As an esthetician I have learned various forms of massage. I will be adding facial reflexology to my treatment menu next week. If you'd like to learn more about it, go here.
Just some random thoughts on any topic I feel like posting.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Dubli -an online cashback program
Hello Everyone,
This is going to sound like a commercial, but these really are my own words....
Do any of you shop online? I do. I recently found out about a cashback program. When you sign up with them, you can use their online mall to choose a site to shop on like Walmart, Home Depot, Best Buy, Sally Beauty Supply, and hundreds of others stores. They even have it set up with many stores where you can make your purchase online and then go into your local locations to pick it up at customer service counters. It's pretty awesome. You can sign up for free and they give you $10 for just signing up that you can use towards one of your purchases and earn 1 to 4 % back. When you sign up for the VIP annual membership you can earn up to 14% cashback with each purchase. The percentages vary depending on the store. They also have a refer a friend program so when any of your friends sign up with the VIP, you can get a bonus of $20. Anyway, I just wanted to share this cool find. I hope everyone of you takes advantage of this cashback program, even if it's just to sign up for the free membership and start earning money for shopping online which you were going to do anyway.
Follow this link to find out more on how to sign up.
http://www.dubli.com/T0US1AHYX
This is going to sound like a commercial, but these really are my own words....
Do any of you shop online? I do. I recently found out about a cashback program. When you sign up with them, you can use their online mall to choose a site to shop on like Walmart, Home Depot, Best Buy, Sally Beauty Supply, and hundreds of others stores. They even have it set up with many stores where you can make your purchase online and then go into your local locations to pick it up at customer service counters. It's pretty awesome. You can sign up for free and they give you $10 for just signing up that you can use towards one of your purchases and earn 1 to 4 % back. When you sign up for the VIP annual membership you can earn up to 14% cashback with each purchase. The percentages vary depending on the store. They also have a refer a friend program so when any of your friends sign up with the VIP, you can get a bonus of $20. Anyway, I just wanted to share this cool find. I hope everyone of you takes advantage of this cashback program, even if it's just to sign up for the free membership and start earning money for shopping online which you were going to do anyway.
Follow this link to find out more on how to sign up.
http://www.dubli.com/T0US1AHYX
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Halloween: 5 weeks old to 7 years old
2006
Sleeping Pumpkin
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Another New Journey
Last night I went to my first class at the local tech college. I enrolled in the Cosmetology program. It's something I had been contemplating doing for a very long time...even before esthetics.
My mother graduated from cosmetology school back in 1972 (at Marinello School of Beauty in Hollywood, CA). Some of my earliest memories were of her perming my great-grandmother's hair and giving a manicure or a haircut to someone in our living room in our tiny apartment in Los Angeles, CA. She even worked briefly in a salon in Beverly Hills. She gave that career up to start attending College going on to earn a B.A. in English.
I've always had a strong rebellious streak when it came to being like my mother. If she did something, I had to do it differently. I'm not proud of this part of my psyche. I've come to realize that is ridiculous; I guess you can say I've matured my way past such silly ways. Rebellion only brings contention and heart ache.
Back in the day, I was very attracted to the beauty industry but since my mom had been a part of it I distanced myself from it.
Choosing esthetics was a way of moving past my rebellion and finally embracing that part of my mom and myself. I love being an esthetician. As I had said before, I finally feel I found my niche in the working world. Yet, cosmetology continued to tug at me. Also, esthetics is proving to be less financially supportive than I had anticipated. I witness day after day in the salon I work, Ogden Organix, people coming in for haircuts, color, extensions and such and perhaps 1 in 20 will request one of the services I offer in esthetic treatments.
Some may see this move towards cosmetology as a financial choice I am making, others may see it as humbling myself and following my mother, perhaps some may see this as a natural progression in the field I had already chosen. All I can say is, all three are correct.
I applied for a pell grant last week. A few days after applying, I received an email saying I had been approved and the next step was to contact the school's financial aid office. The grant hasn't arrived yet to the school, yet classes began yesterday. I wouldn't be allowed to begin classes until the first month of tuition had been paid. A kind person who has only gotten to know me for the last 6 months (we met a year ago) offered to loan me the amount to pay the tuition. I was floored by the offer. Her generosity and trust is much appreciated and valued in my heart.
Her response to my thanks, "I know you'll do well."
Wow.
