Counting Our Blessings

Tonight I'm counting my blessings that I am alive and able to walk.  Earlier this evening my mom and I were rear-ended on our way home from a long day of work.  It doesn't rain very often in Arizona, so our roads are oiled to make driving during hot weather easier, but, when it rains, Arizona drivers don't really know what to do.  They either drive far too quickly, or like their car is being pushed by one person while the car is filled with people pointing and laughing at them watching them do all the work.  I heard a crash, then one quickly after it, and my mom and I were instantly thrown forward and then thrown right back.  Thankfully no one was severely injured.  I am just so thankful so be alive and as well as one can be after such an ordeal.  It just goes to show that in an instant everything can change.  Life can be altered forever, or ended completely, or it can remain how it was, seemingly uneffected, but, I am incredibly grateful that today I am alive and well, and so is my dear mother. 

Well, I am off to rest, today has been quite the long, tiring day.  Hope everyone is safe and sound and realizing how lucky we are, even if our circumstances seem to be utter crap, we are above ground.  Have a great night's rest, or a beautiful day like I had today, minus the accident, the weather was perfect.  Sweet dreams.

-Becah

Service Project

I haven't blogged in a little while because Thursday my computer decided it wasn't going to work for me, I waited a few days to try again and it started working last night. 

Anyway, my joy for this weekend was that I found out Friday that I am one of my best friend's bride's maids:)  I feel very honored to be asked to be one of her bride's maids, along with her fiance's sister, whom is completely amazing, her younger sister, also amazing, and my other very best friend.  You guessed it, she's amazing, as well:) 

Also, on Friday, I got to spend the evening with my best friend aforementioned, and her boyfriend.  She spent the night at my house and he came back the next afternoon:)  We had lots of fun coloring and watching movies, just enjoying each others' company and relaxing.  It was great.  Sunday I spent time with a friend that I haven't seen in quite a long while, and her boyfriend.  All this dating and marriage I am surrounded by, geez, do I feel more single than ever or what?

In other news, news relating to the title of this post, there is a service project this weekend at Camp LoMia, which is where I attended girl's camp over the years.  I love it and it holds a special place in my heart.  I have very fond memories there, and because it's nestled in the pines I cannot do anything but love it.  How badly I want to live in the mountains and be surrounded by nature.  I find myself in such a feeling of peace when I am surrounded by nature's beauty, that even the thought of it brings an overwhelming sense of comfort and happiness to my heart.  Call me a tree hugger, and I just might...hug a tree!  Ha ha ha, I just love being surrounded by its beauty, but I could live without pesky bugs.  The only insect I need in my life is butterflies, pleaseandthankyou.  Anyway, I will be in heaven this weekend:)  But, for now I will leave with a picture I took at LoMia years back outside our cabin.  I'm off to sleep...have a wonderful day or night whenever you're reading this.  And as my new signature on my phone says:  DFTBA, meaning Don't Forget To Be Awesome, which is a Record company, in case anyone wants to know, it's a great and uplifting name and I love the people that named it!  Okay, now I'm off to bed, I promise this time.

-Becah

Since I didn't have time to post yesterday, I'll post my little bit of fun and happiness right now.  Yesterday, my dad and I went to Ulta, where I got some new nail polish!! Yay!  I love nail polish!  I got First Mate by China Glaze which is part of their fantastic Anchors Away collection, and Jade Is The New Black by O.P.I. and I'm excited to try them!  I just did my nails a few days ago with Sea Spray which is also from the Anchors Away collection.  Totally Gorgeous!  I now have five polishes from that collection:)  After all, my nickname IS Sailor, so what do you expect?:)

Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure.  Don't be too jealous, now!

First Mate by China Glaze

Pelican Gray by China Glaze

Starboard by China Glaze

Below Deck by China Glaze

Sea Spray by China Glaze

Jade Is The New Black

All colors from China Glaze are from the Anchors Away collection.  Also, I wasn't paid to "advertise" or anything.  These colors just make me smile when I see them so I thought I would share it, since this blog is about things that make me happy, and hello, smiling is a good thing, usually a sign of happiness, people!

Also, my best friend and her boyfriend went to their prom yesterday and I did her hair.  That made me happy:)  Hope everyone has a beautiful Sunday and Happy Mother's Day to all you lovely, wonderful mothers and moms-to-be. 

-Becah

Finding Joy In The Little Things

This morning as I rolled over in my bed in attempt to regain my comfort, the fan clipped onto the bunk bed I share with my sister suddenly stopped. The power had gone out and it was 3 a.m., and an hour and a half before I was due to get up. I got out of bed to let my mom know the power was out, but her and my brother had already convened in the living room to discover the reason for the outage. They went outside and saw that the lights on our street had all gone out, it was the transformer. Knowing that, I returned to bed and tried to go to sleep. As I lay in my bed hoping to get a bit of rest before my alarm woke me to tell me it was time to wake up and shower for work, I lay there looking at the plywood that holds my sister's mattress up above. It's decorated with foam moons and stars that glow when it's dark, but, because of my alarm clock and my stereo light illuminating my room, they can hardly be seen glowing, like stars drown out by street lights. Laying there this morning at 3:15 a.m., I had an overwhelming feeling of peace and joy when I saw those stars and was reminded of a conference talk. The talk was about a family that for a long time was too poor to have electricity in the small farm house. One year they had an abundance of crops and could afford electricity. Eventually, the family slowly began to grow apart and weren't as grateful as they had once been, though they had a great deal more than they had ever had just a short while before. The father realized this and decided that they would celebrate Thanksgiving like they had before, with just the light of a candle. It wasn't as bright as it was with the lights on, but they were reminded of just how blessed they were and how ungrateful they had become. It was truly a blessing in my life to be reminded of the simple principle of gratitude and Thanksgiving in such a memorable way. Anyone that knows me knows that I love looking up in the night sky and seeing the moon and stars, so I think the power was meant to go out for this simple reminder. It was one of the nearest experiences I think I've had, which goes to show how lame I am, but that is beside the point. So, if you're feeling like you don't have enough, or you Aren't being watched over, known that you are, you just have to recognize the little things in life. They truly make a difference in how you view your day. Give everyone you come in contact with today the biggest, even goofiest smile, you never know, it could change someone's life, even yours!


-Becah