Goal #23

Goal #23: Work with troubled youth

The dreaded job hunt. It's the course of life right? Graduate, find a job. 

Well I finally bucked up and started applying for EVERYTHING I could. I got a couple of awesome offers but they weren't quite right. And then I got a call from...

 It's a resiential treatment center that uses experiential learning/therapy along with traditional therapy. And its obviously the best job EVER! I love the fact that I come home from an 8 hour shift and still love it. These kids are inspiring! I'm so glad I held out for the right job. 

STRENGTH IS IN THE STRUGGLE.

discovery ranch motto

Sibling Sleepover

Haven't done this in a long time. ha ha.

Sure love 'em....most of the time.

Just because its been on my mind...

Let us earnestly seek the light of personal inspiration. Let us plead with the Lord to endow our mind and soul with the spark of faith that will enable us to receive and recognize the divine ministering of the Holy Spirit for our specific life situations and for our challenges.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Elephants

Goal #22: Ride an elephant

This really has nothing to do with me riding an elephant since I still haven't. But look how incredible this is!

I know some animal activisit disagree with me but no one (including the elephants) were hurt. The people in torn Joplin could use as much help as they could get. I think it would have put a smile on my face if I was there cleaning up the wreckage of my house and saw an elephant helping out.

I was creative!

Ok. So not at all BUT I used this fabulous idea from pinterest (love!)...

...to put all of my cards together so they are organized and not shoved into some corner of my desk.

This is what I got. The covers are a little cheesy. Although, the Graduation one is not half bad for my poor scrapbooking skills. One day I'll try and make a decent cover for the other two.

It's a start!

Why are we so hard on ourselves?

I had a nice long chat with a dear friend of mine today. I told her she is to hard on herself. She told me the same thing.

Why do we compare ourselves to the ads we see of size -2 women?

Why do we criticize everything we do? We don't do that to anyone else.

Why do we assume the best in others and the worst in ourselves?

Why do we choose not to see our own talents?

Why do we only recognize our failures and never see our successes?

It's time for a change.

I am and you are too. Admit it.

Don't believe me...