Even up until the night before I enrolled, I was nervous and afraid I wasn't making the right choice. I have been so stressed lately about money. I thought maybe this was the wrong decision. I was allowing fear to rule me. The night before school began, I sat down with my husband and wrote out some goals we would like to achieve this year. Then he gave a humble prayer asking Father in Heaven for guidance and peace.
The next morning, I woke feeling a sense of clarity, YES, I needed to go to school. YES, I should go enroll that day. YES, I needed to take that leap of faith. YES!!! The fear was gone.
In Utah, the cosmetology program requires 2,000 hours of schooling to become licensed. I am happy to say, 600 of my esthetics hours are transferable to the cosmetology program. So on my first night there, I am already a little more than a quarter of the way done. Yay!
Our fantastic lead stylist, Jenna, at Ogden Organix has taken me under her wing. Since announcing my intent to go to cosmetology school, Jenna has been teaching me things around the salon, like how to wash hair, how to apply an all-over-color, and how to clean implements and such. She also has stated that I will do well. Thank you Jenna!
There are 9 other students in my basics class. They all seem quite lovely. I look forward to getting to know them all. Again, I am the oldest one there. Although, one is only a year younger and another only two.
In mid-March, we will be allowed to begin cutting hair on our friends and family at the school. We will be expected to cut the hair of only friends and family for a month and then we will be released to work on the general public in the school's salon! That's in 2 1/2 months from now! Am I excited? Uh, absolutely.
Thank you to everyone who has been and I'm sure will continue to be supportive through out this new journey. I place my faith in Heavenly Father and I will do my part.
I am happily looking forward to it all.
My mother graduated from cosmetology school back in 1972 (at Marinello School of Beauty in Hollywood, CA). Some of my earliest memories were of her perming my great-grandmother's hair and giving a manicure or a haircut to someone in our living room in our tiny apartment in Los Angeles, CA. She even worked briefly in a salon in Beverly Hills. She gave that career up to start attending College going on to earn a B.A. in English.
I've always had a strong rebellious streak when it came to being like my mother. If she did something, I had to do it differently. I'm not proud of this part of my psyche. I've come to realize that is ridiculous; I guess you can say I've matured my way past such silly ways. Rebellion only brings contention and heart ache.
Back in the day, I was very attracted to the beauty industry but since my mom had been a part of it I distanced myself from it.
Choosing esthetics was a way of moving past my rebellion and finally embracing that part of my mom and myself. I love being an esthetician. As I had said before, I finally feel I found my niche in the working world. Yet, cosmetology continued to tug at me. Also, esthetics is proving to be less financially supportive than I had anticipated. I witness day after day in the salon I work, Ogden Organix, people coming in for haircuts, color, extensions and such and perhaps 1 in 20 will request one of the services I offer in esthetic treatments.
Some may see this move towards cosmetology as a financial choice I am making, others may see it as humbling myself and following my mother, perhaps some may see this as a natural progression in the field I had already chosen. All I can say is, all three are correct.
I applied for a pell grant last week. A few days after applying, I received an email saying I had been approved and the next step was to contact the school's financial aid office. The grant hasn't arrived yet to the school, yet classes began yesterday. I wouldn't be allowed to begin classes until the first month of tuition had been paid. A kind person who has only gotten to know me for the last 6 months (we met a year ago) offered to loan me the amount to pay the tuition. I was floored by the offer. Her generosity and trust is much appreciated and valued in my heart.
Her response to my thanks, "I know you'll do well."
Wow.
Even up until the night before I enrolled, I was nervous and afraid I wasn't making the right choice. I have been so stressed lately about money. I thought maybe this was the wrong decision. I was allowing fear to rule me. The night before school began, I sat down with my husband and wrote out some goals we would like to achieve this year. Then he gave a humble prayer asking Father in Heaven for guidance and peace.
The next morning, I woke feeling a sense of clarity, YES, I needed to go to school. YES, I should go enroll that day. YES, I needed to take that leap of faith. YES!!! The fear was gone.
In Utah, the cosmetology program requires 2,000 hours of schooling to become licensed. I am happy to say, 600 of my esthetics hours are transferable to the cosmetology program. So on my first night there, I am already a little more than a quarter of the way done. Yay!
Our fantastic lead stylist, Jenna, at Ogden Organix has taken me under her wing. Since announcing my intent to go to cosmetology school, Jenna has been teaching me things around the salon, like how to wash hair, how to apply an all-over-color, and how to clean implements and such. She also has stated that I will do well. Thank you Jenna!
