All The Best, Jess

You know, my last blog post started with a commentary on everything happening at once. I am a firm believer that God has a well-developed sense of humor that is heavily based on dramatic irony, because if I thought a lot was going on a couple of weeks ago, I really had no idea what was happening next. Just the other day, I was having a really hard time and crying to a friend, and I said "I wish I could have a break." It seems I needed to be clearer--I wanted a break from the thoughts inside of my head, not everything that distracts me from them. My college, as many it seems, has decided to go online for the rest of the semester. I understand and agree with the precautions...but I am an arts major. Online classes are tricky in my field, and I am also losing a lot of what makes an arts major so rewarding: so many of my friends have had to stop working and have lost performances of shows they have spent months working on. There was no real closure to any of this--there are peo...

Life has a funny way of happening all at once. To me, at least, it has seemed like I've been hit by a train of responsibilities, or at least things that seem urgent to focus on. In trying to decide where I needed to turn for priorities, I have often turned to prayer. Being human, it's really hard to see the full picture of what is happening in life and where it could lead. I can't see the future, nor do I have a perfect knowledge of where different choices could potentially go.  In searching for guidance, I received clear answers that by focusing on my faith and relationship with my Savior and Heavenly Parents I would be able to see where I should go and what I should do. At times this has caused some stress: I am a full-time student, and sometimes choosing to focus on things that aren't just school-related all the time seems very dangerous. However, I don't take spiritual counsel lightly, so I have made efforts in the last couple of months to really focus on und...