this will literally change the way you view everything.

So, in my favorite book in the entire world... Remembering Wholeness by: Carol Tuttle she quotes a parable excerpted from Conversations with god: An Uncommon Dialogue; Book 3.

This has literally changed my life.

[God talking:]  "You may choose to be any part of God you wish to be," I said to the little soul. "You are Absolute Divinity, experiencing Itself. What aspect of Divinity do you now wish to experience as You?"
                  "You mean I have a choice?" asked the Little Soul. and I answered, "Yes. You may choose to experience any Aspect of Divinity in, as, and through you."
                 "Okay," said the Little Soul, "then I choose Forgiveness. I want to experience my Self as that Aspect of god called Complete Forgiveness."
             
               Well, this created a little challenge, as you can imagine.
There was no one to forgive. All I have created is Perfection and Love.

               "No one to forgive?" asked the Little Soul, somewhat incredulously.
               "No one," I repeated.  "Look around you. Do you see any souls less perfect, less wonderful than you?"
              At this the Little Soul twirled around, and was surprised to see himself surrounded by all the souls in heaven. They had come from far and wide through out the Kingdom, because they heard that the Little Soul was having an extraordinary conversation with God.
              " I see none less perfect than I!" the little Soul exclaimed.
    "Who then shall I forgive?"
                   Just then, another soul stepped forward from the crowd.
        "You may forgive me," said this Friendly Soul.
        "For what?" the Little Soul asked.
        " I will come into your physical lifetime and do something for you to forgive," replied the Friendly Soul.
        "But what? What could you, a being of such Perfect Light, do to make me want to forgive you?" the Little soul wanted to know.
        "Oh," smiled the Friendly Soul, "I'm sure we can think of something."
        "But why would you want to do this?" The Little Soul could not figure out why a being of such perfection would want to slow down its vibration so much that it could actually do something "bad."
         "Simple," the Friendly Soul explained, "I would do it because I love you. you want to experience your Self as Forgiving, don't you?...
         "I ask only one thing in return," the Friendly Soul declared.
         "Anything! Anything," the Little Soul cried. He was excited now to know that he could experience every divine Aspect of God. He understood, now, The Plan.
        " In the moment that I strike you and smite you," said the Friendly Soul, "in the moment that I do the worst to you that you could ever imagine-in that self-same moment... remember Who I Really Am."
       "Oh, I won't forget!" promised the Little Soul. "I will see you in the perfection with which I hold you now, and I will remember Who you Are, always."

        ~

"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" ..... because they may have been your best friend in heaven. 

gotta love it.

so we ended september with the most beautiful sealing ever. the sealing of our new nephew to his family.  i love sealings, i always bawl my eyes out, i love going to the temple, i love being reminded of my own sealing and i always feel the spirit.

i took this picture. aren't you proud? i am. 

working on the basement is what. we. do. its the only thing we do. 

well and we do go cattle penning and take pictures that make me look like a white orphan that oak is double riding with. 

ok. and we also go shooting when its -25698 degrees outside. 

i love where i live.

i love where i live and i love my hubs. 

yay for awkward standing positions and witches night out!!

working on the bathroom, it got a little foggy and nerdy in thurrr. 

ohhhhh shit rock, how i hate you. (ps you better believe those are buckets duct taped to my feet)

dad, always a champion. thank you for coming out and helping us!

halloween. love. dressing. up. even though oak didn't. i was supposed to be a saloon girl/ kissin' kate barlow, and well.... he was a cowboy... weird. their style hasn't changed in the passed.... beginning of all time.

hahahah love halloween. hate that we didn't have any trick or treat-ers to scare. oak sat outside for a good hour and was only able to scare like.... 5 groups of kids? he was creepy though... 

life is wonderful. 