There are 9 other students in my basics class. They all seem quite lovely. I look forward to getting to know them all. Again, I am the oldest one there. Although, one is only a year younger and another only two.
In mid-March, we will be allowed to begin cutting hair on our friends and family at the school. We will be expected to cut the hair of only friends and family for a month and then we will be released to work on the general public in the school's salon! That's in 2 1/2 months from now! Am I excited? Uh, absolutely.
Thank you to everyone who has been and I'm sure will continue to be supportive through out this new journey. I place my faith in Heavenly Father and I will do my part.
I am happily looking forward to it all.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Meeting Jason
I am in love. I have been for many years now. What amazes me is how the love I am in changes and grows and deepens every year.
I first heard about Jason from my friend Heather. She and I went to a church camp-out in late July 2000. I offered to share a tent with her since she didn't have one and I did. We stayed up half the night talking about men we were interested in. I talked about Brian (the guy I had just asked on a date -and he'd accepted) and she spoke of Jason.... a lot. Heather told me that Jason and she were only friends and he would be returning home from his two year LDS mission soon. She contemplated that perhaps once he got home, that he might notice her on a more romantic level. I hoped for her and I hoped I could find someone too.
Not long after the campout it was time for my date with Brian. He called me to chat about where we were going to 'hang out'. I told him I was happy about our date. He then let me know he must have misunderstood my intentions because he thought we were going out as friends, not a date. Ouch. Then he makes it worse by saying he couldn't be interested in me because he is more interested in girls like Michelle (a stick figure with lots of make-up and the latest fashions and very big hair) Double ouch. So, by then, I was fed up with men in general. I was 25 years old and sick of men ,particularly the men in Utah, and their expectations of perfection.
Shortly after that incident, Heather asked if I would go with her and a group of other young women to Lagoon (a local amusement park). She wanted to go as a group as a welcome home party for her friend Jason. It was early August. He'd come home Wednesday and our gathering was for the following Saturday. I had served a mission myself and new that he'd be a bit overwhelmed to come home to a group of girls (since dating is off limits during a mission). I thought I'd go as moral support for Heather and also out of curiosity to see this guy she spoke so much about for days.
We all met up out front. I saw him and thought, "Him?" He was kind of dorky in glasses that didn't suit his face, crooked teeth, skinny, and a bit shorter than I had expected (he's 5'10") but he did have lovely eyes, a ready smile, and gentlemanly manners. I had no interest in him for myself whatsoever. As the day went on, I thought he'd be nice for Heather but an unlikely match. He was so nervous. While waiting in lines for rides, I asked him about his mission. He shared many amusing stories. He was most relaxed while telling of his mission adventures. I had my camera with me and took a few photos. There is even one of me with Heather and Jason all together.
After that day, the three of us spent a lot of time together as friends. We attended church and a weekly Wednesday night church class together. Often after class we'd go to Wendy's Restaurant for fries and a shake. I noticed he was a very sweet guy and I was really starting to hope it would work out for Heather because she deserved someone so nice.
I noticed she was too shy about flirting or any other type of romantic approaches and he didn't seem interested much in her either. We had a church activity to clean up the church on a Saturday. I was urging her to flirt or indicate to Jason in some way that she was interested but she was too hesitant because she'd never done anything like that in her life. I tried to explain flirting to her but it wasn't coming across. I said, "How about something simple. It may seem like it's too juvenile but such things really do work. Go steal the bucket he's using to clean the windows and skip off with it and then turn back and smile and maybe add in a giggle." She thought I was crazy and that such a thing wouldn't work. She wanted me to show her. So, I did. Oops. He fell for it, but with the wrong girl. It got his attention alright.
From that night on, he started paying attention to me and I was feeling bad for Heather. She assured me that in the few months he'd been home, she realized he wasn't interested in her and she was starting to crush on someone else anyway. She pointed out that she thought he was more interested in me and that I shouldn't feel bad. I still felt a bit guilty though.
By the end of September, as we were leaving our Wednesday night class, Heather had gotten in the car, Jason stopped me and asked me on a date. Whoa. He asked ME out? I had a feeling it would come to this but wasn't sure how I felt about it since I was still pretty ticked with guys. But, with Jason, he seemed safe, kind, harmless. So I said to him, "Sure, why not?" Wow, he grinned from ear to ear. We set our date for the second Saturday in October.
We've been together ever since.
