Truth confirmed: Heavenly Father knows my heart. He knows what means the most to me...what tugs at my heart strings...what makes them sing...what aches...and he will test that. He will test my heart. Because He loves me. It hurts...it yearns...it will wait...no, it will actively seek to love and be loved...how? and whom?
New Friend: Ryan. I think I have met him before. Now I know his name. :) In my ward.
Saturday:
Truth confirmed: Trust. When you are gaining speed, cruising down an icy terrain, keep your board straight...otherwise you won't have enough momentum to get up the next hill. Don't turn your board in fear that the speed will cause your downfall...embrace it...you'll need it and miss it. The Lord gives us the experiences, momentum, and strength we need to climb the next hill. Embrace it...don't shy away from the opportunities that come your way, even if it is not your normal comfort zone.
New Friend: Tonight I took my 11 year old cousin, Kai, and his friend, Dese snowboarding at Brighton. We hadn't even made it out of the parking lot, when the boys began requesting hand warmers. We made it down the mountain 3 times before the boys decided their faces hurt enough that they wanted to play in the lodge, while I did 2 more runs. I came back to find the boys giggling amidst a gaggle of inflated surgical gloves. Brilliant. So we rode our boards like sleds down to the parking lot, and began to drive toward the exit, when I saw him. My new friend. He had his thumb out...that's when I knew. So we wedged him into back seat with the 3 boards, and shoved both boys into the front seat. Dese climbs into the front seat questioning: "Do you know this man?" "Nope." Now we do. Hans, is a Brighton employee, who skis, and needed a ride to his car at the base of the mountain. The boys invited Hans to play a rousing game of "Aj" (word associations), and promptly renamed him "Toba." Hans responded by naming my cousin, Sally. These names stuck for the duration of descent through the canyon. I wonder if Hans will ever hitchhike again.
Friday:
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