A Barbie Battle

   WOW its been a while!  We only have one more week of school left and two until we graduate!!!
It is so CRAZY!  I don't feel that old and I honestly have mixed emotions about graduating!
                - I'm ready to move onto bigger and better things like... College BYU-I and my MISSION!
                - But I will desperately miss my FAMILY!

Last weekend I applied to 15 jobs in Utah and Ive applied to a few here in Boise.
        Its crazy that I don't really have a plan of what im doing yet.  I guess I'll go where the wind blows:)

I got some more sr pics from my gorgeous friend Quince and so did Preston!!

We are also doing a poetry unit in English and I wanted to share one of my poems with you:) ( WARNING: It doesn't rhyme :)

A Barbie Battle

 

This world we live

in is a Barbie battle.

A battle between

the ideal and real.  A place

where ten year olds are afraid

of becoming fat and eleven million

people suffer from eating

disorders.  With every advertisement

it is as if society is forcing a gun

to your head demanding

you to change.  A physical,

mental and emotional struggle between life

and death.

But we are so much more than that.

We are blessed

with a body that we can use

for good.  We can

help others, go for a jog, stand up

for what we believe is right, have

a barbeque, and laugh,

all because we have a body.

You are capable of so much

more than looking hot.

 

 

Go follow @beauty_redefined on Instagram.  Those days when you just cant help but compare yourself to others, their feed can bring you back to that eternal perspective and the truth-  

My favorite scripture of ALL TIME is 1 Sam 16:7

"But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance , but the Lord looketh on the heart."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Lets catch up...

Wow its been a while.  So here is a picture update starting all the way back at spring break. Enjoy!

SPRING BREAK:

Consisted of

     - hiking 

- temple 

- more hiking

DANCE PHOTOSHOOT WITH QUINCE: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESTON'S MISSION CALL:

   He is serving in Santiago, Chile and will be speaking Spanish! It was his dream mission call! I am so proud of him for making the decision to serve the Lord for 2 years!

 

 

 

 

PROM:

It was such a great time!!! Thanks Tanner:) Im glad that now I will be able to tell my children that I did in-fact attend my Senior Prom.  Speaking of being a Senior<<< only 5 weeks left of school! SCARY!!!

 

- The Zoo for the day date:)

 

 

-Preston and his hot date Jamie:)

 

- Lastly I found these AMAZING peanut butter popcorn nuggets at the Moss's (a family I babysit) sorry for eating half of the bag:) <<< But ya know... I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER!

 



 



 

Because of Him...

***Happy Easter Everybody!!***

              Last Sunday I saw this AMAZING video clip!! It is my new favorite and makes me bawl every time I watch it!

            I believe I needed to see this and without it, I would not have understood and realized this Easter how very truly important I am and YOU are to our Father in Heavens Plan.  I am so so grateful for Jesus Christ!  Although he was perfect he took upon him our imperfections. 
           He suffered, bled from every pore, and died so we could live again.  Jesus Christ is the definition of true love.  Because he did this for us we must remember him every day in thought and deed, and try our hardest to be like him. 

          *** Happy Easter***

Preston and Tanner

They are the best people I know, I love them! 😉😍😘

Of course written by tanner^^^

Bullying- Stop It!

      A couple weeks ago, I couldn't sleep one night.  So I looked up a Mormon message on my favorite app- The Mormon Channel- and came across one entitled Bullying Stop it.  It's based off of a talk given by Elder Utchdorf called The Merciful Obtain Mercy.  It is great for all Teens or Pre teens to read!!! DO IT!

 
      For some reason this video really got to me.  Maybe its because I've felt alone before, like all of us have at some point, or because I've felt like I've hurt people around me, whether intentionally or unintentionally.  At church we've been talking about forgiveness.  It is soooo cool how the Lord works in our lives and gives us experiences at the moment when we most need them.
     I feel like I needed to see this video at this time in order to get over some feelings I have held onto over the years.  In seminary the next day I talked of this experience and we watched the video.  Once again the Lord showed his hand in my life>>> Our lesson was on repentance from sin.  We talked about how the Anti-Nephi- Lehi's buried their weapons of war ( or sin in our case ) and changed.  Then we had the opportunity to write down something we wanted to change in our lives, and burry it outside. 
      It was such an amazing object lesson, just what I needed at that time.  I am so grateful for this wonderful church that I am apart of, and the knowledge that I have that God is real and that he directs my life.

The Simmons are "Happy!"

   
This explains my family so perfectly!!!  We made it while in Island Park.  Its always a clown show with the Simmons Clan! < But I LOVE IT!!!

Share this video with all of your friends and family>>> We expect it to go VIRAL!:) Thanks!

Mindful Monday

     Last Monday I was frustrated because im still having stomach problems with the over growth of bacteria in my esophagus< candida.  I wasn't feeling the best but really wanted to go to family yoga night.  That was a mistake. Hot sweaty rooms= already upset stomach becoming worse.  So I decided to just lay there on the mat. 

As I did my mind wandered and I started to let Satan get into my head.  I thought of how sick I was of my stomach hurting (even though I should've been grateful for my circumstances and that they aren't worse)  I thought of how frustrating it'd be if we didn't get my heath problems fixed by the time I go to college or on a mission because all I want to do is serve the Lord fully, without anything in the way. 

 I thought of how Im not good at anything anymore since Im not dancing (which isn't true everyone has something they are good at!)  I thought that if my knees never got better than I'd be a boring person who couldn't do anything.  I started to cry, very overwhelmed at this point. 

 I wanted to yell at Satan to go away and leave me alone because I was done with him making me feel this way!!!! I pleaded with Heavenly Father to help me get these thoughts out of my head and help me find my self worth. 

Flashes of my future came into my mind.  Me with my future husband and children.  And I realized I CAN be HAPPY. I don't have to be perfect I just have to try.  I feel closer to God now after that simple experience and I know that he watched over me and is MINDFUL of all of us!  If you don't know that pray to him and look at the simple things in life that you are blessed with!