So after all that happened this past weekend with the car. I made the decision to stay in Colorado for 2 to 3 weeks!
I'm so ready for the exciting things I will be doing this summer. It's gonna be a good one! :)
Friday, April 19, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
This too can be a blessing.
All of my life I have been taught that every trial is for a reason. That we will learn something from this hardship. I absolutely agree with this. But I would like to pose a question: How often do we think about this while experiencing this trial? How often do we keep in mind that this trial is a blessing? I have to admit, it can get a little difficult.
Friday, my friends and I took off for a road trip back home. The trip would consist of one night spent in Utah, another in Colorado, another in Oklahoma, then we would split and I'd head to Texas with my sister as she would go pick me up in Tulsa, which is about 4 hours from good ol' Dallas. The plan was set. I'd be home by Monday and all would be hunckey-dory. However, things did not go quite the way we had expected. 45 minutes away from where we were going to be staying in Colorado, we heard a weird sound coming from the car. So, we pulled over to a diner parking lot and checked the car. The car was not okay. And we definitely could not continue driving it, not even for another 45 minutes. So there we were. We made a quick call and Marissa's mom was more than willing to come and pick us up. For the meantime, we all agreed that we were starving so we went ahead and entered the diner for a quick meal. Despite all that was going on, we kept pretty cheerful faces. Yes, I knew we weren't all feeling okay, but together, we tried to keep our smiles on our faces. And throughout this meal, we laughed, spoke of our summer goals, and just enjoyed each others company. It was wonderful. However, I was struggling in remembrance that every trial is for a reason. I couldn't help but think: "Why did this have to happen, to all of us?" As I continued contemplating this, I began to change my question. Or at least my view on this situation. We were driving to Marissa's and I kept thinking, "What am I meant to learn from this? How can this be a blessing to all of us?" I still do not know the answer to this. We are all currently spending a couple of days at Marissa's. Maybe I'll find the reason sometime soon. Maybe not. But for the meantime, I will thank my Father in Heaven we're safe, and thank him for the compliment that He has trusted us with this trial.
I know that when we look at trials as blessings from the moment they are happening until, well forever, they will surely become blessings. And we will see the Lord's hand in our lives, as well as his unconditional love every day of our lives.
"If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing. " -President Henry B. Eyring
Friday, my friends and I took off for a road trip back home. The trip would consist of one night spent in Utah, another in Colorado, another in Oklahoma, then we would split and I'd head to Texas with my sister as she would go pick me up in Tulsa, which is about 4 hours from good ol' Dallas. The plan was set. I'd be home by Monday and all would be hunckey-dory. However, things did not go quite the way we had expected. 45 minutes away from where we were going to be staying in Colorado, we heard a weird sound coming from the car. So, we pulled over to a diner parking lot and checked the car. The car was not okay. And we definitely could not continue driving it, not even for another 45 minutes. So there we were. We made a quick call and Marissa's mom was more than willing to come and pick us up. For the meantime, we all agreed that we were starving so we went ahead and entered the diner for a quick meal. Despite all that was going on, we kept pretty cheerful faces. Yes, I knew we weren't all feeling okay, but together, we tried to keep our smiles on our faces. And throughout this meal, we laughed, spoke of our summer goals, and just enjoyed each others company. It was wonderful. However, I was struggling in remembrance that every trial is for a reason. I couldn't help but think: "Why did this have to happen, to all of us?" As I continued contemplating this, I began to change my question. Or at least my view on this situation. We were driving to Marissa's and I kept thinking, "What am I meant to learn from this? How can this be a blessing to all of us?" I still do not know the answer to this. We are all currently spending a couple of days at Marissa's. Maybe I'll find the reason sometime soon. Maybe not. But for the meantime, I will thank my Father in Heaven we're safe, and thank him for the compliment that He has trusted us with this trial.
I know that when we look at trials as blessings from the moment they are happening until, well forever, they will surely become blessings. And we will see the Lord's hand in our lives, as well as his unconditional love every day of our lives.
"If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing. " -President Henry B. Eyring
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