Right Now...

Some words that describe my life right now:

Tired - for some reason getting an average of four hours of sleep a night isn't cutting it...

Busy - taking 10 credit hours during a spring semester is proving to be challenging and contributing to my lack of sleep, but I can do it right?

Stressed - there is so much to do that some days I don't even know where to start, and I wonder how I will ever accomplish it all - One day at a time, that is my motto

Lonely - ...right now I am missing my friend Ariele who is home because she will be leaving for a mission in the Netherlands in a couple of weeks. So excited for her! I'm still alowed to miss her though. My other good friend Jenessa just got her mission call to Hungary - congrats J! I will miss her too

Happy - o.k. that list was looking a little sad, let's get to the good stuff! I have been working in the school that I will be doing my internship in since the beginning of the month. I love kids, and I love that I am going to be a teacher! The kids honestly make me smile every day! If it's not the little kid that I don't even know who points at me and says "BYU teacher" every time I see him, then it's one of the first graders who I taught in March running all the way down the hall just to give me a hug. The kids are great, they make me smile every day!

Beautiful - It's spring time!(well in Provo it is, some places it is probably more like summer already) The grass is green, the trees have blooms on them,and the weather is getting warmer! On sunny days the disco ball hanging from the rear view mirror of my car fills my car with little beads of light and reminds me of my brother who put it there last winter.

Loved - My family is far away (well a five hour drive isn't that far away, but it's far enough to keep me away from them more than I would like) but they are always so supportive of me. I am grateful for the love that they show me every day.

Excited - This next year holds a lot of changes for me. I will be teaching my very own class, doing the thing that I have dreamed of since I was a little girl! Although there are times when I am a little bit scared, I am also excited every day for the adventure that lies ahead.

Hopeful - Beyond the internship next year, I have no clue what life has in store for me. I am filled with hope however, that if I continue to do the things which I know to be right, and if I continue to put the Lord first and continue to strive to make myself a better person...then things will work out how they are supposed to : )

Some of these words that describe my life right now are happier than others, but that is how life is supposed to be...there are things that are hard and there are things that are great! Without the hard times we wouldn't be able to fully appreciate the good ones - that is part of the beauty of the fall of man.

Continuing to live, love, and learn every day!