Perhaps I'll write about our first date and his proposal nearly a year later in another blog post. ;)
I first heard about Jason from my friend Heather. She and I went to a church camp-out in late July 2000. I offered to share a tent with her since she didn't have one and I did. We stayed up half the night talking about men we were interested in. I talked about Brian (the guy I had just asked on a date -and he'd accepted) and she spoke of Jason.... a lot. Heather told me that Jason and she were only friends and he would be returning home from his two year LDS mission soon. She contemplated that perhaps once he got home, that he might notice her on a more romantic level. I hoped for her and I hoped I could find someone too.
Not long after the campout it was time for my date with Brian. He called me to chat about where we were going to 'hang out'. I told him I was happy about our date. He then let me know he must have misunderstood my intentions because he thought we were going out as friends, not a date. Ouch. Then he makes it worse by saying he couldn't be interested in me because he is more interested in girls like Michelle (a stick figure with lots of make-up and the latest fashions and very big hair) Double ouch. So, by then, I was fed up with men in general. I was 25 years old and sick of men ,particularly the men in Utah, and their expectations of perfection.
Shortly after that incident, Heather asked if I would go with her and a group of other young women to Lagoon (a local amusement park). She wanted to go as a group as a welcome home party for her friend Jason. It was early August. He'd come home Wednesday and our gathering was for the following Saturday. I had served a mission myself and new that he'd be a bit overwhelmed to come home to a group of girls (since dating is off limits during a mission). I thought I'd go as moral support for Heather and also out of curiosity to see this guy she spoke so much about for days.
We all met up out front. I saw him and thought, "Him?" He was kind of dorky in glasses that didn't suit his face, crooked teeth, skinny, and a bit shorter than I had expected (he's 5'10") but he did have lovely eyes, a ready smile, and gentlemanly manners. I had no interest in him for myself whatsoever. As the day went on, I thought he'd be nice for Heather but an unlikely match. He was so nervous. While waiting in lines for rides, I asked him about his mission. He shared many amusing stories. He was most relaxed while telling of his mission adventures. I had my camera with me and took a few photos. There is even one of me with Heather and Jason all together.
After that day, the three of us spent a lot of time together as friends. We attended church and a weekly Wednesday night church class together. Often after class we'd go to Wendy's Restaurant for fries and a shake. I noticed he was a very sweet guy and I was really starting to hope it would work out for Heather because she deserved someone so nice.
I noticed she was too shy about flirting or any other type of romantic approaches and he didn't seem interested much in her either. We had a church activity to clean up the church on a Saturday. I was urging her to flirt or indicate to Jason in some way that she was interested but she was too hesitant because she'd never done anything like that in her life. I tried to explain flirting to her but it wasn't coming across. I said, "How about something simple. It may seem like it's too juvenile but such things really do work. Go steal the bucket he's using to clean the windows and skip off with it and then turn back and smile and maybe add in a giggle." She thought I was crazy and that such a thing wouldn't work. She wanted me to show her. So, I did. Oops. He fell for it, but with the wrong girl. It got his attention alright.
From that night on, he started paying attention to me and I was feeling bad for Heather. She assured me that in the few months he'd been home, she realized he wasn't interested in her and she was starting to crush on someone else anyway. She pointed out that she thought he was more interested in me and that I shouldn't feel bad. I still felt a bit guilty though.
By the end of September, as we were leaving our Wednesday night class, Heather had gotten in the car, Jason stopped me and asked me on a date. Whoa. He asked ME out? I had a feeling it would come to this but wasn't sure how I felt about it since I was still pretty ticked with guys. But, with Jason, he seemed safe, kind, harmless. So I said to him, "Sure, why not?" Wow, he grinned from ear to ear. We set our date for the second Saturday in October.
We've been together ever since.
Perhaps I'll write about our first date and his proposal nearly a year later in another blog post. ;)
New Career
As stated in a previous post, I went to school and became a licensed Master Esthetician. Another title I've heard used is Skin Therapist. I absolutely love being an esthetician. What do I love about it you ask? Well, I love people. I see people going here to there in the rush of life getting/being stressed. It pleases me to know that I now have the skills to help these stressed people take a moment in their lives to take a breath and relax. Clients come in a rush and leave feeling peaceful and happy. It is very rewarding.
I love that as an esthetician I've learned there continues to be further breakthroughs in science to aid in becoming healthier and I can be a part of all that through skin care. I love to learn and there is always something new to learn and understand.
