Welcome Back!

              I know it was just a little more than a month ago since I wrote but I realize that I like to hop online to see blogs I follow and it kills me when they don't write for awhile. Well here I am now and for that I am apologizing to you but mainly to myself because I really don't think people read this. But things happen, life goes on and some days I don't write in my hard copy journal. It could have been a great day, a lesson learned, a quote found or something equally as important and I definitely miss out on reading it years later when I want to remember it and now I can't. SO as the case always seems to be, I'm recommitting myself to doing better.
              For my birthday this year, I got a photo book from one of my best friends and I absolutely LOVE IT! I was looking through it, as I honestly do often, and I love seeing this particular picture. I'll admit I love all of the pictures in the book but this one has stood out to me recently. It may look a little blurry since I took a picture of it from the book via my phone and my hand could have been shaky. I just don't have a digital print of it.
             Today's post is really just scatterbrained thoughts if you hadn't already noticed. I got out of work early today and a thought I've had, is how blessed I am not only me but all of us. I know I know, it sounds real cheesy. But really think about it, what do you enjoy? Maybe it's not even something you enjoy right now but will be something better later. An example of that is work. It's bittersweet. I love kids and love their enthusiasm and energy but by the end of the summer, like now, I am worn out. But it's a blessing in disguise because they teach me new things every day. Yeah, sometimes people compare my job to herding kitten and they apologize that I have to do it but they definitely keep me on my toes and if nothing else, they are the ones that are missing these neat opportunities to be around some incredible kids . Associating with their parents has taught me what kind of parent I'd like to be (and sadly sometimes what I don't want to be) I often think about what I was like when I was a kid. If I were to be my own camp counselor for a little version of me.
              Maybe I just find deeper meanings in things. Pictures are worth a thousand words but maybe this pictures' words remind me that each day is important. Life has so much meaning. Be grateful for the little moments. Recently our neighbors little baby past away of SIDS, within the same week neighbors from our old ward lost their son due to his heart problems. Life still goes on. Embrace those around you. Help those around you. Humble yourself to see the real blessings you have. We have so much to be grateful for. What's a post without a cool quote right?
"Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others." - Gordon B. Hinckley
Well that's enough of my ramblings today. Until next time.