The mornings that turn into evenings

My grandparents need a lot of help these days and for a little while I'll admit that when my mom would ask me to come over with her to help out, I'd be somewhat hesitant. It wasn't until the past few weeks when I realized how special it is to have this time alone with my loving grandparents. Growing up in a big family (my mom being one of nine, and me being one of 31 grandchildren) I was never really close with my grandparents, and I began to envy other people my age who were so close to theirs. However, it's the quiet Friday afternoons sitting around at the dining room table with my Granddad's favorite music playing and my Grandmom humming along that I've come to truly appreciate most. Having this time alone with them is something I will always cherish. Sometimes all we really need is a quiet day at Grandmom and Granddad's to remind us of our blessings :)

Four years at a glance

Hmm..looking back on the past four years of high school, I feel like the majority of what I learned, I learned from sports. My coaches have instilled in me to never give up and to always go out and chase down my dreams.  They taught me that nothing was impossible if there was enough desire present. At one track meet after a bad race, I was feeling pretty down on myself but one of my coaches told me to "just keep my head up, and to focus on the positives". For some reason those words stuck with me and actually made me feel better. I think that is more valuable information than you'll find during math class.

Why Not? :)

Well, I've never had a blog before, but I thought now would be a great time make one with starting college soon and all.  Basically I've been feeling pretty philosophical lately, so I decided.. I'll make a blog! I guess I'll begin with the fact that when a few of my friends and I go running at night, we usually put our phones in flower pots/bushes so we don't have to hold them on our run. Well, let's just say we learned our lesson when we got back to find the flowers watered and our phones saturated.. oops :/ So while I was busy feeling angry and sorry for myself for not having a phone, my mom handed me a book to read called Tuesdays with Morrie, which did not take long for me to get into. In the book the main character, Morrie, battles a terminal illness BUT he refuses to let it ruin his mood and the little time of life he has left.  Instead he chooses to appreciate and take notice of all the happy things in his life. I feel like sometimes we get so caught up in life's busyness that we forget to be thankful for what we do have!
One of my favorite songs-- "Thankful" by Josh Groban
"Some days we forget to look around us. Some days we can't see the joy that surrounds us. So caught up inside ourselves; we take when we should give."--these lines especially reminded me of the character Morrie's outlook on life.

^Here's the whole song :)  love it<3