I also love working at Ogden Organix. Their philosophy is to aid everyone achieve overall holistic wellness through various forms of relaxation, body treatments, nutrition, improving self esteem, and the products used inside and out for your body. Ogden Organix offers many wonderful products to aid in achieving a more organic lifestyle. I love it! It is the only holistic wellness center, salon, and spa in the area. Their 5 year plan includes growing into a larger center to cover more holistic needs in the area. I'm excited by this plan and am so happy to be a part of it.
My wonderful employer has set up a way for me to succeed through her advertising and for each referral that receives a service the person who referred them earns a $15 credit towards another service.
I only have one problem, lack of clientele. I am new in an industry that pays by commission only. I need clientele and this is a tough industry to break into. I have spoken with so many potential clients and given out a few hundred cards and flyers. I have done follow-up calls and such. -and now I wait.
This is the most difficult part for me. It's not just the waiting, it's also the lack of income. I have a family that I support and a quickly dwindling savings account. My biggest fear is that I have gone to school and fallen in love with this new career and will have to leave it for another job...very soon.
I believe in the plan Ogden Organix has for a holistic center. I believe in myself, that I am talented and skilled to be a success in this business. I believe a loving Heavenly Father led me to this career and believes in my success. I have to trust in Him and in the general public that this will be a wonderful adventure in my life.
Here is the address, phone number, and list of services at Ogden Organix that I offer:
184 Historic 25th St, Ogden, UT
(801) 589-9254
Waxing from head to toes
Pedicures
Basic Manicures
Shellac (nail color lasts 14 days)
We offer the Image skin care product line, including an organic line offered by Image. We also offer many other great organic and vegan products for skin and hair. I am a doTerra essential oils rep and Ogden Organix has allowed me to offer doTerra oils to sell and use in services for aroma therapy purposes.
I hope you'll come in soon for a relaxing moment. This is the holiday season -we have gift certificates. Please feel welcome in taking some time out for yourself during this busy season to relax and unwind and/or give the gift of relaxation. I look forward to seeing you soon.
I love that as an esthetician I've learned there continues to be further breakthroughs in science to aid in becoming healthier and I can be a part of all that through skin care. I love to learn and there is always something new to learn and understand.
I also love working at Ogden Organix. Their philosophy is to aid everyone achieve overall holistic wellness through various forms of relaxation, body treatments, nutrition, improving self esteem, and the products used inside and out for your body. Ogden Organix offers many wonderful products to aid in achieving a more organic lifestyle. I love it! It is the only holistic wellness center, salon, and spa in the area. Their 5 year plan includes growing into a larger center to cover more holistic needs in the area. I'm excited by this plan and am so happy to be a part of it.
My wonderful employer has set up a way for me to succeed through her advertising and for each referral that receives a service the person who referred them earns a $15 credit towards another service.
I only have one problem, lack of clientele. I am new in an industry that pays by commission only. I need clientele and this is a tough industry to break into. I have spoken with so many potential clients and given out a few hundred cards and flyers. I have done follow-up calls and such. -and now I wait.
This is the most difficult part for me. It's not just the waiting, it's also the lack of income. I have a family that I support and a quickly dwindling savings account. My biggest fear is that I have gone to school and fallen in love with this new career and will have to leave it for another job...very soon.
I believe in the plan Ogden Organix has for a holistic center. I believe in myself, that I am talented and skilled to be a success in this business. I believe a loving Heavenly Father led me to this career and believes in my success. I have to trust in Him and in the general public that this will be a wonderful adventure in my life.
Here is the address, phone number, and list of services at Ogden Organix that I offer:
184 Historic 25th St, Ogden, UT
(801) 589-9254
Waxing from head to toes
Pedicures
Basic Manicures
Shellac (nail color lasts 14 days)
Facials -to relax and improves skin
Galvanic Treatment -to firm up face
Chemical Peels-evens skin tone and improves skin quality
Eyelash Extensions
DoTerra Aroma Touch Therapy Treatment
Special Occasion Make-up
Galvanic Treatment -to firm up face
Chemical Peels-evens skin tone and improves skin quality
Eyelash Extensions
DoTerra Aroma Touch Therapy Treatment
Special Occasion Make-up
We offer the Image skin care product line, including an organic line offered by Image. We also offer many other great organic and vegan products for skin and hair. I am a doTerra essential oils rep and Ogden Organix has allowed me to offer doTerra oils to sell and use in services for aroma therapy purposes.
