Destination Part One:

I can't believe that tomorrow is the big day of moving to Orem! It seems like it was months ago that I was just in high school and getting ready to graduate. As the time has gone by, The days have seemed shorter. I remember thinking when I was little how I couldn't wait to grow up, now that time is here. It reminds me of how fast flies by! The other day when I was at the store, I saw some kids that I used to babysit. It was hard believe how fast they have grown up. Seeing them so big made realize that in just a few years that I could be married and a mom. My nerves have been really on the edge that past week, but I think once I get up there to school things will be okay. I am so excited to start my new journey to find my destination. It is a comfort to know that I will have my best friends up there. I don't know where I would be without them!

All that I am I owe to my Mother

Today when I went baby sitting I was taught the true meaning of what it is like to be a mom. The reality of what mothers truly do for us cannot be described.My mother has been the anchor in my life. Having to leave for college has truly been a really hard challenge to go through. I don't know what I would ever do without her. She has taught me so much and has helped me become the person that I am becoming. I gained a greater understanding of why childre. have a special bond with their mothers.During the nine mkntths of pregnancy we develop a special bond that can never be broken. I have had the greatest opportunity to be.able to have very special women come into my life.These women are my mothers, they have helped me so much.Thank goodness for mothers!

Finding joy in the journey

Finding joy in your journey is apart of helping you get to! where you are going. The joy we find is everywhere around us. I have found the joy in just giving a smile or saying hello to someone I don't know. My definition of joy is finding the good in everyone and everything around me.Our journey in this life is a gift. Where we choose to go on our path defines who we are. I know that I have made my own path, but I hope in finding my destination that I.have.made a difference. I don't know if I have ever made a difference in someone's life, but I hope I have the opportunity at school. Finding joy in the little things in life makes a difference.

Day one: Counting my blessings

 I have always been taught to count my blessings. At times I have been guilty of not recognizing how many blessings that I have been given. For the last three months I struggled in finding a job. I applied to seventeen different positions.Just waiting to hear back about these jobs was nerve wracking, but it taught me the meaning of patience. I kept having thoughts of doubt plague my mind, I thought nothing was good was going to happen.
 One night as I was having a "pity-me-party", my mom reminded me not to lose my faith and doubt. Her exact words to me were, " Kasha, you need to get down on your knees and pray to your Father in Heaven. He is the only one that will help you find a job. Put your faith and trust in him." Of course she was right ( Mother's are always right). As I got ready that following night to go to bed, I started to pray and asked for help. As the weeks went by, I made sure that I prayed each night during the week to help me. One Sunday morning as I sat in sacrament meeting, I started to flip through my scriptures and in instance a scripture stood out to me. The scripture brought me in to the realization that I needed to put my trust and faith in the Lord.

 Days went by, along with the weeks and I  still hadn't heard anything about any job. Finally I got an email asking if I would come up to UVU to have an interview for a job. Needless to say, The interview went well and this last Wednesday I got the job! I have come to to find that when we are searching for any destination, we have to count our blessings along the way. Gordon B. Hinckley stated the following:
 “It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.” 

 Counting our blessings along the way will help us find the final destination, but the question is " Are we willing to count how many blessings we have?"

We all have dreams of traveling to new places, but the question to ask is " Where is this destination?" I wish I could say that the answer will come automatically, but it won't. The path we take is our own. We shouldn't let others decide the path for us.As I have been preparing to get ready to leave for college, I have wondered what is my destination? I know my answer will come, but it is up to me to find it. I have started this blog to write about where my pathway leads me. My destination of my life is my own. I just don't know where the destination will be.