Miss Brittney-my teammate, my sister, my friend....is getting hitched! So I thought I would just say congrats to her out in the blogging world! I am so excited for her and Tyson to begin a new chapter in their lives. Anyway, that's all :).
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Love Like Crazy
I know I just blogged last night, and even though I really don't have time to do another post, I'll be quick because I decided that I better dedicate a little post to this!
Miss Brittney-my teammate, my sister, my friend....is getting hitched! So I thought I would just say congrats to her out in the blogging world! I am so excited for her and Tyson to begin a new chapter in their lives. Anyway, that's all :).
Miss Brittney-my teammate, my sister, my friend....is getting hitched! So I thought I would just say congrats to her out in the blogging world! I am so excited for her and Tyson to begin a new chapter in their lives. Anyway, that's all :).
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Lessons Learned
Tonight, before I get all ready for bed and such, I thought that I'd sit down and share a few experiences that I've had over the past month and half or so :).
In the middle of December, I was called to serve as the Relief Society President in my ward. Overwhelmed. Blessed. Inadequate. Excited. What? Just a few of the words that popped into my head as I sat in Bishop Weaver's office. It has taken me a good month to get a semblance of a feel for this new responsibility that has been given to me. And even now, I don't feel like I'm anywhere close to where I should be in order to fulfill my calling the way I should. But, I take comfort in knowing that I don't have to do it on my own...and that is Lesson #1.
Lesson #2: I'm just an ordinary person. I haven't done anything to make me famous and I'm not the one to stand out in a crowd, but the longer I live and the more things I experience, the more I realize that sometimes, no, almost always, I learn the most from "ordinary" people. Maybe being "ordinary" is an o.k thing to be.
Lesson #3 is stolen from a phrase you may have heard before...Just Do It.
I've always had a fear of sharing the gospel with people, for fear that they might think I'm "pushing" something on them or that I might offend them. This is not the attitude I need to have. This is the truth we're talking about here, people! I've had the opportunity to share the Book of Mormon with one friend and have had 2 experiences with the missionaries over the past 2 weeks and it has been such a testimony builder for me. It has pushed me from an attitude of "someone else will" to "Just Do It!"
Our ward mission leader has started up a Preach My Gospel Sunday School class and a good 30 or 40 people attend it each week. I've enjoyed it so much and the emphasis that is put on having a testimony of the Book of Mormon is something that I love. This past Sunday the teacher challenged us to something that he lives by every day, and that is to keep a study journal while reading the scriptures. He showed us a full backpack of about 15 notebooks that he had filled and shared his testimony of how much his study of the scriptures has improved since he has started this practice. I've begun my own and it's amazing how much of a difference it makes when you go into your study asking and expecting to learn something new. Lesson #4: Ask for it, you'll get it.
If one thing has become evident to me over the course of the past month, as I alluded to above, it is that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. We're all pretty ordinary and normal,I hate to say it-but with the Lord on our side, anything is possible.You guessed it: Lesson numero 5.
And last but not least, I have a new thing that I love to do. Instead of listening to music while I'm getting ready for church, I'll listen to a few Conference talks. Lately, with this emphasis on the Book of Mormon that I've had in my life, it reminds me of the moving and powerful talk given by Elder Jeffery R. Holland in October's General Conference.
"I ask that my testimony of the Book of Mormon and all that it implies, given today under my own oath and office, be recorded by men on earth and angels in heaven. I hope I have a few years left in my “last days,” but whether I do or do not, I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgment bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true, that it came forth the way Joseph said it came forth and was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days."
I encourage you to go back and listen to that incredible talk. It's amazing how uplifting just listening to these talks over again can be!
Lesson #6:Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Whether it's listening to a Conference talk, staying on track with a homework schedule, our scripture study or keeping up with a running program so you don't make a fool of yourself while running in an insane relay race, repetition is what gets us to do things and realize things that we wouldn't normally.
I know that some of this may not be relevant to you or really even mean anything at all, but as I said in a previous post, 2010 is the year that I try new things, my year to turn over a new leaf. The leaf's turning folks!
In the middle of December, I was called to serve as the Relief Society President in my ward. Overwhelmed. Blessed. Inadequate. Excited. What? Just a few of the words that popped into my head as I sat in Bishop Weaver's office. It has taken me a good month to get a semblance of a feel for this new responsibility that has been given to me. And even now, I don't feel like I'm anywhere close to where I should be in order to fulfill my calling the way I should. But, I take comfort in knowing that I don't have to do it on my own...and that is Lesson #1.
