I love this song. That's all.

“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before.” -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

One of my courses this semester was a creative nonfiction class. Because it was our final class today, we had a read around and our teacher read a piece that she had written. The words were so beautiful. They were almost tangible. Today I am grateful for the arts, for creativity, and for people who work hard to develop and perfect their talents in order to bless the lives of those around them.

“The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before—colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter.”-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

So once upon a time I had the best of intentions for this blog. Then I got super caught up with life and completely neglected it! Really This blog is more for my own benefit. I don't expect people to read it. :) I am gonna re-commit myself to it... hopefully.

I am definitely blessed. The school semester is coming to an end and even though I still have a few big projects before I am out of the woods, I have zero tests for finals week. I have one big essay and one smaller assignment to be submitted on-line at the beginning of finals week-- that is it. I call that a blessing! and really that is just one of the many blessings I have in my life right now. Others might include:

the beautiful Christmas tree in our cozy apartment

perfect packing snow for snowmen

Psych live stream on netflix

my health

a car with an amazing heater

and a husband who cleans up the apartment when I am gone.

Confession: I don't feel deserving of all of my blessings. I let the hectic parts of life rule my day and sometimes leave out important things like... scripture study, or writing down my blessings :) I think this is just further proof that God loves us whether we feel we deserve his love or not.