*~*~ LeSsOnS iN liFe *~*~

I just love this picture from our cruise we took a couple years ago. It reminds me of our life in a more.... simple time. (and Rexy looks ridiculously good looking in it. :)

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Prepare yourself. Its a long, sappy, "pour my heart out" post. So ....here's your chance to quit reading and spare yourself from what may be sheer boredom to some!.....
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Don't say I didn't warn ya! :).......So, I've had a lingering thought in my head lately....Do we ever REALLY know what we want in life? I mean, Sure, I think we know some wants for sure, from a very young age...... Like, most of us want to find that perfect someone who understands us and the things we're trying to say without actually saying them. want to get married. want a family of our own. want those opportunities that help us to be better than we ever imagined we could be. All of these things, I guess I would call......the dream wants.

.But as I've been thinking, It seems that once we have the "dream" wants, I think the mind tends to look for more and more things we think we may want, but only to realize the Lord is TRULY in control of us.

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The past few weeks around here have been....crazy.stressful.busy.extremely busy.out of control.big leaps of faith.humbling.and learning. nothing short of any of that! I never realized how truly stressful and busy life could actually get! But in the midst of it all, and at the end of every day. I have come to realize, there is one thing that stays constant. The Lord. He is ALWAYS there for us. He is there in our moments of uncertainty. moments of indecision. moments of chaos. moments of fear. moments of frustration.moments of pure happiness when we realize everything that happens, lead us exactly where we NEEDED to be.

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Just one of the big things contributing to all of this would be preparing to make our purchase on which home we want. (More to come on that news....:) But wow, so many choices. decisions. indecisions. ( Do we build? buy a pre-existing?pre-constructed? a fix-er up-per? Live in Brigham, Logan, maybe even Layton (ok not really there):) But, so many choices...decisions. The list goes on and on, and life only continues to get more and more chaotic. But going through home after home, day in and day out (i know, our poor real estate agent)...... I can't imagine ANYONE better than Rexy to go through it all with. We've had the struggles here and there but, the past few weeks, TRULY have been the most uplifting and edifying ones we have probably ever experienced together. I cannot think of time that I have been happier with him. It is amazing to me how much I love him more and more every single day. He really is my best friend. The other half of me. And together its what has ultimately made us, US.
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But, most of all, I love that we can turn to the Lord in all of those moments and know he is there guiding us through everything. And he has. I never imagined how much I truly could love someone and everyday that love gets stronger and stronger. sometimes I worry my heart will jump right out of my body :) I love the talk (remind me who said this?)"Your love is like a triangle. The Lord at the top of it and you on one corner, and your spouse on the other. And if you and your spouse will draw closer to the Lord, you two will also become closer." How true this is. Its amazing to me that the simple Sunday school answers such as praying, reading your scriptures and studying these things to get closer with the Lord, will do. Miracles happen and the Lord truly blesses those who do these things.

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So going back to our "wants" Isn't it interesting that just when we think we know what we want....The lord guides us into a different direction and looking back we realize...It wasn't what we really.wanted.AT.ALL.

So that being said, I can say....That today, in the here and now....I do know one thing for sure. I couldn't ask for more. I have everything I truly have ever wanted or needed and I am so grateful for that.

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We've found that BAKING is a great recipe for our stress relief!!...
(Thank goodness for the gym!)

There was a process involved here. Good thing I had Rexy as my assistant! :)

He mastered the spreading out the perfect layers! .....

And VOILA! We have a magic rainbow of YUMMY colors! These were super moist! Well worth the work from scratch!

They looked super bright, cheerful and fun! Just what we wanted!! We had a blast!

And then of course, we made some muddy buddies!

And who doesn't love a soft chocolate chip cookie??