Keep on the path

Life is amazing with all its ups and downs.....the way I have realized to survive is to keep on the path. The path is an upward course and if we keep looking upward then we will see where we want to go. I love this picture of half dome taken last year. It is still my goal to make it up that little hill. So even if I have to try many more times..at least I have my sights on what I want to do. I know I will make it.

To me it is through little things that Iwill prepare to go on this hike. Exercising....running...walking...hiking...climbing stairs...and getting my mind set on doing it. It is all about preparation.

I had a great day...without no pictures to show but had to share. I subbed today and had a great day. I was able to spend some time just listening to students read. It is something little that makes a huge difference in the life of children at my school. I had subbed in a 2nd grade class a few weeks ago. One of the boys was having a hard time. He was mad and crying. He had been at another school the year before and he did not like this school. So I asked him to read to me. He introduced me to Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold...very cute books for boys. He read two of them. I asked if he could read to me more often. I saw him again today and he remembered. I was able to arrange for him to leave his classroom and come read to me. He had marbles and was explaining all about marbles. I learned what a dragon marble is, mustand and ketcup and a black widow. It was a great experience and two children of God had a unifying experience that I will treasure. Another experience happened on Facebook. I served my mission in the Finland Helsinki mission. During the years I have lost contact with everyone but through facebook I found some companions from my mission. So today I had a great conversation with an amazing sister. It was good for my heart to go back and remember some amazing experiences from my mission. Those experiences are around us all the time. We just have to stop.....reach out....enjoy and be a part of someone else's life. It is those moments that I feel sorry for myself and feel life is not fair...that I stop...look around and find someone who needs a smile, a hug, a card or to laugh. It has been a long road to not be afraid to reach out to others. I have prayed for it and the God has been so generous to allow me to an instrument in His hands. Miracles have happened in my heart and I am grateful...it helps me stay on the path and look upward to where I want to be...back with my Father in Heaven. So it is my goal and motto to do whatever it takes to stay on the path....it is the best place to be.