Well....

This will be the first blog post since after the mission. I really don't know what I want to write about. I am just trying to get into writing again. Blogging is so refreshing. I can say whatever I want and since I practically don't have an audience I don't have to worry about anyone judging what I say or neglect to say.

Life after the mission has been interesting. Really. I think that is the best word. It hasn't been that exciting and I feel like I am at a loss of what I should do a lot of the time but then I just pray and I feel better. Now I feel like all the time I was in Guatemala was just a blink of an eye or a 30 second dream that felt like 18 months. I feel like my Spanish has already degraded by 50% but...that's how life is I guess.

What did I learn from my mission? Patience...and that even though I have a lot of it I can still gain a lot more as well. The important things in life take time. If you think about it, life is full of marshmallow sitting in front of our faces that we just have to wait for the right time for.

I LOVE nature...more than I thought. Really! Everytime I step outside I just fall in love. If nature was a person I would ask him to marry me...okay maybe not but you get the picture. I mean look at this picture! Doesn't it make you want to hug someone??

 

I love my family so much...I really know I couldn't have made it through my mission with out my family. Especially the first part. That was the hardest part for me. My family was always aware. Some showed it differently than others but I felt their prayers in my behalf and their thoughts of me. Family bonds can go many miles.

 

Love...I worry about others a lot more than myself now. It is a strange place to be. My poor kids are going to feel like I am always with them because I will be so carefully watching them to make sure they are happy and okay (maybe that will change before they come cuz who knows when that will be haha).  I think I learned what real love is in the mission. It is accepting people even though we know that they have weaknesses and faults and are far from perfect. En serio, Heavenly Father knew what he was doing when he made us.





 

I just love life. It is super hard right now. Social challenges are hard to get through but I know that one day I will be able to feel normal just sitting down watching a movie, reading a book, or chatting with someone just because it is fun. It's important to do things like that once in a while. My mission changed me I think. As I come to know what has changed I'll post again. :) until next time...