE

“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”
—Vaclav Havel (b. 1936), poet, playwright, 1st president of Czech Republic

Wonderful Wednesday

Yep I know its a day late.



My Wonderful Wednesday this week is for finaly starting to get over my case of bronchitis!!!



Silly I know but its been a hard two weeks.

Going Private

Hey Friends-

So this week I attended a prevent child abuse conference for work. I attended alot of classes about technology and the use of computers and the internet to stalk people. Its trully scarry what goes on out there. For a while I have been thinking about how to be saffer. One hint please please watch who you and your kids talk to on the internet, what info is given out and personel info, etc.

I have allready had some fun experience with weird people calling me from my Facebook account. That finally lead me to remove all personal contact info from all accounts. Right now I am tempted to change my email, basically have one account for public and one for private. But I havent quite gotten there yet. Ill let you know if I do.

But thanks to Natalie I have decided to take the step I have been thinking about doing for awhile. I am going to be making my blog private. I created them for a few reasons (to stay in touch, have a sorts of journal and a good collection spot for my thoughts).

I will leave my blog public a month or so. Please let me know if you want to be invited.

PS the blog for my craft business and maybe my bro's mission will remain public.

Wonderful Wednesday

Today's Wonderful Wednesday is for simple promptings of the spirit.

This week has been one full of simple promptings and revelations from the spirit.

The first came on Sunday when I had a feeling to read my patriarticle blessing during the sacrament. So I dug it out of its home, probably bad if I had to dig for it in order to read it. As I was reading my blessing I was filled with love and a sense of peace knowing what God had promised me and that all these things are mine to have. What struck my the most though was the last line, the closer. It said something along the lines that these blessings are mine based upon my faith. I thought that was kind of interesting I have heard a lot of people say that their blessing confirm these promised blessings based upon their faithfulness and obedience to the commandments of God. To be truthful I always thought that was what mine said but it simply said the blessings are mine upon my faithfulness. The second revelation came at that time the greatest dreams and desires of my heart are mine to have, in Gods timing, but they are mine-minding that I remain faithful. I thought this was interesting for the greatest thing I struggle with is keeping hope and faith alive. I have always believed that faith=hope=happiness. When ever I remain truly hopeful things have happened. So thats the key.

The third was prompting. I kept getting a prompting to read the entire talk by Elder Holland entitled "He Loved Them Unto the End." So last night I did. Can I tell you it is the best talk ever. A summary of the message is this, through the pain and hardships of Gethsemane Christ never turned his back on what he was sent to do. He continued to love us. He never stooped loving us and he never will.

I am grateful for simple promptings and revelations.

Happy Halloween

Yep I know a few days late but Happy Halloween. This year I decided to go for something new and went all out for Halloween. With the costume that is. I went as a black fairy/Nimph/Butterfly you decide. I went to a party at my friends and then headed down to a party at the Skybox with my sorority and fraternity.

The Year of Kendra

So awhile back I was thinking about what a dear friend mentioned in her testimony. She mentioned how after having a particularly hard year she wanted a turn around, a great year. So she decided to have what she called the year of Katie where she set out to make it the best year yet by setting goals and doing things she had never dreamed of, etc.

Well I loved her idea and decided to do the same. I figured a few months ago to start in November, the month of my birthday so that I can make my 24th year of life the best yet. To do so I looked over my 100 things to do before I die to get some ideas of what I want to set out and do.

A few I have thought of (I figure one a month) are:
- Spend the Day at the Spa
- Get out of debt
- Go to the temple monthly (so this one will be every month I know)
- Start a masters program and/or m0ve out. (These are dependent on each other, I would love to do both)
- Hike Hayden/Pelican Valley in Yellowstone
- Learn Tennis

And much much more!

Wonferful Wednresday

My Wonderful Wednesday post this week takes more writing and explanation then a simple post.

So the last couple of weeks have been kind of hard. As to why any time my ex-boyfriend Jonny contacts me things get kind of hard. I get a little heart broken again and wish that things could have just worked out differently. But Heavenly knows best and let me know there is something better. Well anyhow a few weeks ago he emailed me again. So once again I was feeling a little vulnerable then I found about a few girls in my home ward are getting married, younger then me.

After this I was talking to friends and looking at things going on in life. Well to say the least I just started feeling down and frustrated. I needed someone to talk to that I could be honest with and could understand. But for what ever reason I felt like this support was just non-existent I felt alone. I didnt feel comfortable talking to my girl friends, for what ever reason I didnt quite feel they would get it. (Funny cause as I write this I am thinking of all my wonderful USU roomies that would totally get what I am feeling, they have been there.)

Well yesterday morning I was feeling a little lost and alone. When out of the blue a good guy friend of mine emailed me. And come to find out he was going through the same things and feeling the same way. We emailed back and forth for a few hours.

On my way home from work I decided to walk to the train so I could think. I realizes Roger's email was an answer to my prayers. I realized I am not alone and that God has a plan and design for each of us. Yes some of us wait longer for prayers to be answered and to get married but this is because there are things he wants us to accomplish during this time. He is making something Divine and grand out of each of us and that requires unique timing.

So my Wonderful Wednesday is all about friends who unknowingly answer prayers and Gods love for sending these angels.