This flashing cursor and blank screen is staring at me. Sometimes it is hard to just BEGIN the writing process. It's hard to begin a lot of things, but it is even harder to finish them all the way through. Today at church my friend Phil gave a talk on enduring to the end. It is not just enduring, it is the journey along the way and the things that you do. All the choices you have to make, always hoping that you choose the correct one.

D&C 14:7

"And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God."

And along the way you are with your friends and family! (even though it can be forever, if we choose to follow God). On saturday it was my Grandpa Franks 80th surprise birthday party. You could tell he was not a fan of the surprise haha. None the less, it was nice to have a whole bunch of family in one place. We all got to sweat it out in the extreme heat together. I took Lily along and my mother was carrying her around telling everyone it was her grandchild, probably since she wont be getting any anytime soon. Well lets at least hope for that, none on my end though haha. 

me and fran in the car

Lillifer and me at Yorba Linda Park

Grandpa and his children.

This past week we have been playing volleyball quite a bit. Well I guess twice could be quite a bit. Unfortunately for my skin, it bruises easily and it looks like I am a victim of abuse. After awhile, I would see the ball flying towards me at supersonic speed and I would stick my arm out for the hit and make this awful grunting sound lol. The aftermath of 2 days this week....

poor right arm

me shelby and paige before the battle began

phil making crazy faces

I love my friends and I love that we are always doing some kind of activity. I love my family and the time we get to spend together even though they can annoy me half the time. I love my dog and the way that she looks at me when I come home from being gone, the love you see in her eyes. I love church for teaching me valuable lessons every sunday and even throughout the week. I love God and the ability to speak to him anywhere and time that I want. I should have no reason to complain about life <3