Smelling the roses

Today at work, things started out rough for me.
I had this lady in the drive through upset at me.
She was asking a lot of pointed questions, and my
A.D.D. was getting in the way.
I was trying so hard to work with her,
but I'd start stuttering and losing moments
in time and she was just upset.
She asked me for my name.
I looked up forgetting where I
was and muttered the worst response,
"Why?"
She was even more upset, and I had to give my name.
I really didn't want my bosses to have complaints about me.

I started feeling really upset inside,
I felt bitter and defeated.
I lost track of the big picture until...

My friend walked in
and pointed out something,
a mini miracle.

Rainbow, or a rainband
It was just a strip of
Color in the sky that
happened to be viewable
from the small window view
from inside the store.
It hadn't even rained.

This mini miracle was a comfort
from God reminding me
that he's here with me;
every step of the way.

 



 

Day 17: The Something I wish I was great at

Well, being human, there are lots of things I wish I could be greater at.

Personality wise, I wish I was better at exercising patience.

Physically, I just wish I was better in sports in general.
Or I wish I was greater at trying them out.
I'm more afraid of sports and looking silly, than actually sucking at them.
I played my very first game of soccer with friends last year after a quick
one on one session of the basics.
For having never played, I honestly wasn't terrible.
I had never tried soccer before because I was scared to try.

All in all I wish I was great at Taking Chances.

Miss Sally

So this is a few weeks late, but...







I bought a car :).
She's a 1996 Saturn.
I paid 700$.
Yes that's right only 7.
After 20 years of not knowing
what it is like to have a car of my
own, It's still pretty shocking.

I feel so blessed.
I still catch myself
walking to the passenger's side
not realizing I'm the driver.

Day 16- Five greatest accomplishments

Its been a while since I've written, so there may be a catch up post or two. On that note, #15

Let's see my biggest accomplishments...
1. Graduating from high school.
2. Graduating from seminary.
3. Getting accepted to USU.
4. Getting an A- in Soils (the class my roommate told I never would pass).
5. Buying a car.

Day 15- Anamalia

If I were an animal....
I would be...
Does a mermaid count?
If it does I would be one.
You see, I've been swimming
since I was six months old.
Yep six months.
I was even in a Finnish documentary.

I started swim lessons at the top level,
and then went on to do swim team for a
couple years.
*side note*
You know that Dove commercial that says,
" This many girls will quit gymnastics,
dance, swim because they are insecure 
about their image."? That was me. 
So don't quit what you love because of 
how you think others perceive you.
*end side note*

 During swim I had this necklace.
It was in the shape of a dolphin.
If I touched it three times, 
Then I was a mermaid.

With my red hair,
Blue eyes,
Fair skin,
love of swimming
and singing,
and space case brain,
I'm convinced I'm Ariel.


All in all,
I'd be a mermaid.

Cinderella

Did you ever wish you were a princess? When you were a child, did you ever watch Cinderella and think, "Oh what would I give to be her!"?

It's now, in my life, that I understand what Cinderella really had to go through before she got her happy ending. Feeling completely misunderstood, looked over, and unequal treatment is something that I can relate to.

I would give anything to not feel like Cinderella. It is harder than I ever imagined to have those that are closest to you make you feel so terrible. Now I don't have it as bad as she did, and I don't have it the worst.

 It's just that I learned that you should never wish you were someone else, or wish you had their life; because you never know what they are really going through.

I would give anything to not be Cinderella.

Day 14: five strengths

It's funny, because the day that I wrote my weaknesses, I felt strong. Today, when I'm writing my strengths, I feel very weak. Nevertheless, I will tell you that I still have strengths, and I will list them for you visual pleasure.

1. Empathy
2. Fast learner
3. Charismatic
4. Teachable
5. I Care