Beyoutifulhomemaker

Getting ready to perform in WSU's concerto night 2015 I love to sing! It is something I have always loved and a talent I have developed throughout my life thanks to my amazing parents and teachers. I have learned many life lessons along the way as I've learned how to sing. One of the greatest lessons I've learned is to be confident in myself and my abilities. I think we all struggle with confidence at times. I know I do. The main thing I struggle with is confusing confidence with pride. I thought growing up that I was being prideful if I believed I was good at something. Actually, I'm still growing up and still get confused over the matter! In fact last Thursday night is when the whole pride vs. confidence thing really became clear to me, thanks to an amazing choral conductor I get to work with. I am currently singing in a community choir in Provo called Millennial Choirs and Orchestras. It is an amazing choir. I am super impressed with the quality of the direct...

The LDS general conference was so amazing and inspiring. One talk that really stood out to me was No Greater Joy Than to Know That They Know by Elder Nattress. In his talk he tells a story about when he once told his mother that he wasn't listening to her read the scriptures during breakfast one morning. His mom continued being patient and never gave up on reading the scriptures to her children. I bet that mom is so proud to see her son grown up and serving as a faithful church leader.  Sometimes it is easy to feel like the things I am doing aren't really making a difference. Oaklee is 11 months old and I like to try to include her in my scripture study as part of our morning routine. She definitely isn't listening :) and sometimes I'll be honest, I don't always get much out of what I am reading either. She loves to touch (rather roughly I might add) my scriptures or reaches for my hands so we have to take a break to walk around the room.  It would be much easier ...