The Roller Coaster called LIFE

Today is one of those days that I feel like crying, screaming, whining, and pretty much just going to bed with a big bowl of ice cream and a chick-flick. I know that we all have days like these every once in a while and they can be discouraging. My life right now seems to be a roller coaster that is hitting every high and low along the way, everything from feeling stressed beyond believe, to feeling complete joy. I know that life is sometimes a lot to take in, but I have realized that the Lord is always there to not only comfort me, but to help carry me along the way.

A few months ago, right before my first date with Jordan, I was feeling completely discouraged, alone and lost. I was having a hard time dealing with a past relationship that didn’t work out. I was also feeling that because this past relationship didn’t work out, I would never be able to develop a relationship that would last in the future. I was feeling like a complete failure. I  started to doubt that my life would ever work out.

So I got down on my knees, with tears streaming down my face and prayed for some sort of comfort, and to know that someday I would have the opportunity to enter the Lord’s house with the man of my dreams and begin an eternal family. Instantly, every single bit of doubt, stress and sorrow left my mind. I was filled with peace, love, and hope. I knew, without a doubt that my Heavenly Father loves me and that he would guide my life and help me be the best that I could be if I followed his teachings and always returned to Him in prayer.

This was the week before my first date with Jordan. I never knew what would come out of that, I had no idea that a few short months later I would be engaged and preparing to marry the love of my life for time and all eternity! NEVER forget that your Heavenly Father is just a prayer away. If you ask for his help, he will never leave you helpless. He is always there for you! So get on your knees, open your scriptures, let the communication with your Heavenly Father flow into your life and soul. He may not answer you when you want Him to, or even the way you expected or hoped He would, but He will answer you!

Happy Birthday Sarah!!

Happy Birthday Sarah!!! I love you so much! I am so grateful for the amazing example you are to me. You are such an incredible mother and I hope I can be even half of the mother you are when I have kids! I am so glad that I am able to have such a good relationship with Emily and that you let me be there for her. Thank you so much for all that you have done for me! You have been there for me through so many tough times in my life and I am so grateful that I can always turn to you in times of need. 

I love you so much and I am so proud of the person you have become. I have looked up to you since the day that I was born and I won't ever stop! You are so beautiful inside and out! I hope that you have had a fantastic birthday! I love you!

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday MOM!!!

I love you so much Mom! I am so proud to call you my Mom! You have been such a blessing in each of your kids lives! I am so proud of each thing you have accomplished! You are such an amazing woman. I can't count how many times you have been there for me through the hardest things in my life. Thank you so much for all that you have done for me and all that you continue to do for me each day! You are so incredible! I know that there are so many people that have been blessed by your generosity and kindness! I look up to you so much! You are my hero and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love you so much and am so grateful for you! Happy Birthday!!!

 

Happy Birthday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can tell by looking at these pictures that she is an amazing Mom and Granny! We love you Mom! You are beautiful inside and out! (excuse my cheesiness!)



Fun with the kiddos!

We had lots of fun while Lexi, Brecken and Tayden were staying at our house last week! Some of the things we did were play with cousins, watch Frozen, take Lexi to dance class, help the kids with homework, run errands, play outside, visit the baby at the hospital and much, much more! Jeremy and Meg got the Frozen soundtrack for the kids, so anytime we were in the car (which ended up being quite a bit!), the kids would always want to be listening to Frozen! We all loved it! It is so fun to hear sweet Lexi singing along in the back seat, she is such an awesome singer for her age! I am so glad that we got to spend so much time together this past week! It was so much fun! I love those kids! 

Here are some pictures we snapped while the kids were here!

Tayden watching Addie

Brecken doing his "Famous Person" walk

All bathed and ready for bed, waiting for Evelyn to get here

Waiting for Evelyn

Breakfast the morning after Evelyn was born, before we went to visit at the hospital again

Lexi-Lou

Emily, Lexi and Addie waiting for Evelyn

Em and Tayden watching Frozen!

We love Frozen!

Emily showing off Frozen!

Lexi in dance class

Lexi in dance class, she did so good!

Crysta stopped by with Olivia, Lincoln and Liam too, we just didn't get any pictures with them!

Just Keep Swimming!

This is my all time favorite Mormon Message, it touches my heart every time I watch it! I have a testimony of the things President Eyring says in this message. I know that if we are going through something difficult in our lives, we can ALWAYS turn to our Lord and Savior. Jesus Christ knows what we are each going through, he knows how we feel every second of our life! There will always be a mountain that you will have to climb, there will always be hardships and trials, you just have to find a way through it, you HAVE to endure to the end! AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN! So if you feel lost, burdened, or alone, look to your brother, Jesus Christ! He is always there for you and always wants to guide and protect you! If you search hard enough within yourself, you will find that small particle of Faith that he is speaking about. You will find the faith you need to heal and grow. You will find the faith you need to move forward and find joy in your journey! You are always being watched over by your Father in Heaven and He wants to do all he can to lead you back to him! 

So if you can't seem to find joy in your life today, take a step toward your Savior. Start somewhere simple, just open your scriptures or an Ensign, kneel down and pray, or find someone to serve, because by doing any of these things, it shows that you are trying and making an effort to bring yourself closer to the light of Christ, and by doing that, you will feel the companionship of the Holy Ghost and he will help guide you and help you see where you need to go in your life. Just take that first step, find your faith and soon you will bask in the light of Christ and the pure love of God! Your Father and brother are always there for you! You can and will be able to endure to the end with Christ in your life! I know that each of us can make it through hard things, I have learned this from family, friends and personal experience, hard trials in life CAN be overcome and YOU will make it through this!

Come unto Christ!

Move forward with Faith!

And you will have the strength and courage to Endure to the End!

One day, you will look back at your life and see how these trials made you the AMAZING person you have become! 

So like one smart little fish once said, 

JUST KEEP SWIMMING!

Evelyn is here!!

Evelyn Pearl Hall was born Tuesday March 18th at 10:33 pm. She is an angel and I am so glad she is a part of our family! Congrats Jeremy and Meg! I love you guys!

I was able to watch Lexi, Brecken and Tayden while Jeremy and Meg were at the hospital. On Tuesday night we were up waiting to hear any news about the baby with the kids, and when the clock hit 9:30, we decided it would be best to put all of the kids to bed and just go see the baby on Wednesday. So we got everyone situated and they were all asleep by 10:00. I was lying in my bed with Lexi and Brecken when we got the text saying Evelyn had finally made her grand debut into this world at 10:33 PM! We ended up waking up all of the kids and going to see the baby at the hospital because we were all so excited! The kids were kind of hard to wake up, but when they heard their baby sister was here, they were so ready to see her!

We had a fun couple of days going to visit them at the hospital and taking this kids to and from the various activities! I am so glad that I got to spend so much time with Lexi, Brecken and Tayden, I love those kids so much! I am glad that both baby and mommy are safe and that Evelyn is here safe and sound!

  

I love you Evelyn! I am so glad that I am now an aunt times 9!!

P.S. Soon I will post some more about things that we did with the kids while they were staying with us, like getting FROZEN in the mail and watching it multiple times!! We also were constantly listening to the FROZEN soundtrack this week! We might be a little obsessed ;)