Lesson #2: I'm just an ordinary person. I haven't done anything to make me famous and I'm not the one to stand out in a crowd, but the longer I live and the more things I experience, the more I realize that sometimes, no, almost always, I learn the most from "ordinary" people. Maybe being "ordinary" is an o.k thing to be.
Lesson #3 is stolen from a phrase you may have heard before...Just Do It.
I've always had a fear of sharing the gospel with people, for fear that they might think I'm "pushing" something on them or that I might offend them. This is not the attitude I need to have. This is the truth we're talking about here, people! I've had the opportunity to share the Book of Mormon with one friend and have had 2 experiences with the missionaries over the past 2 weeks and it has been such a testimony builder for me. It has pushed me from an attitude of "someone else will" to "Just Do It!"
Our ward mission leader has started up a Preach My Gospel Sunday School class and a good 30 or 40 people attend it each week. I've enjoyed it so much and the emphasis that is put on having a testimony of the Book of Mormon is something that I love. This past Sunday the teacher challenged us to something that he lives by every day, and that is to keep a study journal while reading the scriptures. He showed us a full backpack of about 15 notebooks that he had filled and shared his testimony of how much his study of the scriptures has improved since he has started this practice. I've begun my own and it's amazing how much of a difference it makes when you go into your study asking and expecting to learn something new. Lesson #4: Ask for it, you'll get it.
If one thing has become evident to me over the course of the past month, as I alluded to above, it is that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. We're all pretty ordinary and normal,I hate to say it-but with the Lord on our side, anything is possible.You guessed it: Lesson numero 5.
And last but not least, I have a new thing that I love to do. Instead of listening to music while I'm getting ready for church, I'll listen to a few Conference talks. Lately, with this emphasis on the Book of Mormon that I've had in my life, it reminds me of the moving and powerful talk given by Elder Jeffery R. Holland in October's General Conference.
"I ask that my testimony of the Book of Mormon and all that it implies, given today under my own oath and office, be recorded by men on earth and angels in heaven. I hope I have a few years left in my “last days,” but whether I do or do not, I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgment bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true, that it came forth the way Joseph said it came forth and was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days."
I encourage you to go back and listen to that incredible talk. It's amazing how uplifting just listening to these talks over again can be!
Lesson #6:Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Whether it's listening to a Conference talk, staying on track with a homework schedule, our scripture study or keeping up with a running program so you don't make a fool of yourself while running in an insane relay race, repetition is what gets us to do things and realize things that we wouldn't normally.
I know that some of this may not be relevant to you or really even mean anything at all, but as I said in a previous post, 2010 is the year that I try new things, my year to turn over a new leaf. The leaf's turning folks!
Friday, January 22, 2010
The Race is On
Everyone has New Years Resolutions and this year is no different. However 2010 is not only a new year, it's a fresh decade which means it's time to try out new things. This year, Mandy and I have decided to compete in the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay. It's a relay race from Logan to Park City with a team of 12 runners, each running 3 separate legs. From what we hear, everyone who has done it says it's one of the hardest things they've ever done, but we want to challenge ourselves so here goes nothing! We still need a few runners to complete our team, so if you're up to the challenge, we'd love to have you!
Check out details on http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/index.php/
It's been about 5 years since I've done any races so I'm nervous but really excited to get back into it. If you hear of any random 5K and 10K races, let Mandy or I know so we can do them!
We're also planning on running the Top of Utah Half Marathon in August...wish us luck!Anyone have fun New Years Resolutions they'd like to share?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Living and Living Well
Today marks week number 2 of my second to last spring semester at Utah State. It's a little bittersweet, knowing that college is drawing nearer and nearer to an end...but then I remember that when I'm done I'll have a real job with a real paycheck and I won't have to worry about walking all over campus in the bitter cold.
I started Level 1 (of 3) of the teaching program and have really enjoyed it so far. It's going to be a very busy semester but a great one nonetheless. (Except for my ag fabrications class...I don't do math) One thing that I'm really excited for are the 30 hours of clinicals that I'll be doing this semester. One of the requirements is to observe a teacher and ag program for 30 hours and take notes, participate when needed etc. One thing that's difficult in the ag ed program is that they are fewer and farther between than say, an English or Math education class-so this requires most of us to travel anywhere from an hour to 6 hours away. We can't go to a school that already has a student teacher for this semester and all of the nearby schools do and you aren't allowed to go to the high school you graduated from. I'm actually excited to have to go somewhere completely different and see a new program and a new teacher.
