Favorites.

anyone who knows me knows that either:

a. I don't have any favorites.

or

b. I have TONS of favorites.

it all depends on my mood/how we are defining "favorite."

my favorite song of the day:

--the song is "Sink or Swim" by tyrone wells--

I first heard it on the radio at work.

I was inspired.

Love at first listen.

I hope you LOVE IT too...

be sure you read the lyrics!! :)

Caught in the middle of a crossfire
Lost my balance on a high wire
Trying to figure out what to do

Pushed to the edge of my reason
Everywhere around me it's treason
I don't want to do that to you

Kamikaze airplanes in the sky
Are we going down or will we fly?
This could be a shipwreck on the shore
Or we could sail away forevermore
This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim

Hearing the song in your laughter
A melody I chase after
No one else has done this to me

Kamikaze airplanes in the sky
Are we going down or will we fly?
This could be a shipwreck on the shore
Or we could sail away forevermore
This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim

Take a deep breath
No more time left
This is what I thought I wanted
Why am I afraid?

Kamikaze airplanes in the sky
Are we going down or will we fly?
This could be a shipwreck on the shore
Or we could sail away forevermore

Kamikaze airplanes in the sky
Are we going down or will we fly?
This could be a shipwreck on the shore
Or we could sail away forevermore
This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim...

BIG little STEPS

This morning I was going through a stack of papers when I came across a to-do list from the beginning of this year. Often times I make lists like this and never get around to many of my goals. Sometimes I have done nothing on these lists. This time it was different. I finished every goal.

• I got my car fixed. Registered. Insured. And have been driving it for a month and a half.
• I not only applied at Walgreens but have been working there since the beginning of February.
• I went to the temple and made special promises as I took the next step on my spiritual journey.
• I began piano lessons a few weeks ago with Wendy McNiven. AMAZINGNESS.
• I am again attending my "conventional ward" with my family. I am again the Sunbeam teacher! :)

I only made these five goals in January because I wanted to be able to actually accomplish them.

And I did!! :D

They may seem small, but every single one of these was a pretty big step. The way was filled with many little obstacles. The kind of pebbles that easily beset me. But victory was mine. Though not mine alone.

I feel grateful. Encouraged. Inspired.

Like the little engine that could.

"Though our outward man perish,

yet the inward man is renewed day by day."

2 Corinthians 4:16

I will continue to walk a little taller.