A six-week walk with Christ

NOTE: This is not really a life-of-Kate post. If you want that, see my last post, Lovely Autumn.

"Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not." 

-Doctrine & Covenants 6:36

I have been feeling lately as I read friends and family members' blogs that sometimes my blog makes me look really, really single. Quite honestly I don't mind it too much.... yet I yearn so much to progress in the relationship aspect of my life. While I know there are many things that I can and will change before I move on, one suggestion for progress was given to me at FHE on Monday by Kristen Oaks, the wife of Elder Dallin H. Oaks. It was pretty fun to have such a fireside, and I thought it would be another, "okay, take it from me, get married," or "c'mon girls, crank up the flirt and boys, work the field." I don't know why I thought that because she didn't marry for the first time until her mid 50's, but I wasn't sure of what to expect.

Her words to us were words of loveliness. She talked about the pity that people gave her, always offering advice for how to improve in order to be more eligible. But she learned not to listen to that, knowing that she really was doing the will of the Lord. One part that I particularly enjoyed was when she told of a question posed to her: how did you marry an apostle?

I was curious because I myself have wondered the same thing. She then said, "Well, I didn't 'just marry an apostle'. It was fifty years of walking with and total dependency upon the Lord and his Atonement." She talked about walking with Christ because for so many years, she had no one else to walk with. I love that beautiful thought, and I acknowledge that it requires a great amount of faith and trust.

So, here's my plan. I, too, will daily walk with Christ in my personal studies, temple attendance, profession and life. I will post daily something I've learned, examples I've seen or how I've grown closer to Christ.

Why six weeks you ask? Because the lovely Christmas is in exactly six weeks. I hope I don't stress out all of you mothers out there by doing a countdown to Christmas, but I think it will be fun... and will probably make my holidays more focused upon my Savior. And maybe, just maybe, it will build my faith and trust and ease some of the loneliness that overwhelms at times.

I look forward to the next six weeks.