When the lights go out

First of all, It was an absolutely beautiful day yesterday. We sat outside for dinner, all three of us, soaking up the sun! I love it.
One of my favorite things happened last night. Call me crazy but i think it's fun when the power goes out, temporarily of coarse. It went out before the sun was completely down so Andy and I had time to round up flashlights and candles. We soon had to rely on just those things for light. We thought this would be a great time to put together an Emergency kit :) So with our flashlights we went through some of  Andy's camping stuff to find what would be useful in an emergency. We found a water filter, this thing that cooks food (i wish i remember what it was called), a first aide kit, toiletries for on the go, some rope (I said, what would we do with that, Andy replied "make snares to catch stuff" i just laughed) and of coarse a few flashlights. We put them in a bag and now we are ready for an emergency. We did this all in the dark. I was feeling so adventurous in a silly way. I call the bag our Hunger Games bag. If we are ever in a bind we take the bag and run!

Getting ready for bed in the, mostly dark (using our flashlights), was fun too. Everything looks so different when the lights are off and you have just little amounts of light. I noticed things that i hadn't noticed before, like the water spots on the shower door were a lot more visible, shadows made the furniture look different. In a way i felt like i was in a different house. I took this thought and applied it to my life. I get comfortable in life and feel like i am coasting. I like those times and i am happy. Then out of no where i start to struggle or have a challenge of some sort. When that happens i feel like i am left in the dark trying to find my way. Its when i grab some light from my scriptures, prayers, and/or listening to the Prophet that i start to see things in a new perspective. I start to see things i didn't see before and find things i could do better. I find that i become even more HAPPY after one of these challenges because i have overcome something hard. Life is all about that, doing hard things and then growing from it!


P.S. This adorable little boy is doing really well. He is growing, rolling over, smiling, laughing, grabbing, playing, and making lots of noises. He is the funnest thing in the world! I am so glad to be his mom.