Madison: A Missionary : ONE MONTH!?

Life is so good, it's great. you could even say it's "grood" (gruh-oO-d). that is a word that i have made up, in case you were wondering about it's origins.

i am just so excited about my life right now and i think i can pin-point a couple of the reasons.

first, it's sunny today.
second, i got to sleep in then continued with day 6 of my renewed scripture reading regimen (10 minutes in the morning and 10 at night, that equals 20 a day in case you're mathematically challenged like I am).
third, caved in and bought my first Horkely's DDP of the week. yummm.
fourth, i delayed getting to class on time (Bro Briggs is gone anyways so attendance doesn't matter!) and got to be present for a little chit-chat with my roommate who needed both me and Makelle, it felt good to have some prayers answered in ways that I didn't expect. that is seriously the best feeling ever. praying to be more aware of the Spirit definitely pays off...
fifth, it just feels good to know that I'm letting burdens go and training myself to be more trusting of my Heavenly Father. nothing beats that sense of just doing the right thing. ya know?
sixth, i have been working on gathering all this great life advice from people i know and respect for who they are as people, especaily my friend LeeAnn and her husband Rudy (their portraits will be in my BFA and they are lookin' so good!). They both wrote me letters over this last weekend full of great advice. i have been so uplifted and touched by both reading their "words of wisdom" as well as just knowing them. I want a life like theirs.

the list goes on and on, but i think for my seventh "grood" thing today, i've been listening to Mumford & Sons all day and it honestly just doesn't get better than that. they have been my favorite band ever since i first heard their song The Cave last winter (yeah i am usually a little late to jump on the bandwagon).

you can't beat them!

this week has been a good one, weird and smattered with a few moments of sadness and a lot of stress, but definitely happiness. i just wish i had more control over everything. that's my one wish. but wishes aren't real so who cares? right? haha.

here are a few pictures from our rocket launching FHE this week!