When Life Gives You Lemons...

I'm not exactly sure how often I will post on this blog, but I'm going to try it out!(:

I really dislike trials. There are times when I feel like the whole world is coming down on me. Lately, things have been pretty good! School has been going well, the first quarter just ended and I finished with great grades, All A's and all H's(: I think it's a great way to start out my high school year. I think this quarter I'm going to try a little harder to focus on school and not on what other people are doing. I think that is where a lot of pain and troubles come from in your teenage years. If everyone just worried about themselves, and they focused on being the best they can be, then there would be less tension between people. I will admit, I always wonder what other people are doing, or who is going out with who, or even what people think of me. If I just wondered what Heavenly Father wants me to be doing, or what he thinks of me then life would be smoother.

My 9th grade experience has been good so far. I think there are things I could have done differently, but I'm going to do them differently in the future. "You can't make the same mistake twice, because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choice." I really love that quote, because there are many people in life that think if they just apologize or admit that they made a mistake, then they can do it over again without any harm. Last year, I made a poor choice and decided it would be fun to have a boyfriend. After that "relationship" ended, I realized that I had made a mistake and that I wasn't going to date until I was 16. Well, when I met another boy that I "really liked" I thought that since I already made the mistake once, then it wouldn't hurt to make it again. I never ended up "going out" with him, but thinking back I'm really happy that I didn't. I was silly to think that it wouldn't hurt anybody if I just had one more boyfriend before I was 16, when really I would be hurting myself. I know that no matter what mistake I make, that I can repent and be forgiven but sometimes it's not that easy. Sometimes you have to not only ask for Heavenly Fathers forgiveness, but you also have to forgive yourself.

School isn't the only thing keeping me busy. I also run Cross Country for Copper Hills High School, and that has been a life saver for me. The kids on the team are the most amazing group of kids. Most of them have the same standards that I do and they all love and accept me for who I am and not who they want me to be. Our team is very close. We don't all hang out together all day everyday, but when we are together, it's like no time has passed. I love the relationship I have with my team! The relationship I have with Cross Country is a little different. I love running! I love it with every ounce of my being, but there are times when I'm discouraged or I feel that I don't love It. I actually have a quote that explains EXACTLY how I feel. "People don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life with out it. Its part of them, the love/hate relationship. Its what they live for. They live for the practices, parties, cheers, long bus rides, invitationals, countless pairs of different types of shoes, water, Gatorade, & coaches you hate but appreciate. They live for the way it feels when they beat the other team, and knowing those two extra sprints they ran in practice were worth it. They live for the way they become a family with their team, they live for the countless songs they sing in their head while training all those hours. They live for the competition, they live for the friends, the practices, the memories, the pain, its who they are. It's who we are." -unknown. That pretty much sums up how I feel about it. I truly cannot imagine my life without it. It's just who I am(:

Some of the Family<3