He Is Risen...

"I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live"

(John 11:25)

My favourite thing about Easter is spending the time to reflect on all that the Saviour has done for me.

Words can not expression how truly grateful for the Saviour I am.

I love him with my whole heart.

He is my Lord, he is my big brother.

He knows the plan that Heavenly Father has for me,

He watches out for me each and every day.

He cares and worries about me.

He hears my prayers.

He knows me better than any person will,

He knows me better than I know myself.

And he knows the great potential that I have in me.

He lives.

And He loves each and everyone of us,

No matter where we are in life or what we have done,

He will always love us.

Enjoy your Easter break,

And remember to take the time to reflect on the true meaning, 

And to thank the Lord for all that he has done for us and continues to do for us.

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin gives an amazing talk about the resurrection, so I am going to allow him to finish this blog post for you.

I love this video, the artwork/photography are amazing,

Put to music of my favourite hymn just adds to how powerful this video is to watch.

Link Love...

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I love finding things on the internet that are interesting, fun, touching, and inspiring.
So let's me share some of them with you...

Have you ever wondered what happened to some of the Disney princesses after the movie?? Here's the story.

Awesome tents... I would LOVE to take one of these camping... I love the book one and the 'Get a room' one is a funny one

Career path... A public art project with two simple questions: "What I was little I want to be?" "Today I want to be?" What would your answer be?

Have you been doing too much pinning? (Or even too much computer work?) I think you need to stretch your neck... here is an exercise.

Ok this kid and the puppy dog is so cute!

Finding that life is too boring? Need to add a bit of drama to spice up your life? Just push the button!

Underground library.

I love this quote about photography.

There are some people who's first reaction to something like for example someone falling is to laugh... that would be me in most cases... especially this one!

Need a to give a apology to someone... try one of these.

Do You Really Want To Know?

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Words are strong.

Three simple words like...

"Are you okay?"

or 

"How are YOU?"

They hold strong power behind them.

Asked in the right way...

It can pull down walls,

And allow the truth to be told.

So many times people respond to those questions with what they thing people want to hear.

Instead of with the truth.

The honest, heartfelt answers.

When people ask me those questions

The first thing that comes into my mind is...

"Do you really want to know?"

"Do you want the blunt honest real truth?"

"Do you even care?"

Would you really want me to turn around and say...

Life is going ok, 

But at the moment I am struggling,

Things have been hard,

And I have been hanging on by a thread.

I could really do with a hug

Just distract me please.

From now on I am going to be honest.

So if you are a friend or will be a friend of mine in the future...

Please know one thing...

If you do know actually want to know...

Then DO NOT ASK!

Because you will get the honest truth from me.

Some days you will catch me on a good day,

But there are days where you may catch me on a bad day.

Just be prepared before you ask.

Actually care about me.

Cause there are days where I need someone to show me that they care.

I am not perfect, 

I make mistakes,

I struggle to trust,

I find it hard to let people in.

I push people away,

Because that is how I know how to cope with things,

When things get to hard to handle,

When things feel like they are crumbling around me.

People may not understand why I do things,

Heck most of the time even I don't know why,

But friends don't judge,

Friends forgive.

Enough rambling from me.

Thanks for reading.

Currently...

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Listening: Song that I have been loving of late has been this one 'Learn to Love again' by Lawson

Eating: Today I have really been craving watermelon... this is something I don't think that I have ever really craved before... but tomorrow I am going to go and buy a nice big one.

Drinking: Lately I have been addicted to two things, first one is water- this has been more so a large craving since moving to Brisbane, I can thank the hotter weather here for that one. The other drink is hot drinks, this has along really been in the past week, I do love my hot chocolate and herbal fruit teas. before I can having a tea though I do need to invest in a kettle.

Wearing: A recent purchase of mine has been my favourite thing to wear with pretty much every outfit has been my pocket watch necklace: here & here

Feeling: Frustrated. I am over not being able to do much with my wrist. That it get's worn out, sore, then painful soon afterwards. I am going to give treatment with my physio one more week, then I'll listen to my GP and head off to see a orthopaedic surgeon.

Weather: Finally the weather here in Brisbane has improved. After about what seems like about a month of rainy yucky cloudy days, today was clear skies, and bright sunshine.  Looking forward to winter though, I do like curling up on a cold winters day.

Wanting: Two things at the moment... I would love for my holidays to come sooner, and for me to get my blogging groove back... to do this though I would help if I got my butt into gear and actually hooked up the internet here rather than relying on the same amount of internet I have on my phone.

Needing: To get my butt into gear when it comes to fitness, I would really love to be able to run again, I miss running, it's the best way to clear your mind. And when my wrist is better I want to be able to box again, I love sparring, it's a good way to take out your frustrations.

Thinking: That as you can tell by the sparring and running that I really need to clear my head at the moment and to get my thinking right, over the past month and a half I have really struggled with my anxiety and panic attacks. *if you have never had a panic attack... think yourself extremely lucky!

