Quotes do a soul good

 I came across this quote from President Gordon B. Hinkley and I can't tell you how much I needed to hear this today and probably every day for the rest of time.

"It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don’t worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. … If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."

This quote, and many of President Hinckley's quotes in general, really keeps things in perspective, which is something I typically need on a daily basis. I need to keep an eternal perspective. I often get so wound up in the things and happenings of today or next week or next month that I forget about what's important in the grand scheme of things.
The issues in my life are surely different than the issues in your life, but this quote is one that can apply to all of us.... It all works out. Put your trust in God.

Back from my blog hiatus

At the Houston temple where we got married

Remember the time I used to have a blog? Remember the time when I used to have a spare 5 or 10 minutes so I could actually write on my blog? Well, turns out those days are few and far between this summer... and not because I'm doing really fun summer-y things but because I go to school every single day. I sure know how to have a rockin' summer. So forgive me for my blogging hiatus.

Thus far this summer we have:

-Had a new neighbor move into the old dead lady's apartment. Remember that gem of a story? (I'm grossed out for her but since all she wants to do is sit out on her patio and chain smoke, I decided that she deserves it for making my patio unbearable to visit)

-Gotten a new sister-in-law in the Morris family! Congratulations William and Breanna!

-Had some of our best friends, Tom and Chrissy and Zander and Rebeca move back to Arlington (can I get a huzzah?)

-Remembered how much we love wakeboarding on Lake Travis then quickly remember how much we hate it the next day when we can barely get out of bed

-Eaten approximately 100 snow cones... oh wait that's me. I'm the one who finds any excuse to get a snow cone just about every single day on my way home from school.

-Gone to free outdoor movies at UTA at night and then immediately regretted it when we got consumed by mosquitos

-Paid an inordinate amount of money for our energy bill because my husband is in a constant state of sweating if the A/C isn't below 70 degrees

-Gone to the Republican National Convention in Fort Worth with my parents.

-Turned 24. Oh wait that's me again. 

-Gone to a Ranger game and had seats at the all you can eat section. We ate cheap hot dogs and nachos like it was our last meal. why? Because we could, that's why.