The winter Olympics have started and we have been cheering on our USA athletes each night as we sit down, relax and watch them compete. The start of the Olympics and the backstories of the athletes have really got my mind turning back in time to when I was an athlete, competing to be the best, and striving to win the gold. I wanted to succeed in college athletics, qualify to go to the Olympics and hopefully win. Was it realistic? I don't know, but I like to think I had a fighting chance of at least qualifying.
It is what happened? No. I had a career ending injury, I tore my Achilles tendon, then I got married and started a family. Would I change it if I could? No. Even though I have thought about what I could have done and who I could have been I wouldn't change my life for anything. I still like track, I still talk about it and try to be involved in it, but I LOVE being a wife and a mom more than I can describe.
Sure, a gold medal would have been cool to hang for everyone to see, but instead I get to hang pictures of my family, my wedding day and my son. For me, that is much more worthwhile than any kind of medal. So if I could change it... I wouldn't.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Go, Do! 1 Nephi 3:7
Growing up I didn't love Sundays. Church was long and mostly boring and I didn't really understand what was going on. Well now I LOVE Sundays, I love to go to church, feel the spirit and hear teachings of the Book of Mormon and the Bible and to apply them to my life. Today was one of those days that I was able to look back at the decisions that I have made and the person I am today and truly know that I have done what the Lord intended for me to do.
There were a couple of scriptures that made me think about my past. The first being found in the Book of Mormon in 1 Nephi 3:7, "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." Today this scripture made me think the experience I had in the temple to have kids. I had only been married for 6 months, I was running track on scholarship at Weber State University and I was going to school full time. I didn't plan on having kids until after I graduated college and it was a huge sacrifice for me to give up my plan. I didn't know what we were going to do since we would have to pay for two tuitions instead of one and I was worried about the financial situations we would be facing.
But I gave it up and did what the Lord asked me to do and I have NEVER regretted it. I LOVE being a mom. I am still going to school as is my husband but we haven't had to stress about how we were going to pay our tuition. Things have truly worked out and I have been blessed because I did what I was asked to do.
I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The gospel is true and I love that I have it in my life.
There were a couple of scriptures that made me think about my past. The first being found in the Book of Mormon in 1 Nephi 3:7, "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." Today this scripture made me think the experience I had in the temple to have kids. I had only been married for 6 months, I was running track on scholarship at Weber State University and I was going to school full time. I didn't plan on having kids until after I graduated college and it was a huge sacrifice for me to give up my plan. I didn't know what we were going to do since we would have to pay for two tuitions instead of one and I was worried about the financial situations we would be facing.
But I gave it up and did what the Lord asked me to do and I have NEVER regretted it. I LOVE being a mom. I am still going to school as is my husband but we haven't had to stress about how we were going to pay our tuition. Things have truly worked out and I have been blessed because I did what I was asked to do.
I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The gospel is true and I love that I have it in my life.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
A New Year's Change
As January 1 rolls around most people make new year's resolutions. I guess you could say that this year I did the same thing. Instead of doing yearly goals (like no carbonation for a year... which I should maybe do) I made goals that would make my confidence go up as well as make for a better future.
Goal # 1: I want to get back in shape. You see, I used to be in great shape, I ran track collegiately and I felt good about myself. Now, I do not feel that way at all. I have never been self conscious of how I looked in a bathing suit or even in jeans and a t-shirt; now that I am self conscious something needs to change. So my first goal is to exercise regularly.
Goal # 2: as an extension to goal # 1, I want to have a more balanced diet. As an athlete I could eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted because I knew that I would burn the calories the next day at practice. My eating habits haven't really changed, generally I eat pretty healthy, but I LOVE to snack and I snack a lot. So my second goal is to eat healthier. Who knows as I try my new low calorie healthy meals I might even post the recipe for everyone to enjoy.
