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.

My Birthday Resolution...

I saw this on someone's FB, and in their words: "you owe it to yourself to watch this. Comedic interview gold."

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-3-2011/san-francisco-s-happy-meal-ban

The Bridge Builder

An old man going a lone highway

Came at the evening, cold and gray,

To a chasm, vast and wide and steep,

With waters rolling cold and deep.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim,

That sullen stream had no fears for him;

But he turned when safe on the other side,

And built a bridge to span the tide.

"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim near,

"You are wasting your strength with building here.

Your journey will end with the ending day,

You never again will pass this way.

You've crossed the chasm, deep and wide,

Why build you this bridge at eventide?"

The builder lifted his old gray head.

"Good friend, in the path I have come," he said,

"There followeth after me today

A youth whose feet must pass this way.

This chasm that has been naught to me

To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim--

Good friend, I am building the bridge for him."

--Will Allen Dromgoole--

Groundhog's Day 2011

And the winner is (according to Punxsutawney Phil)....SPRING!! :D

But it doesn't look like it yet. Maybe Phil is wrong?? Apparently he can't be...according to this video. Which you can view if you want to see the actual event:

Baby Monkey (Going Backwards On A Pig) - Parry Gripp

When picking Matthew up from Seminary one morning, I saw his seminary teacher come out from the barn where they held class. Trailing behind Brother _____ was his little pet pig named "Dinner." The little pig just happened to imprint on the Brother and treated him like his parent. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen!! This movie reminded me of that cute little piglet.

Zimerman - Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 - II Adagio