Perspective

Sometimes I amaze myself at the things I complain about.

"I don't want to clean the kitchen" . . . when it takes all of 10 minutes and I have all the modern conveniences to make the job a quicky.

"I don't want to get up!" . . . when I slept for a good 6-8 hours on a comfy bed in a warm house.

"This stupid pudgy stomach" . . . when I could easily actually try to get rid of it - on my own {please do not try to argue with me on this point. I know it's there - you can't convince me otherwise}!

"I don't want to do dishes" . . . when I have a DISHWASHER!!!

"I never do anything" . . . when I don't try to do anything.

"I wish I could paint these walls the way I want" . . . when I actually have a great apartment to live in and even if it weren't fabulous it's more than what a lot of people have.

"I hate going to the dentist" . . . when at least I have the option, incredibly available, and we can pay for it.

I could go on and on.
But I won't.

Right here and how I'm vowing to do my best never to complain again.

Because I've received a heavy dose of perspective.
From Ivory Hut.
I've been thinking about it all week . . . and I don't think I'll ever look at what I have the same. Please go read about it here - you'll be grateful you did!

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If you read this post about Mother's Day, you know I decided that in each post for the whole month of May I would highlight a woman who has made a difference in my life. These highlights are not made in any particular order of importance; the point is that these women have helped shape me into who I am today and they deserve to be highlighted with a little feature. If any of my highlights remind you of a special woman in your life, please comment and let us know who it is! I would love to hear your own little highlights and I'm sure the women in your life would appreciate it as well!

Woman Highlight:
Kayla Cook

{this pic is of Kayla and Brian on their wedding day which we were blessed to attend - they are so cute together!}
I met Kayla through Women’s Choir {at least as far as I recall} and I thought she was the cutest girl ever {which she is, by the way!}. I got to know her better when she began dating my good friend, Brian Cook, and I will be honest and say that as soon as they started dating I hoped they would ge t married because they were so cute together! I would see her frequently when she started dating Brian, and then she and I ended up in the same Acoustics class winter semester of 2008. Then in that class we ended being in the same study group and I got to be good friends with her. She is so sweet and so smart! I loved working with her in that class – and even if it was hard, I still miss it at times. It was a great time! She brought this special sunshine to my heart every time I got to see her. Brian told me when he was going to propose to her and I got to be there for the big event and take pictures {none of which really turned out but I sure tried!}. Then Dan and I were blessed to attend their sealing in the Mount Timpanogos temple, which was beautiful. She is such a great friend and I’m truly blessed to have her influence in my life!