Harder Than I Thought....

Blogging that is.  I don't know if that is due to where I am at in my life or what but it is definitely proving more difficult than when I did the boys mission blogs.

Along with Random Thoughts......

Work feels overwhelming... not sure why.... I just know that my to-do lists are quite long and it seems like I am never able to get ahead.   Ever since I took this job I have wanted to put processes in place and have documents outlining procedures and I literally NEVER HAVE TIME to do that.

I've been so exhausted.... we are talking serious chronic fatigue that just comes out of nowhere and takes over my body.

And I have to mention the extreme cold we are having.  Each winter I wonder why I live in Iowa?  Of course it only takes 1 beautiful sunset or sunrise to answer that question BUT still... I dislike winter very much.  I have always been cold... but since losing all this weight - I am even more cold.  If that's possible.

On a completely different note.... this year for Come Follow Me, we are studying the Book of Mormon.  Last week when I was studying about Nephi slaying Laban I had this epiphany that I have never had before... and I have read the Book of Mormon several times.  People will ask, why did Nephi have to slay Laban? I have even wondered that myself.  It seems like there would have been other ways to get the plates.  Well, it dawned on me that perhaps the lesson is how obedient are we when we believe we know better than the Lord? Nephi was a smart young man and he did not want to kill Laban. I have always loved Nephi for his amazing example of Faith in the Lord.  I hope this year as I read, I will find new nuggets of wisdom about Nephi that I never considered before. It is also possible that the Lord was giving Laban SO MANY chances to do the right thing.  I think He does do that - give us so many chances.  But ultimately... the ramification of not getting the plates would have been just too severe.

My last random share of the day is about listening to the radio on the way in to work the other day.  They were discussing how you can know if a song is one of your top 5. One of the ways they suggested was if you could listen to it 11 times in a row without getting tired of it.  Here is one of mine....