Sorry for the Neglect

I haven't been paying lots of attention to my poor little blog..or my poor little bloggy friends :(

First...shout out to Marissa!  She found me..and followed LOVE!!
Also my Tessa-bear has finally followed too ;)  LOVE LOVE!

Second...school is nuts...life is nuts...but despite it...lots of good things have happened.
But not necessarily directly to me......allow me to explain.

I am a firm believer in Tender Mercies.....(might I suggest reading this talk??)

Now I don't want to say that I haven't had any tender mercies lately...cause I have!  But lately I have noticed them in other's lives and that has been even more of a strength.

One quick example....one of my now good friends moved into my branch just a couple of months ago...at a time when I was feeling particularly low.

We were going on a temple trip that weekend..and when she came in I turned to her and SAID
 "We should ride in the same car...cause I don't know you yet"
 BUT

 what I MEANT was


"Please ride with me cause I am in serious need of a new friend..and you appear normal and sane, lets give it a try!"

She responded something like
"Yeah ok"

But the other night I discovered what she was REALLY saying
"Oh thank goodness!  I know no one here...this is super awkward..I need a friend!"

Looks like the man upstairs decided to kill two birds with one stone with this one :)
Cause now we are besties!  And I'm SOO SOO glad!!!!

Try to look for how the Lord is using you to be a tender mercy in someone else's life.
Its pretty cool :)