Prayer

'Prayer can solve more problems, alleviate more suffering, prevent more transgression, and bring about a great peace and contentment in the human soul than can be obtained in any other way."
Thomas S. Monson

Become who you are

That is my school's motto, or catch phrase, whatever you want to call it. Either way I love it. The past two years I have attended Carroll Community have been monumental years for me in becoming who I am. As I prepare to graduate I can't help but think of how far I have come since I attended my first class at CCC. So much has changed. My first class I had to tell my teacher that my cell phone stays on, my children need to be able to reach me. They would call me crying and afraid and I'd have to console them as best I could, or race home. We lived in fear, every day, the emotional torture was severe. Now, we are free. My children have peace in their home.
When I first started I didn't know if I could make it. I was unsure, scared, I felt unequal to the task at hand. I was determined, however, to find my strength, to find myself. I was determined to stand on my own, become my own person, and show my children an example they, and I, could be proud of.
A lot changed for us in the years I attended CCC. I not only accomplished my educational goals, I found my strength. I found my independence. I found that there was more to me than I realized, that I could do whatever I set my mind to. I feel as though I didn't just become who I am, but I opened the door for myself to be more than I thought I was. From here I will keep moving forward. I will continue to grow and realize my potential. I won't let anyone take that potential from me again.

I deserve

I deserve happiness
I deserve kindness
I deserve tenderness
I deserve attention
I deserve consideration
I deserve to live without fear
I deserve control of my own life
I deserve peace
I deserve joy
I deserve to be loved

and so do you.

Somebody loves me

A mother is there to stand up for her children and be there though thick and thin! I can understand that, because my mother has given me such a great example and I've already seen her go though a ton of crap but she was ALWAYS there for ALL of her kids and I know that she has had a lot of tears and worry but I also know that her children love her and would do ANYTHING for her. In the dictionary the word mom means a close relation being a source of protection. That is what my MOM is.

(written by Tai)

So close

One more semester down, one more to go!

Still rocking the 4.0 gpa.

Trying not to be ashamed about being proud of myself.

particularly into the lives of your children

My dear friends of the Relief Society, whatever your circumstances, wherever you may live, may the windows of heaven be opened and blessings come down upon you. May you live with love one for another. May you reach down to lift up those whose burdens are heavy. May you bring light and beauty to the world and particularly into your homes and into the lives of your children.
~Gordon B Hinkley

Heber J. Grant quote:

"If you persist in doing that which is difficult, it becomes easier not because the nature of the task has changed, but because your ability to do has increased."