Enjoying: The other week I purchased a couple of new books written by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Yesterday I started to read 'Broken Things To Mend' and wow, I have only read a couple of pages but he is an amazing author, if you have ever heard any other he's talks you can understand just how powerful of a speaker he is. I LOVE his books and can't wait to read more!

Quote of the Moment...

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Discoveries...

Inspired by Kellie @ 'On The Brink Of Something Beautiful' I am now hooked on her "Link Lists".

She has the talent to finding some really cool and interesting things on the internet.

So I thought that I would try my hand at a link list.

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Extra special father & bride dance, trust me this video WILL make you cry and touch your heart.

I would love to have a closet like anyone of these...

Ever had anything you would like to confess?? I think this exhibiton would be awesome to go to, I would love to read them!

One day when my bike colour fades, I'm going to remember this blog link so that I can paint my bike! I want a mint colour next.

I love Polaroid photos, trying to get some ideas to how to display them in my new room.

This video is hilarious!! What a surprise this mom would have gotten.

Love this blog 'Oh Happy Day'! So many awesome D.I.Y craft and wedding ideas.

A message that I wish I could of sent to my one of my ex's.

Stealth Puppy Dog! ha!

I really want my own Sheldon Cooper!

I would love to make these cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day!

Mountains To Climb

I love watching Mormon Messages.

The touch my heart and spirt with their simple messages.

Message that relate to mu life, and what I am going through at that time.

When I first watched this video a couple of days ago I cried.

And each time I have watched it since my tears have flowed.

I know that the words spoken in this video are true,

It brings me peace during a hard time.

Please take a moment to watch this video,

No matter what faith you are, 

I promise that this message will bring you peace and comfort,

And touch your heart just like it has mine.

Buddy!

I am super grateful this week for an amazing best friend a girl could ask for!

This past week has been a struggle for me for a few reasons,

To the point where I have needed to do what was best for me and hibernate till I am able to sort our a couple of things.

Some times it's not easy putting yourself first,

But no matter what people's reactions to my choice are,

I still made the best decision for me.

But Kat was amazing as always.

She knew something was up and showed her concern for me straight away,

And then continued to cheer me up while I was at work with a range of emails with different subject headers with photos to match.

Thank you Kat for being such a awesome, caring supportive and inspirational person in my life.

Thank you for knowing me so well!

Miss you having you here in person! 

Can't wait to see you when I come down!

Life Update...

The past week has been an interesting one.
But let me give you the run down...

Likes:
*Cute new necklace that I purchased at the South Bank markets.
*Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters: Awesome movie. Hansel aka Jeremy Renner is HOT!
*Awesome new nail polish my co-worker purchased that I got to try, now going to buy.
*Planning my upcoming trip to Tasmania
*Having my sister home from her holiday.
*Made my very first red velvet cupcakes... huge success... my lucky co-workers got to enjoy them.
*Loving the new song by Fall Out Boy! Can not wait for their new album to come out!
*An amazing best friend! (more about that down the bottom....)
*Girls night
*Baking, love it at the moment, really want to do more baking!

Dislike:
*Rainy cold weather that Brisbane has been having. Reminds me of home (Tasmania)
*Panic Attacks, having the first really bad one in over a year, right out of the blue and to top it off in public.
*Missing particular friends.
*Sister working night shift for the next month... basically we will only see each other briefly for the next few weeks. Except on her days off.
*Trials... at times its hard to focus and they can get too much.
*Thoughts that race a million miles per hour.
*Making decisions. Sometimes it can really suck.

Random:
*Over the next few weeks I really want to focus on creating habits within my life, now that I am in a permeant place, don't have to worry about leases coming up or anything, I can start to create habits for going to the gym, my diet, church study and blogging.
*Need to start to take time for me, put myself first in life, and take time to relax.
*Need to create a awesome gym playlist. Any suggestions?
*I really want to see the Cirque Du Soleil movie!
*This is totally the reaction that I have!

My Valentine's baking and girls night!

Tough Decisions...

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Knowing when to walk away is not an easy thing.

Being honest to those that you are going to walk away from is the hardest part.

But it is something that needs to be done.

You hope that they understand what you are trying to say,
And that the words come out right.

That it's not goodbye, but it's change.

It is time for a change, things can never be the same again.

Memories never fade,

The effect that those memories have on a person never wear off,

They are a forever effect, and for that I will be eternally grateful.

Change is never a easy thing,

It takes a lot of hard work, continuous work,

Some day will be good others will feel like you are taking 10 steps back.

Re-fouscing on the end goal, 

Trying new things,

Getting rid of things that don't work.

And keep getting back up when you fall down.

Life is not easy,

Things change that you sometimes don't like,

Some of these decisions to change are the most hardest.

But it is for the best.

And there will be no looking back.