ONE YEAR???????

Well, folks, we made it -- ONE YEAR!!! Honestly never thought it would happen, but God is so good, and He loves us too much to let us fail. 

The work is going well, we found out one of the less-active members we're working with may not be a member at all! He cant remember if he actually ever was baptized. So that's kinda exciting, in a weird way. Probably not something I should be excited about 

Thoughts: I think sending sis Mecham home was a real eye-opener for me, and kind of a reality check. Like missions don't last forever. Going into a church and having everyone instantly love me because of a tag, will eventually end. And even at Walmart we get stopped every time by people who want to talk to us and thank us for our service -- members and non-members! I'm gonna miss that. 

Also, training is wack. Ive never been so aware of my weaknesses. also My child is a bit of a rebel, so I think the Lord is giving me a taste of my own medicine! Lol. BUT I FREAKING LOVE HERA. She makes me laugh, and that's important

But life is good. I'm kinda stressed and I've started to not sleep well again, but I've learned SO much about positivity and happiness and I'm not gonna let myself fall into that hole I was in for the first 6 months of my mish. God is so good. I'm learning a lot about the Atonement and repentance, and I'm so grateful for the sacrament. It is seriously so cool that we can start over EVERY WEEK. God really does love us. ❤ I learned yesterday that the bread represents physical death, and the water represents spiritual death -- the 2 deaths Christ overcame for us. Cuz I've always wondered why we do 2 things for one ordinance. So that was really cool. I've never loved, or used, the Atonement more in my life. 

Random things: 

☆ Painted a bathroom - got paint all over my hair 

☆ Played Clue 

☆ Made Mozzarella sticks 

☆ Found a Caterpillar 

☆ had S'mores 

☆ Played in the trash 

☆ Went to the farmers market 

☆ Ate lots of blackberries 

☆ Wheeze-laughing 

☆ Pet lots of dogs 

☆ Scrubbed a deck 

☆ Painting rocks 

☆ Playing in the dirt 

☆ Making friends with snakes 

☆ Comp accidentally calls the elders pretty 

☆ Direct quote from YW pres: "sometimes I wish I could eat my young."

☆ Direct quote from Syd: "You can't just scream at me and then punch me while I'm driving"

LOVE YOU PEOPLE 

Love Syd