My Current Read...that I LOVE

I have owned this book for some time, but have never read it until this week. I have long been a fan of Sheri Dew; she has this crazy ability to say things that are like a dagger to my soul. Her most recent publication, God Wants a Powerful People, is no exception.

This morning as I read in the stillness of the early dark hours of the day, there immerged three major themes that have become mantras in my life. I have heard them in previous talks and also read them in previous books. I love them; they have changed my perspective in life.

1. Who you are is who you have always been.
2. You were foreordained to live in the last days.
3. Do you want the kingdom of God more than you want anything else?

I think that if I really stopped to think about these things whenever I found myself in a tough situation, or had to make a decision, or in some way was discouraged, I would have an eternal perspective. It is with this eternal perspective that I would have peace and security in life. I would live my life with more confidence, purpose and, ultimately, more power.

Aaaaaaaaaahh........ {a sigh of relief}

Today I woke up and I was a #1 or #2 on the pain scale!!! This is fantastic news because as recently as Tuesday afternoon I was a #9. So what changed?!?!? I went to see Uncle Dave and Cousin Davey and they basically ground off 80% of my hurting tooth so it would not knock on any other teeth in my mouth. It is now a little tooth stub. Uncle Dave was kind enough to drill in a little hole so I have some traction for grinding. He also gave me Medrol, a fantastic steroid anti-inflammatory drug. I am flying a little higher than normal, but with little to no pain I'll take it!

Tagged by Chelsea!

My cool cousin Chelsea tagged me (okay, she really tagged every one, but I thought that it sounded fun...also we are kindred spirits as we have the same blog background)!

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I tag: Caitlin, Chanel, Allie and Alie.

I'M BACK!!!

I was walking up my stairs yesterday and realized that some of the frustrations with blogging are the same as journalling. I became so overwhelmed because there was so much to blog that rather than blog something...ANYTHING...I blogged nothing. I tried to get my visiting teacher to write some entries for me, but she was promptly called to be the Relief Society President after my last post. Not only does she not have any time now, but she also switched the visiting teaching routes so I am not one of her visiting teachees anymore. (I just think that she didn't want to do my blogging.) BAH!

So I decided to take some of the advice I have given so many before:

Just start writing. Write about what is current. If you get the chance to catch-up, awesome. If not, don't worry about it. Just write.

Therefore, I will write about what is current.

I currently hurt.

Last Wednesday I went into see my dentist, Uncle Dave, and had an emergency root canal. It hurt. My number three tooth hurt. I took antibiotics and it hurt. I took pain killers and it hurt. I took steroids and it hurt. I took copious amounts of Advil and it hurt. I changed my antibiotic and it hurt. I had my tooth drilled on because it was "high" and it hurt. I watched my dentist, Unka Dave, have his tooth drilled on and it hurt. I had my tooth drilled on again and it hurt. I woke up this morning with a hope of a pain-free day and it hurt. I have a fever, have taken six Aleve and one Vicodin, have cried when I bit into a granola bar, have yelled at nearly every class today, have seriously contemplated poking an eyeball out, and have desperately wished I could go to any Druggist with 15 cents and buy some of the following:


It is the "Instantaneous Cure!" Those kids look so pain-free playing with their lincoln logs....