america. land that i love.

Home of the free.. BECAUSE of the brave

God Bless the USA.

Love, Erin

the biggest question on my mind..

to serve....

or not to serve?

I've been really impressed with thoughts of missionary work lately,

which leaves me thinking:

"Should I go?"

Guess we'll have to see in time.

love, erin

couture

I am obsessed with sewing right now.

I got a new sewing machine for my birthday..&

I seriously just cannot stop! 

So I've decided to add a new blog at the top of my page of all my sewing projects!! 

I'll include tutorials, as well as links to other amazing sewing websites & projects..

So keep an eye out for all the fun stuff I'll post there! 

Love, Erin

true happiness.

"the gospel is where true happiness comes from;

when we feel the Spirit, we change

and that is what happens when you learn more of Christ

and He becomes a reality in your life.

You change because you want to."

just..things

• The Salt Lake Temple is the most beautiful place on Earth, and I am going to go there someday.

• God's plans and His timing are not equivalent to my own.

• I couldn't make it through life (especially school) without sugar. Sugar addict? Sorry, I'm not sorry!

• You still give me butterflies.

• You just have to put your whole trust in God because He loves all of us and He knows what we need better than we do. 

• I like playing golf. The video game of golf, with my sister, her husband and Matthew. I'm also pretty good at it. 

• I am enough. I have recently become more understanding of my worth and potential as a Daughter of God.

• My little sister Emma has the most contagious, beautiful spirit and she blesses my life every single day.

• I need to better appreciate the people in my life that make me so, so happy

• I have the most magnificent and gracious Savior, who blesses me at times when I feel I truly don't deserve it. 

I am so incredibly lucky.

Love, Erin

"It doesn't matter what the world believes..

Or what they say that beauty means.

It comes from within,

I want to be beautiful to Him."

Love, Erin

the miracle of forgiveness

 

 

As I reflected the things I am grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday,

I realized that I am grateful for so many incredible things in my life.

 

Because I am truly blessed.

I have so many things to be grateful for.

So I am thankful for my life in general.

I have so many wonderful people and examples in it.

 

People who I don't know how I would live without them.

People who have given so much to me and

have helped me in my life in many ways.

 

I'm thankful this year for something even bigger.

Something we all should reflect on every day of our lives.

 

Forgiveness.

The power of the atonement.

 

Forgiveness is a miraculous thing that brings us closer to our Savior.

It is because of our Savior that we can repent, forgive and love one another

through the divine power of the atonement.

 

I will now admit my struggle with forgiveness..

I believe we all come to face difficulty with it in our lives.

Because forgiving someone who has done you wrong, it isn't easy.

 

and I haven't been as forgiving as I should to someone who has hurt me.

So I think it is time to let that bitterness go.

 

When we are faced with obstacles in our lives,

we must face the challenge with faith in God and we can conquer!

 

We have the ability to forgive and love ALL who do wrong.

 

ALL of them.

No matter what they have done to us.

 

No matter how much they have caused us to suffer

or our hearts to break.

 

Or if they've betrayed us.

 

Even if the person we can't forgive is ourself.

 

We have been given the chance to change our attitudes.

To be kind to all those around us

and to have compassion of those in need.

 

We need to all be more like the Savior, especially during the holiday season.

 

Take a moment and reflect on forgiveness atleast once a day.

Reflect on the Savior's undying love for you.

Realize that you can have peace in your heart if you simply let go.

 

This is me letting go.

I'm letting what happened to me go.

and I hope and pray I will find peace and strength in Christ.

 

Remember what he died for.

Don't ever take it for granted.

Be thankful for Him.

I know I am, and will be eternally.

 

 

Love, Erin