wow

I have a pretty blessed life.  Not a day goes by that I am not grateful for the things and people I have in my life.  My life isn't perfect and my life isn't easy but it is my life and it was given to me, the good and the bad, and I will live it and do what I can to live it to the fullest. 

PS.I have been meaning to mention books I have been reading and so the last 8 books I have read have been AMAZING!  They are books I will have in my classroom some day (I only own one of the series I have read, borrowed the others). I highly recommend The Huger Games Books to anyone and everyone and also the Percy Jackson and the Olympians as well.  I am not starting The Lost Hero and cannot wait to continue the adventure.  

<3  Erin Christina

What More Can I Say

Simply Stated: The church is true.

At times my mind is just blown away by the little things that I can look over or those huge slaps in the face and how I had not realized what was going on. 

I sometimes tend to find myself kind of just wrapped up in my own little world I don't really notice what is going on outside.  And it isn't a "everything is about me" wrapped up, more like I am just moving along and just really not taking much time to "smell the roses" 

Most of you all who read this know of the fact that I was supposed to do student teaching this fall but because of the test I did not get to and was, how I saw it, stuck here.  I was bitter and hated life.  I had lost all my faith in myself and my choices.  I was pretty much the only person who thought I could not. 
---> This brings me to a point I came across while watching The Green Lantern tonight with my family.  I am a weird person but I like to find the little light of truth in everything...want to know what I mean watch any movie with me and I will point out something to do with the gospel in it.   ANYWAYS! For those of you who don't know the plot the Green Lanterns' power comes from will..it they will it they can make it.  Their enemy is fear.  Fear sucks everything out of you.  And the main thing about being a green lantern is that you fear nothing.  Well long story short the green lantern from Earth has to over come his fear to destroy fear.  Sometimes this means we have to admit that we are afraid or we can never conquer our fear and "will" it away.  In gospel terms will would be faith and faith and fear cannot live in us together in peace.  Just as I was so afraid of everything I had lost my faith.  Until I had admitted my fear and started to work to over come it.  Soon I had passed my test and I was stronger.  I conquered my fear and came out a victor.  My dear won for a while but I was able to come out of my slump and become me again. 

My best friend on a mission had noticed how much I was beating myself up over everything and he was prompted before he knew what was going on to have a talk printed.  He then knew the talk was meant for me and sent it.  "Come What May and Love It"  was the talk and has been my motto for the last few months.  Things wont always work out our way but there is a plan for us.  Even when the plans we make don't work out. 

NOW I get to go back up to Idaho for my best friends first semester up there, I get to see my other best friend that I haven't seen in 2 1/2 years, and I get to experience a grade I haven't taught in yet and will be able to expand my resume on that! 

There is so much good coming from what I thought would be the end of everything.  I am excited to be living the life that has been given to me in the way my Heavenly Father would want me to live it.  I am blessed in so many ways.   In the scriptures we learn that our faith will be tried, and that is how we gain a testimony...through the trial of our faith.  I welcome my trials and I look forward to them and what I will learn and grow from them.


<3  Erin Christina

Count Down

Yes stuff might happen before December 20th but really .. nothing count down worthy!!

16 days: Sherlock Holmes comes out and I am going to it with my bestie for the midnight showing!
20 days: Kris gets home from his mission
21 days: When I will most likely get his phone call and temple trip
24 days: Christmas Eve
25 days: Christmas
28 days: My last day at work
29 days: I leave back to Idaho and the very last time I ever take that stupid Salt Lake Express
31 days: New Years Eve
32 days: New Years day and my first day in my new ward
33 days: I go up to Rexburg and help Jenn move in and see Kris for the fist time in 2 1/2 years and hopefully go to the temple up in Rexburg
34 days: I start student teaching .... and I didn't say on my blog.  I will be teaching 4th grade!!


<3  Erin Christina

November 24

November 24th  I am thankful for family traditions. The holidays have always been such a great time filled with things we have done for years. Each little thing we do really makes the holiday because we do it together. I look forward to each year with lighting the lights on Thanksgiving, watching The Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve and many other traditions. There is a different feel that comes along with the holiday. It is more then just retail craziness. Remembering the reason for the season that is what brings us all together. I am grateful for all my many blessings. I am thankful every day for everything I have. Just not this last month, but to remember all of these things and more all year long. 

 

 

<3  Erin Christina

November 23

November 23. I am thankful for books. Dr. Seuss is one of my heroes. I loves his books and the influence they can have in children's lives. He has done so much with the words he writes and the imagination he has. "I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells." His written and made up words have even become real words we use today. Reading can open up so many doors for children and even the not so children. I love reading. I keep this book mark and use it for every book I read. I am grateful for the fact that I can read and for the fact that I will be able to share my love for reading as a teacher. Books really can take us all to knew places and teach us so much.


<3   Erin Christina

November 22

November 22. I couldn't really figure out how to take a picture of what I was thankful for so I took a picture of facebook. Really it is forms of communication. I have family that I can't talk to very often due to the fact that they live so far away. With missionary's I can write letters. With friends we can text all day if we want. Some friends we get weekly, monthly, daily phone calls to catch up. Facebook is huge that I can communicate with Canadian family or even Idaho family and keep in touch on what's going on. Email is also a good way that my grandma Elliott uses to talk to us. I am so thankful for these things to get to talk to my family and friends that I really don't ever get to see. Technology or a piece of paper and pen and a stamp either way I am so grateful for the fact I can talk to those I love who are far away.
<3  Erin Christina

November 21

Nov 21. I am thankful for clothes. I love color and wearing stuff my own style. I am happy that I have things to wear when hot or cold and stuff to wear on normal days and when I want to dress up. I really enjoy the fact there are so many different styles out there everyone can make up their own style and should be afraid to be who they are. I do not shop by label. I refuse to by anything that is advertising for where I got it covered in symbols. I am my own person and can make my own style (yes the majority of my clothes do come from kohls) I am grateful that I am able to have what I have in my closet. I probably have more then my fair share of what to wear. I really am blessed. Such a simple thing as clothes but it really is something over looked to have a different shirt to wear and a skirts and dresses and anything. I really am thankful.


<3  Erin Christina


PS ... also a happy happy birthday to my best friend Tamara who turned 23 and also brought home her boy friend this week for Thanksgiving!!  <3  I love that girl so much!