I hope you'll come in soon for a relaxing moment. This is the holiday season -we have gift certificates. Please feel welcome in taking some time out for yourself during this busy season to relax and unwind and/or give the gift of relaxation. I look forward to seeing you soon.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Meeting Ann
As I have said before, I wasn't always an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (mormons). I listened to the teachings but was rarely interested in living it because I was more into myself than what God wanted of me.
We moved from Glendale, CA to Arcata, CA just before my senior year of high school. We'd lived there before when I was a kid but it was still a tough adjustment to be there again. Towards the end of my senior year of high school, I met a boy who I was drawn to like a moth to a flame. We dated for a year. He was so nice and we loved so many of the same things. There are only two reasons why I'm not with him today 1) I knew in the long run, we'd end up not together once he decided he'd choose to live an alternative lifestyle (gay). I knew he was from the day we met. -and 2) I kept feeling a strong pull to become more spiritual and I kept denying it so I could be with him. Both those reasons I knew we had to break up our relationship.
I had just graduated from high school ( 1992) when I decided to go to LDS girls summer camp for the last time. Back then, camp lasted a full week. I felt it would be kind of the last activity before becoming a full fledged adult. I'd been intimately involved with my boyfriend since graduation night and I suddenly felt worlds away from all the girls there. I hadn't realized how much I'd grown away from all of the youthfulness and become an adult already until I was there. Camp was so fun though. It was there I met Ann. I hadn't seen her there in all the previous years and she seemed so lonely.Turns out she'd recently moved to the area and didn't know anyone yet. Since I felt so apart from all the other girls I knew, I chose to spend my days at camp with Ann. We had a blast and giggled so much. It had been well over a year since I'd felt that kind of camaraderie with girls. We exchanged info the last day of camp and I didn't give her a second thought after that. My life became all about my boyfriend. We were so wrapped up in each other. I loved him so much it hurt to think we might not always be together. I know he felt the same way because even years later he told me so. Just as a side note, he has been happily involved with his boyfriend these last 15 years and I am happily with my husband for 12. Funny how life turns out.
Anyway, I met Ann again that following February. My brother had convinced me and my boyfriend to attend a Valentine's Day church dance for young single adults. By that time I had quit going to church at all. While there, this redheaded young women comes bounding over to me like she's tigger all excited yelling my name. I'm like, "what the?" I'd been so involved with my life, I'd forgotten her completely. Literally. She's telling me how she didn't realize I was Josh's sister and how she had been looking for me and how she really wanted to get together sometime soon to hang out. -and all the while I couldn't remember how the heck I knew her and wondered why she was acting like she knew me so well.Even after she referenced camp, I was baffled but I was nice about it. After the dance, I again didn't give her a second thought.
Although I'd never been actively in the church, I still felt that being intimate with my boyfriend was a sin and the longer we were together, the more I felt it. I was so torn with my feelings for him and feelings of virtue at odds all the time. By June we'd been together for a more than a year and I was a spiritual mess. I talked to him about how I felt and although it tore us both up, we parted.
Break-ups are never easy. We both suffered a great deal and yet we both ended feeling it was for the best. He began to explore who he was with out me and I did the same with out him. I turned to the Lord. After much reading and learning of other churches, I came to the conclusion both logically and spiritually that being a Mormon was the absolute right thing. I began to read scriptures (as described in a previous blog post) and intermittently attend church with my family.
Not long after my break-up it was announced that a singles branch was to be formed for all the young single adults to attend church for the whole Humboldt County area to attend. I decided to be part of that and started going there but not every week. It was such a huge change for me to go every week so I didn't -it was a bit difficult at first. I wouldn't say I felt unworthy but just so different from everyone there. Of course, who did I meet that first day I attended services? Ann. This time I remembered her. Her out reached hand of friendship was like a life saver thrown to a drowning person. I felt so out of my element there and here she was, a familiar face, ready and willing to be my friend.
During my infancy of spirituality, she was there to guide me through and teach me how to be an active member of the church. I also met another young woman whom I bonded with during those early days, Candy. Between them both and through the guidance of our Heavenly Father, I became a stronger person both temporally and spiritually. A few years later, all three of us went on a mission within a month of each other. We served in different areas of the country but remained close through letters.
All these years later, we all live in three different states and we are all still friends. I am still quite close with Ann. She is my best friend. Today is her birthday. I am filled with joy and gratitude to still have her in my life.
Ann, you are amazing. Thank you for being there when I needed you most and for never giving up on me and for remaining so true. I love you my sweet sister. I hope you have a lovely birthday.
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