Life is still beautiful.

Today, I had an epiphany.

Why the heck am I so sad?!

I mean, seriously.

I was reading my past posts from over the summer and fall, and I missed that girl!

What happened to her?

She let life beat her up.

Life isn't easy, but it's never been easy!

It's stressful and busy and crazy and scary, 

but it has always been that way and probably always will be.

So I should probably stop complaining and feeling sorry for myself, and just let myself

BE HAPPY.

If I keep waiting for the day when all my troubles go away, I will never be happy, because that day will never come.

It's not easy, that's for sure.

But I believe with all my heart that it's something our Heavenly Father wants us to learn while we're on this Earth.

And He will provide a way for us to do so, because....

"The Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." (1 Nephi 3:7)

AND

"The tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chose, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance." (1 Nephi 1:20)

I am just so SO grateful for Him.

So that's my new goal for right now.

Be happy. Look for the good. Fill my life with light. 

And when the evil comes, overcome it with light. 

Serve. Care. Enjoy the little good things, 

even though they are little and the bad things are big.

Life is still beautiful.

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{listen}

(I love Mumford)

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Big announcement comin' up soon! :)

~Manda