What a day!

holy cow. so today was my "day off". it's funny how most the time i am more exhausted from my "day's off" than  i am when i work! any who... so today started off pretty wonderful. i woke up wayyyy later than normal, (8:30ish) to the sound of the garbage man... realizing that I totally forgot to put our garbage out I just stayed in bed (as i only had the g's on) and laughed as i thought of the now rotting potatoes in the bottom of the now really smelly garbage can thing. as i heard them drive passed i realized it was way passed the time to wake up and start my day. so i put on some work clothes and headed outside. since it's been so nice and cool in the mornings i decided it was the perfect time to mow the lawn. after the lawn was mowed i decided it was high time for me to finish part of our landscaping that has really needed some attention. thus, drove to hometown hardware picked up the  decorative bark and finished that task. kris came out to grab some stuff and we talked for a bit and then he took off. soon after i realized how messy our garage was. i hate messy garages.... pet peeve. so i then started cleaning the garage. i have many projects that i have been working on, furniture, gifts, organizing, decorating, etc... you name it i'm working on it. anyway. so one of my projects was this awesome dresser that brady and jen found at a yard sale and then no longer wanted. so i took it off their hands and refinished the sucker. it. is. beautiful. to say the very least! i decided it was time to take it inside, alone. i'm an idiot. but that doesn't matter. any who so i took the drawers out and then lifted the baby up our garage stairs, into our laundry room, passed our kitchen, journeyed around our living room, passed the hall and finally made it into our master bedroom. after that i decided that i needed to drill the holes for the drawers to put the knob thing on. even though its not really a knob any way you'll see the picture..... well just as i was about to try and drill some holes that i'm sure were not lined up and i had no idea what i was doing my wonderful hubby came home and rescued me. so that project is DONE! hallelujah. after that made the hubby and i some good eats and he went on his way. i then resumed the task of cleaning the garage. i was then attacked by a black widow that had decided to make its resting place in the push broom that i was using. did i freak out? yes. for a minute, then i realized how much bigger i am that it was. thus, ending its venomous life. moving on. i then found our really awesome rocking chair that has been in my family ever since i can remember sitting in the corner. (one of my many projects) I decided that it was high time for that sucker to be checked off of my massive list and i finished that. i then decided that it was getting far too hot outside and i completed all that i could in the garage and headed indoors. where i then began to clean the eff out of our home. its never really dirty to begin with but there is always organizing or deep cleaning that needs to be done.  i scoured the bathrooms, organized "my" room (guest bedroom with a bunch of my clothes in it) prepared a D.I bag and got rid of tons of stuff, worked on laundry, dusted, vacuumed, organized, organized, organized. wrote out bills, and re-arranged our room a bit. by this time it was 4:00 and i was sweaty, smelly and so done for the day. hopped in the shower and have been sitting on the couch since. just to have my wonderful husband that i love oh so much tell me that we need to go haul hay... now he said that he would do it solely by himself... ya right, like i'm going to let him do that. if you have every hauled hay you know that it is hell on earth. so anyway. any one else's day of consist of this? hahahaha. now, i'm not complaining, i love life and i love that i am capable to do all these things and have the means to do so. however, i would love to enjoy a day to myself. that'll be all... here are some awesome pictures of my projects.

before.... well i had started painting it a little but still. 

after, you can't really tell, but i painted it antique white and antiqued it with brown shoe polish. it looks awesome. 

and this was the rocking chair. picture doesn't do it justice... 

mom, this picture is for you, you better believe i am already decorating for fall :).

i'm sure you can't really see this picture that well, stupid light, but this is my wonderful man making dinner after my long day. i love him. 

my sanctuary before i have to do haul hay... hahaha it's been a very productive, awesome day. YAY me!

all good.

this life is so wonderful. really though. i have accepted the blessings that heavenly father gives me and allowed him to give me the gifts to create my own wonderful life as well. as long as it is in alliance with his will for me. i am so grateful that oak and i have such a wonderful relationship with one another. we share joy and have so much fun. we are both honest and loyal. i know that he loves me and i feel of his love every second of every day. i love myself and all those around me. i love being able to share my own light and love with every being that encounters me. i enjoy life and i get excited for everything that comes my way. it is all positive and good as i learn from everything. i love that we are comfortable in our finances and that we are open to new adventures that await us. i love that we make new, loyal, fun friends that share the same positive manifestations as we do. i am grateful for my savior Jesus Christ and for everything that he has taught and given to me. i love the gospel. i love that i can create my life in alliance with my heavenly fathers will. i love that i am healthy and fit. i love that oakly and i are so close. i love my family and i am so grateful for each one of them. i am grateful for my amazing relationships. i am grateful for this amazing wonderful life that i live.

a must have....

changed my life. it will yours too. get it. read it. love it. live it.