Goal # 3: I want to feel good about myself daily. I know this seems weird, but I am a stay at home mom and because I am new to Texas I don't have a lot of opportunity to get out of the house. Because of this I spend a lot of time in sweats and its kind of depressing. I have noticed that I feel better about myself if I simply get up and get ready for the day. If I don't get anything else accomplished at least I can say that I did that. So my third goal is get ready daily.
Goal # 4: I want to not worry about money. I think everyone has this problem. Especially young families who are still enrolled in school. I hate money, it stresses me out, the problem is, is that I need money to provide for my family and to live. So I will keep this short and sweet. My fourth goal is to save more money than I spend.
Goal # 5: I want to be happy. I have this problem of comparing myself to other people. Their life, their clothes, their hair... you get the point. When I do this I feel horrible about myself, like I'm not good enough. But that's not right, I love my life, I love my family, I love who I am. I know I'm doing what I am supposed to be doing, and I am good enough. I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for providing me with what I need so that I can do what I'm supposed to do. So my fifth goal is to focus on what is important.
Now that I have shared my goals I hope that everyone else can decide what their goals are and go and achieve them. Seriously this will be an amazing year! YAY 2014!
Goal # 1: I want to get back in shape. You see, I used to be in great shape, I ran track collegiately and I felt good about myself. Now, I do not feel that way at all. I have never been self conscious of how I looked in a bathing suit or even in jeans and a t-shirt; now that I am self conscious something needs to change. So my first goal is to exercise regularly.
Goal # 2: as an extension to goal # 1, I want to have a more balanced diet. As an athlete I could eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted because I knew that I would burn the calories the next day at practice. My eating habits haven't really changed, generally I eat pretty healthy, but I LOVE to snack and I snack a lot. So my second goal is to eat healthier. Who knows as I try my new low calorie healthy meals I might even post the recipe for everyone to enjoy.
Goal # 3: I want to feel good about myself daily. I know this seems weird, but I am a stay at home mom and because I am new to Texas I don't have a lot of opportunity to get out of the house. Because of this I spend a lot of time in sweats and its kind of depressing. I have noticed that I feel better about myself if I simply get up and get ready for the day. If I don't get anything else accomplished at least I can say that I did that. So my third goal is get ready daily.
Goal # 4: I want to not worry about money. I think everyone has this problem. Especially young families who are still enrolled in school. I hate money, it stresses me out, the problem is, is that I need money to provide for my family and to live. So I will keep this short and sweet. My fourth goal is to save more money than I spend.
Goal # 5: I want to be happy. I have this problem of comparing myself to other people. Their life, their clothes, their hair... you get the point. When I do this I feel horrible about myself, like I'm not good enough. But that's not right, I love my life, I love my family, I love who I am. I know I'm doing what I am supposed to be doing, and I am good enough. I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for providing me with what I need so that I can do what I'm supposed to do. So my fifth goal is to focus on what is important.
Now that I have shared my goals I hope that everyone else can decide what their goals are and go and achieve them. Seriously this will be an amazing year! YAY 2014!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
A Quiet Christmas
Christmas this year was slightly different from what I am used to. I wasn't surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins, I didn't get to see my parents, nieces, nephews or siblings, there wasn't any snow since on Christmas day it was probably 60 degrees outside, and because there was only 3 of us it was quiet! But we had a fantastic day all the same. To be honest Kayson has no idea what Christmas is because he is only 15 months old, but on Christmas eve the elves, Pixie, Dixie and Trixie, brought him some new jammies. Those sneaky elves door bell ditched our house and left his jammies right on the porch. Kayson was pretty excited to see that there was a present for him to open and he really liked his new monster jammies.
Obviously because Kayson was such a good boy Santa Claus visited our house. Kayson didn't know that when he woke up he would have new toys to play with but when he saw the train and cars that Santa brought he was all smiles. Then on top of that he got to open presents from his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was so fun to watch and play with.
Even though Christmas was quiet this year it was probably the best one yet. I loved watching Kayson have such a good time. I missed being with my family but I wouldn't change this Christmas for anything. Being with Casey and Kayson was worth being away.
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