work-out...
2o minute warm-up run and 6am kickboxing with kara... love it!
*bonus- 40 mintue jog
i heart food...
5:30am- apple
9:00am- cinnamon life w/milk and a banana
11:00am- apple
1:30pm- chicken salad w/balsamic vinegarette and 2 pieces of wheat bread from kneaders (lunch with kari and jess!)
6:00pm- small chicken salad... bowl of life cereal w/milk
8:00pm- peanut butter and chocolate chips... a yummy treat... and some cookie, i gave into another yummy treat!
h20-14 cups
righteous reflexes/i need to stop being a bad person...
brother norby brought up the phrase "righteous reflexes" the other day, and i've been thinking about it a lot lately. i've been noticing how i react to people and different situations, and i am a bad person! i get so impatient and frustrated so easily, and it is not good! examples... when the person in front of me is driving so slow, when one of my girls doesn't do what she's supposed to, basically when anything doesn't go my way, i always jump to some bratty conclusion instead of being kind and thinking of others as children of God. and yeah, after i think about whatever happend for awhile, i realize that i was in the wrong and didn't need to freak out, but it can definitely take me awhile before i figure it out! i'm so stubborn! i need to be better at reacting righteously and being Christlike and thinking positive and understanding thoughts, instead of swear words, right away. i think this will be an eternal goal for me, to practice "righteous reflexes", cause heaven knows it's going to take me forever to figure it out!
awesome officiating...
i had the opportunity to go to the timpanogos temple today. seriously, i am SO blessed to have so many temples around me. it's definitely one of the perks about living in utah. the officiator today was so good. he was this old man, like most of them are, but he would make facial expressions, raise his eyebrows, turn his head, basically doing everything but actually talking. he was so into his role, it was amazing! honestly, we were so intrigued by him, and it made the session come to life, so to speak. he took his job seriously, and i will always be grateful for that.
i love going to the temple. my love for the temple began with my parents. i can never tell them enough how grateful and just amazed i am at their dedication to the temple. i remember being in elementary school and my mom would go like every wednesday. and now whenever i call my parents on tuesday afternoons, they don't answer because they are doing their weekly session. so diligent and faithful, and i truly can't thank them enough for building the foundation of my love and testimony of the temple.
my personal testimony and faith in temple attendance was grew so much during my college years. friday mornings were my favorite part of the week cause i got to go do baptisms for the dead with my best friend. we would get up so early, even in the cold winter, and make our way to the timpanogos temple. not a temple trip goes by that i don't think of her and the "good ol' days" ;) i can honestly say that the reason we have such a special bond and strong friendship is because we've shared so many sacred experiences at the temple together, and because of that i know our friendship is eternal.
i was very blessed to graduate from baptisms for the dead and take out my own endowments right before i graduated college. i will never forget my first session... it was incredible and eye-opening! but to have the opportunity to be in the Celestial Room with my entire family was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. seriously, everytime i go to the temple, life is put into perspective and my worries seem to slip away. i'm so grateful for temples. and i can't wait for the day that i'll get to kneel across the alter and be sealed to one of God's chosen sons for time and all eternity, cause that's what this life is all about!
*sorry about the temple tangent, i couldn't help myself!
words of encouragement...
in my nightly reading, i stumbled upon this quote from Robert D. Hales about the spiritual strength that follows when we place our trust in the Lord...
"As we put our faith and trust in the Lord, we much battle our pain day by day and sometimes hour by hour, even moment by moment; but in the end, we understand that marvelous counsel given to Prophet Joseph Smith as he struggled with his pain of feeling forgotten and isolated in Liberty Jail:
'My son, peace be unto they sould; thinke adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment... And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes' (D&C 121:7-9)
My dear brothers and sisters, when pain, tests, and trials come in life, draw near to the Savior. 'Wait upon the Lord,... look for him' (2 Nephi 18:17). 'They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint' (Isaiah 40:31). Healing comes in the Lord's time and the Lord's way; be patient."
so many great scriptures and inspiring words. the last line is perfect for me right now... healing comes in the Lord's time and the Lord's way; be patient... story of my life :) yes, patience is a virtue i'll be working on for eternity! but i'm grateful for these encouraging words, and pray that i will stop worrying, and just trust.
"what took you so long?" -catch and release... the movie of the night, and it just seemed appropriate!
jake plus vegas equals 11 days... almost to single digits!
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