Yet again.

i've been told that it has been far to long since i have provided an update. weird.... i'm way good at blogging. not.

any who. wow... so much has been going on. 

first of all, mi casa su casa has a whole new meaning...

my family basically lives out at our home. and i love it. 

this is landers and i at the pool... HE LOVES the slide. 

again? T, again? again? haha

Oakly of course is just amazing as always.

 he has been picking up quite a bit lately. 

it's nice.

while we were watching Oaks rodeo they had a money cow.

this is for different age groups of kiddos.

nathen took landon out...

cutest.

thing.

ever.

he lost his boot and nathen basically had to carry the kid every where.

that was...

until the rodeo clown got to them.... classic.

every  little boy wants to be a cowboy. 

fast forward a couple weeks. family reunion in lava. 

bow chica wow wow.

first of all... oak has just finished up a rodeo in panguich the night we were supposed to leave.

yeah.

he got home at 3:30 am... 

we left at 4 am.

we drove to lava...

we have a golf tournament every year.

we had to make it to our tee time.

and.

we kicked butt.

brennen couldn't drive it passed the ladies pins....

Thus.....

aw..... love.

best. time. ever. "floating" the river.

i first thought aw... that will be relaxing.

didn't know i would be holding on for dear life the whole time.

"floating" down the river my ass.

battle wounds... it was bomb.

after our lovely fam-damly reunion for my family. 

guess what?

yeah we headed to another one. in paradise.

it was oaks fam-damly reunion that weekend as well. 

the drive was amazing....

minus the part where Oakly forgot where to go.... 

Jet skiing? 

yes.

all day?

yes.

Rope swing?

better believe it.

i had some stupid kid say i was going to break it.

i broke him. 

jk.

king pin.

dominated. 

favorites of the grand parents?

well, they remember my name now!! 

haha, i love them. 

then fast forward a bit...  we got home, Oakly started the county fair.

and died.

then he lived again once it was over. 

miracle.

then he decided to leave me again for another rodeo.

then i decided to take up something i've never really done before....

well.. kris decided to have me take up something i've never really done before...

he wanted "professional pictures" taken... by who?

ya... me...

have i ever really taken pictures before.

no.

so here is a sample of some of my "wanna-be" creative side...

did i have any idea what i was doing?

no.

did i have any cool programs on my computer to edit these?

no.

did we go at the right time of day?

no.

did landon cooperate?

hell. no.

BUT

i did have a ton of fun and really enjoyed spending time with my fam.

my dad tagged along and we got a picture together.. finally! we don't really have any.

i'm changing that.

any who. here is your update. oakly and i are in love. we love life.

all of the above.

I have a lot to update on, however I am getting better at posting.

To start this all off we were able to celebrate my Granparents 65th wedding anniversary. They truly do inspire me.

Year one only an eternity to go and I look forward to every second of it. 

Landon's Birthday Party, the cute little bugger is two. Kris asked if he could have it out at our place and of course we said yes... Pony rides? of course. 

While heading out to celebrate our anniversary Oak and I stopped off at Walmart to grab a few treats. While Oak was grabbing the IBC root beer it decided to fall out of the bottom of the box and go nuclear on us. The glass shattered and cut my face... I was bleeding every where... Three hand fulls of blood later they got us napkins.... walmart.....

Oak and I had a duel.

We found that we weren't talented fishermen. 

Ate some of the topper cake and it was actually still pretty good. 

Went golfing.

Oakly is really good.... of course. 

Love carts. 

Now... on to the Fourth of July!! We didn't do much. Just a tiny bbq and went to the rodeo... of course.

My husband still makes me twitterpated. 

Getting prepped for fire works!

YES!

I wanted to light some....

Of course Oak had to give me some "pointers" as if I had never lit fire works in my life..... Oh well, gotta let the old man have his moment... haha LOVE YOU. 

I love my life.