This

Ok so I hear this song over and over again and I can't help to think how great and right of a song it is. Take it from me, plenty of times when things did go as planned or a boy brakes your heart and you think its the end of the world...they are just stepping stones to lead you to where you need to go. It took years to finally figure it out haha but its very true. Everything has a purpose and a reason behind it! 

Got a baby girl sleeping in my bedroom

And her mama laughing in my arms

There's the sound of rain on the rooftop

And the game's about to start

I don't really know how I got here

But I'm sure glad that I did

And it's crazy to think that one little thing

Could've changed all of it

Maybe it didn't turn out like I planned

Maybe that's why I'm such, such a lucky man

(Chorus)

For every stoplight I didn't make

Every chance I did or I didn't take

All the nights I went too far

All the girls that broke my heart

All the doors that I had to close

All the things I knew but I didn't know

Thank God for all I missed

Cause it led me here to

This

Like the girl that I loved in high school

Who said she could do better

Or that college I wanted to go to

'Til I got that letter

All the fights and the tears and the heartache

I thought I'd never get through

And the moment I almost gave up

All lead me here to you

I didn't understand it way back when

But sitting here right now it all makes perfect sense

Repeat Chorus

How I cried when my mama passed away

But now I've got an angel looking out for me today

So nothing's a mistake

Repeat Chorus

It led me here to

This 

The newest member to the family

So I know I have posted these before on my old blog for those that have seen them I'm sorry, I'm just updating to this blog. :)

He's sexy and he knows it! :) 

"Weak in the heart"

Elder Russell M. Nelson shares a personal story to give encouragement for when we feel "weak in the heart."

My friend Jessica posted this video on facebook and I had to share it!

 "This is a great depiction of one of the many reasons why I am grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ" and I couldn't agree more =]

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Ok so everyone who knows I love sweets! I watch Kitchen Boss as well as Cake Boss haha I'm a little obsessed with cooking shows. Well, he made his famous chocolate chip cookies so I thought I would try them. Turns out there AMAZING! Try them for yourself, I usually just eat the cookie dough. =)

INGREDIENTS

2	sticks butter (1 cup), room temperature
1	cup granulated sugar
1/2	cup dark brown sugar
1	teaspoon baking soda
1	teaspoon fine sea salt
1	teaspoon vanilla
2	extra-large eggs, room temperature
2‑1/4	cups all purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon cinnamon
2	cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
1/2	cup milk chocolate chips or chunks

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven 350°, middle rack. In a bowl, whisk cinnamon into flour. In a stand mixer with paddle, put butter, both sugars, baking soda, salt and vanilla. Beat medium just until ingredients come together as a mass.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated, stopping to scrape sides as needed. On low, add flour and cinnamon and beat just until incorporated. Add chips and beat just until incorporated.
3. On 1-2 baking sheets lined with parchment, drop batter by heaping tablespoon, up to 15 per sheet. Bake 13-15 minutes, turning midway until just golden brown on edges. Let cool on racks.

Amazing BBQ Chicken Pizza

So I came across this amazing recipe from Just cook already blog spot.  It was so good, quick and super easy! It's a MUST make. =) Enjoy

from start to finish, this pizza took me 25 minutes to make [including baking time]. i am here to share my secret with you.

did you know that you can buy raw dough from most grocery stores? because you can. just ask at the bakery – it is the dough they use for french bread. i hear it also makes great scones, and obviously pizza – which i know from experience.

so here is what you will need:
olive oil
pizza dough
bbq sauce
chicken
mozzarella cheese
red onion
cilantro

after spreading olive oil onto a baking sheet or pizza stone, stretch and spread your dough out until it is pretty thin. spread bbq sauce on top of your dough, then add shredded or sliced chicken. [i just used a rotisserie chicken from the store - genius and time-saving]. sprinkle on generous amounts of mozzarella cheese and how ever many sliced red onions you prefer. bake at 400 for 12-14 minutes. sprinkle chopped cilantro atop before eating… if you are into that sort of thing. and i am.

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Trials

This last week I flew home for a week and it brought back a ton of memories. I remember what really matters most in life, the simple things. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed being home so much or laughed so hard in a long time. It got me thinking about when I was young and I can't remember how many times I would tell my mom that I couldn't wait to grow up and how her response would never fail to be, "Enjoy being young sweetie".  Life never seemed hard rather easy and fun, and how excited I was to grow up and be an adult.


How native I was to want nothing more than to grow up, thinking life was so easy and magical. Mom was right, being young was so much better. Ha. Life is no longer simple. I have had my fair shares of trails and honestly I think that is why my mom continued to warn me to enjoy being young. As a child we rarely have anything to fear or worry about but as we grow up there is always something; failing a test, a death, a broken heart, experiencing a form of abuse, or being rejected. Life isn't just going to throw one thing at you and call it good but rather hundreds of times or maybe over and over again. And every time we don't have to ever face it alone but rather kneel down and pray to our Heavenly Father who will always be there beside us.

I have been faced with many trials in my life and I'm grateful for everyone. Trails makes us who we are, they shape us into the people we are today. So why do we all wish they would never exist? Is it the short amount of pain we suffer in that instant? Or is it the stupid mistake we wish we could take back? Whatever it may be we them. We need them to learn. We need them correct. We need them to help shape us.But more importantly,we grow closer to our Father in heaven!Without them were boring. No stories tell. No memories to look back on. No growth to see how far we have come. 

You have to keep going to Him. Over and over again to your kneels asking for strength & courage to pick up the pieces. It felt as if angels were carrying me through those dark moments. I would find myself on my kneels quite often asking for strength to get me through the day with no bitterness in my heart. Every day I felt Heavenly Father's divine love and peace for me that I never before experienced in my life. Friends and family would comment and tell me how amazed they were on how I have been handling it all so well and how I have such a great outlook on it, but it's because I turned to God so quickly each time a hard moment hit me, and I was given a sustaining power, a power and strength that I surely could not have assembled up on my own. It was Him who got me through. I realized that life is hard, but turning to Heavenly Father is easy.

I am a true believer of trails and am blessed to know that Heavenly Father has that much confidence that I will make it through such a tremendous hardship that He knows I'm strong enough.


As I close that chapter in my life I take what I learned and what I now know about myself and open a new one. It won't always be easy and there will be times that I will fall but as I struggle I grow closer to my Father in Heaven. Never let a trail defeat you. Look as it as an opportunity for growth, within yourself and your relationship with Heavenly Father. 


I truly want to say THANK YOU! For all of my family and friends who have been there for me through it all and those who are still there helping me when the day gets tough. I love you all and can't express how blessed I am to have you all in my life! 


So take it from me,I truly have been through it all, but my Heavenly Father has been there with me from the start and I have clung to Him.