It's all in the little things...

Life is beautiful. Beautifully draining, difficult, exciting, challenging and wonderful. All of it is beautiful.

Life is tough. I am imperfect and difficulties come. Take for a lighter example, my blog. I haven't even told many people I have one and I never invite anyone to visit. I also haven't written on here since March. Many might say I am a terrible blogger. But that doesn't bother me. Another example is that often I want to be everything to everyone. But of course I can't be. I just have to be true to myself. Another example is today. I got my heart stomped on and rejected yet again. This isn't the first time sadly enough. A boy finally told me that he didn't feel the same way I did about him. Doesn't all of this sound tough?

But all of this, in perspective with the many beautiful things that happen daily, pales to the peace and beauty of my life. I won't go into great detail, but Sheri Dew called me a hotshot and came to meet me today. She had to find out what all the fuss was about me. My mom got out of the hospital. She had her hip replaced and is now in recovery. And tonight, I went with a high school boy to a high school football game. It took me so far back that I used the pin for my debit card from high school rather than my current pin. One of the cheerleaders was handicapped. It made my DAY! She was SO enthusiastic and excited. I also went to the temple.

In retrospect, life is not easy. It was never designed to be. But we are designed to have joy. Real joy. Joy that only comes in Christ. Nothing else. And that joy can make all things feel okay. It can make them right again and give us proper perspective on this BEAUTIFUL life!