We haven't been assigned yet but we were able to choose a top 3 list from the options we had and mine were 1) Grace, Idaho-1 hour 15 minutes away 2) Malad, Idaho-1 hour away and 3)Blackfoot, Idaho-2 hours away. I had a couple of reasons for choosing all Idaho schools. The first being that those 3 schools are all closer than any of the Utah schools available for me, as I am from the most northern part of Utah. The second reason being that I have only been retired as a state officer for less than a year and want to have a fresh pair of eyes for whatever program I get to go to. I want to go where the kids and teacher don't know who I am which is hard to do after being a state officer. I also want to go somewhere that I don't know the kids or teacher either so I don't have any preconceived notions about them or their program.
I'm so excited to finally be at least ankle deep in the program and so happy to finally be in the classroom-even if only observing. If there's one thing I miss about being a state officer it's being in the classroom. It's what made me want to teach and I can't wait to do it for real.
But the most important part of this post is this: I can't begin to describe how good it feels to be excited about my future occupation and that I know I'm where I need to be. Life's been a bit eventful, to say the least, since the middle of December but I've been tremendously blessed through it all.
I started Level 1 (of 3) of the teaching program and have really enjoyed it so far. It's going to be a very busy semester but a great one nonetheless. (Except for my ag fabrications class...I don't do math) One thing that I'm really excited for are the 30 hours of clinicals that I'll be doing this semester. One of the requirements is to observe a teacher and ag program for 30 hours and take notes, participate when needed etc. One thing that's difficult in the ag ed program is that they are fewer and farther between than say, an English or Math education class-so this requires most of us to travel anywhere from an hour to 6 hours away. We can't go to a school that already has a student teacher for this semester and all of the nearby schools do and you aren't allowed to go to the high school you graduated from. I'm actually excited to have to go somewhere completely different and see a new program and a new teacher.
We haven't been assigned yet but we were able to choose a top 3 list from the options we had and mine were 1) Grace, Idaho-1 hour 15 minutes away 2) Malad, Idaho-1 hour away and 3)Blackfoot, Idaho-2 hours away. I had a couple of reasons for choosing all Idaho schools. The first being that those 3 schools are all closer than any of the Utah schools available for me, as I am from the most northern part of Utah. The second reason being that I have only been retired as a state officer for less than a year and want to have a fresh pair of eyes for whatever program I get to go to. I want to go where the kids and teacher don't know who I am which is hard to do after being a state officer. I also want to go somewhere that I don't know the kids or teacher either so I don't have any preconceived notions about them or their program.
I'm so excited to finally be at least ankle deep in the program and so happy to finally be in the classroom-even if only observing. If there's one thing I miss about being a state officer it's being in the classroom. It's what made me want to teach and I can't wait to do it for real.
But the most important part of this post is this: I can't begin to describe how good it feels to be excited about my future occupation and that I know I'm where I need to be. Life's been a bit eventful, to say the least, since the middle of December but I've been tremendously blessed through it all.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Summer? Seriously?
Guys...it's January 12th and I'm already in major anticipation of SUMMER!!! Since I know it is not even close to "just around the riverbend", I needed to change my blog background to something that reminded me of sunshine. Thus, the palm trees. I guess that the long winter is just something that we deal with here in Cache Valley, and since I love it so, I'll deal with it. But can I just vent for like...2 seconds? Top 5 reasons winter is NO BUENO!
1. Scraping the car windows!
2. Not being able to breath the red day air!
3. School!
4. Slippery ice!
5. Short days!
Have a great day :)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Potential Singing Act?
Ok so this post is mainly for my 3 sisters. Seeing as how there are conveniently 4 of us Peterson gals, I was somewhat inspired when I saw this video clip. All I have to say is, why not?...what about now girls? This could be our chance to make it big. So, with no further ado, please enjoy the inspiration to the possible future Peterson Sisters Act.
P.S-The video isn't working very well on here, so here is the link so it might work better.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/37752/saturday-night-live-the-lawrence-welk-show
P.S-The video isn't working very well on here, so here is the link so it might work better.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/37752/saturday-night-live-the-lawrence-welk-show
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