Remember

Today this post is all for me. This week I have forgotten who (and what) I am. This frustrates me more than anyone can know. So this week, I need to be uplifted. I need to remind myself that I am worth more than I know. I need to remind myself that I am better than the world could ever make me. I am a daughter of God! I can do great things. I am better than the world, but I need to prove it! Here are some quotes that always help remind me that I can do great things. 

"Be loyal to the royal within you." -Harold B. Lee

"You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable... it's your choice." -Gordon B. Hinckley 

"Wonderful, glorious things are in store for you if only you will believe, obey, and endure." -Thomas S. Monson

"Keep trying. Be believing. Be happy. Don't get discouraged. Things will work out." -Gordon B. Hinckley

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place." -Ezra Taft Benson

"Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until Heaven; But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come." -Jeffrey R. Holland

FALL!

Hello! It is Friday once again. That means it is blog time once again. Don't you feel special that I am writing to you for a third week in a row? Well, you should!

This week has been cold! I love it! It has felt like fall (that's the best time of the year, don't ya know!). Because it feels like fall, I am getting SO excited for fall. Let me tell you why.

1- Fall looks like this...

(I don't own this picture. If you click on it, it will take you to where I found it.)

... At least for a little while. If you don't believe me, go take a drive through the canyons in October. Delightful, isn't it?

2- Halloween! To me, this is a great holiday. It gives me an excuse to watch sappy kid movies like Hocus Pocus. I'll be honest with you, that IS my favorite Halloween movie. Oh, I can't forget handing out the candy. I adore that part of this holiday because I get to see all the cute kids in costumes. 

3- Hot chocolate. YUM! It is great to come home from school or work and sip on a steaming cup of cocoa while doing homework or reading. Doesn't that sound relaxing?

4- Fashion! I delight in wearing boots, hats, scarfs, and sweaters! I think they are all so cute and cozy!

5- Thanksgiving! Everything about this holiday makes me walk on air! Being around family, sharing our gratitude, smelling the lovely smells, pumpkin pie, and, of course, the tradition of watching A Christmas Story to get us excited for Christmas!

Those are just a few things I am looking forward to in the next couple of months. I can't wait! 

Have a great week, readers!  

PS What are you most looking forward to about fall?

Smile :)

Hello, my fellow readers! 

First off, I apologize for the strange looking blog today. I was trying to change things up a little bit. I changed the colors, changed the background, saved my cute blog, opened it up in a new window, and my background wasn't the one I saved. Ugh! And I can't get blogger to save my background no matter how hard I try. :( So, I guess we will all have to deal with it for a while.

Lately I have been trying to be a better person. I know, I thought I was perfect too! HA! Just kidding. My last post, I gave you a challenge, well, I gave you a few, but we are going to focus on one. I wanted you to smile at a stranger. Did you do it? I hope you did. Just so you are aware, when I give people challenges, I do them too. So, I went to school the first day after that post smiling (probably creepily, but I don't know for sure). Do you know want to know what happened? People didn't look at me. Do you know how hard it is to smile when there is no one around to share it with? However, I persisted. Every day I go to school I smile at random strangers. Lately, I have noticed a lot more people smiling back at me. Maybe I'll start a new trend. Yep! Ha ha! Because I am smiling more people also talk to me more. WOW! To be honest with you, I love it! Happy people are great people! Yes, people still give me strange looks when they see a big smile coming at them, but it's worth it to see someone smile back who wasn't smiling before. My dear readers, if you have not taken this challenge, I beg you to please try it. It makes life more enjoyable to smile. If you don't believe me, test it. I expect a full page report on my blog my midnight next Friday. Okay, not really, but I do want you to try it. Maybe you won't change a whole school, nor a whole class, but maybe you can change a person's day. I know that it is very cliche, but it does happen. It's changed mine. 

(I do not own this image, I found it on Pintrest.)