Attitude is Everything

I used to think that we choose our path in life...now I'm deciding that the only choice I get in life is the color of shoes I wear on my path and before I get to carried away in my philosophical nonsense, let me catch you up on a few things. It has been a while since I have made a post on this thing and far to much has happened to even tempt me into relaying the events of the past few months, but here is a brief summary:

1. I moved! And while I would like to say it was a great accomplishment for me, I would be lying! Because there is no way I would have been able to move as efficiently as I had without the awesome help I employed! Can I say I employed them if I didn't actually pay them?...

2. My mom and I decorated my house to its maximum 'cute' capacity. Now that my apartment is more a home to me, all I do is clean my messes, watch Seinfeld and sleep.

3. I got the COOLEST love seat! (it's a circle big enough for two adults, it spins and rocks!)

4. I enjoyed a week in CA, spending time in Disneyland with the Spear family and visiting Gina and her husband. The whole trip was a blast!

A growing thought is ever creeping into my conscious mind, "where is my path leading me?" I know I would have to be a seer or dead to really answer that question - but I feel as though my life is a growing tree but instead of seeing the rings of growth...I feel them. Like rings on a tree I can feel the years of drought and the years of heavy rain. Even in the past few months I have made some pretty important decisions...important decisions that I have been sitting on during my years of drought. But now it's like a little rain cloud finally made its way into the central Phoenix area and started to sprinkle on me (finally!). If you know me then you know rain is never a bad thing, making my decisions easier and my trunk a little thicker. Some of my bigger accomplishments at this time in my life are (1) I have gone to church 7 weeks in a row and I have participated in my callings and even ward parties! (2) I am giving my kitty a better home where she will be with a family who has a little more time and the means to keep her happy and (3) I found a guy who adores me (so this is what that's like!). Man, I can't get over unpredictable my path has been. Who ever said, "eliminate 'never' and 'always' from your vocabulary" is wise! Time really heals and changes things...I'm only just now getting a glimpse at the difference between my time line and God's time line. With my ever eventful ways I tend to stay quite busy and I love how God blesses you for being obedient! It's a constant challenge to keep up with all my plans and ideas but it seems so much easier when I'm living the way I should...hmm that's food for thought.

I feel like I'm back on track...or at least I am really enjoying the color of my shoes!

Until next time...

Love, Ashley