Been Tagged

What were you doing 10 years ago?
1998?.... let's see, I was almost 17, a junior at Centennial, I was finally coming to terms with the fact that I was never going to be "cool" and had seriously considered becoming the first Mormon nun, until I met this great guy that I was trying not to give my heart to because he wasn't a member of my faith--who I was trying to share the gospel with (glad that worked out!)
What were you doing 5 years ago?
2003-- I was in 新謍 (XinYing) Taiwan, working hard, and having a great time. I met some of the greatest people there.
5 things on my to-do list today:
Work-- luckily don't have much to do there!
Work on packing up some books
submit change of address form
wait anxiously for my new t-shirts to come in the mail
help my dad lay carpet tack and pad
What snacks I enjoy:
Would probably be easier to list snacks I don't enjoy, but here goes, chocolate, popcorn, chips, salsa, fruit, vegetables, anything that's not gross :), and water
What would I do if I suddenly became a billionaire?
Buy a house with lots of land, go back to school, pay off family members homes and debt, travel the world, start my own company, invest some, and give everything else away.
Three bad habits?
Like I have any bad habits, even if I did I wouldn't tell you things like I put off balancing my checkbook as long as possible, I can be very overbearing and direct, and I normally wear my clothes out of a basket because I hate to fold!
5 Places I have lived:
Boise- born and bred
Rexburg
FengShan Taiwan
XinYing Taiwan
XiaoGang Taiwan
5 jobs I've had:
Jo-Anns
Idaho Statesman Carrier
Computer Lab nerd
Stitcher for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Office Assistant for my dad
5 things you don't know about me:
I am not named after the car
Because I work from home sometimes I don't shower until after noon (today will likely be one of those days, tmi?)
I am not a morning person
I could spend all day trying to think of something interesting or funny but I don't think I'll come up with anything--
I tag:
Adam and anyone else who wants to do it--

There are two ways to live your life,

One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

I know my avid fans have been anxiously checking my blog awaiting a new post, so this one's for you! ;)

Stake Conference was great this weekend, Elder Walker spoke a lot about his mission, miracles he'd witnessed and been a part of. It left me with a lot of food for thought, which leads me to share something a little more personal (if anything could be more personal than my last post!)

I've always had a fascination with miracles. I've heard of many "everyday" miracles that have taken place in other's lives. A dear teacher at Ricks college used to speak of the things she saw on her mission and she gave me the best piece of advice before I left on my mission, she said "You will see miracles everyday, if you look for them." I won't pretend that I had such great enduring faith to see them everyday myself, but the days I reminded myself to look-- they were there. And somedays when I needed them, despite my lack of faith, they were there. Even thinking about them now gets me a little misty eyed.

However, over the last few years I've found my faith lacking greatly in the miracle department, even as miracles were happening around me. My prayer over the last 6+ months has been to understand better what kind of faith it takes to ask for miracles and to be able to better recognize them in my life.

I used to believe in the fallacy that the “physical” miracles such as healing the sick or calling down rain were the miracles that really required faith. However, as I’ve recently experienced the “spiritual” miracle of a softened heart in my own life and recognized those around me who are going through similar changes of heart, I can see clearly how much more faith and power is involved when it comes to miracles of the heart and spirit.

As I’ve come to this realization and recognized the faith I do have, the physical miracles I so desire in my life seem so much more possible. I don’t feel quite as inadequate in the faith department, or afraid of approaching the Lord with my desires.

So, it’s with this new found faith and hope I embark on a new journey. A journey I now know will result in growing our family. Who knows how the Lord will work his miracles but I’m confident what is best for Adam and I is what the Lord has in store for us.