Things that make me smile...

• Savage Chickens
• Sunny afternoons
• Sitting in the kitchen talking to my Mom when she gets home from work
• Realising that I can now read novels- I'm allowed!
• Wonderful friends who drag me to far off places (e.g. Huddersfield, Copenhagen etc)
• Putting a new battery in my watch and realising every second that passes is a second closer to Ben coming home
• The fact that Anatomy assessments are still formative this year!
• A wonderful extended family- my last count was 54 people! That's grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and cousins children!
• Noticing progression
• The thought of being best man at Alex's wedding
• Dresses
• Scented candles
• The funny things that get written on the 'Missionary girlfriends' facebook group
• Incredible people like the couple that runs our Lichfield Institute of Religion who sacrifice their time and energy into doing something for other people
• Rain when it's warm outside
• Black forest cupcakes (I'm going to make some next week!)
• Art
• Online wedding dress browsing. I love the internet... I'd hate to live in a world where I constantly had to pretend to be engaged to sigh at beautiful dresses. <3 <3 <3
• Singing
• Being around the Young Women of the LDS church!
• Forgiving and forgetting
• Quiet moments to contemplate
• Not having to try and work out complicated financial stuff- having a dad that will do that for me!
• Seeing people I love find happiness in life
• Perfume
• Phone calls off friends who love to chat
• Strawberry milk

Those are not even NEARLY all the wonderful things in my life but I just wanted to write a blog right now about those things I can currently remember. I just love life. I have a tremendous amount of peace right now. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I love being a part of the true church on the earth. I love the strength that we give each other as members. Most of all, I love the opportunities for service that I get in the church. We all grow in unity, love and Christ-like qualities as we serve each other. I just love knowing that through this refining process we can become like Him. It's painful sometimes when we see our imperfections and feel inadequate- but it's wonderful.

The Greatest Gift, from EFY!

I stand all amazed, astounded by His grace.

He rescues me each time I start to fall.

Oh, it is wonderful to me...