A New Goal

The last few months, I've been thinking about possible workouts. Anyone who knows me knows I really don't workout, I go rock climbing. However, it's difficult to go rock climbing here in Salt Lake. It was much easier to go climbing back in Vernal. Ah well, such is life.

Anyhow, so here's my thoughts. I want to get strong, relatively speaking. I've been trying for months to figure out a workout program that won't require much effort. (Yeah, it's an oxymoron. I know.) Finally, a solution occurred to me.

I have this amazing little brother named Braden. He's kind of a lot awesome. Well, one day when he was about, oh, seven? He came up to me and my sisters and said "I want to be like Wes." He was referring to Wes's muscles. Apparently, he had seen one of Wes's selfies taken in front of a mirror with his shirt off. My sisters and I kind of laughed and brushed it off, saying someday he probably would.

Then Braden announced his own little plan.

"I'm going to start doing push-ups every day." Well, alright. That's all well and good, but he was only seven so we assumed he would try it once and give up. Nope. A couple years later, here we are and I believe he still does push-ups every day. And his muscles are as close to being like Wes's as is healthy for a kid his age. He gets a royal kick out of walking up to me, grabbing me and carrying me wherever he wants me to be. Sure, I'm not heavy but he's just a kid!

So that little child is my inspiration. I am going to (attempt to) do push-ups everyday. I'll start out like he did, doing a little at a time then work up to larger numbers, occasionally throwing in some other exercises. Maybe this way, I can gain my climbing muscles back without having to pay for a freaking expensive pass to a (really nice) climbing facility.

Oh, and while I'm on the subject, can I say that Braden is just an absolutely amazing little brother? He won't ever let guys mess with his sisters, regardless of his size. He stands up for us and he makes us laugh. I can't wait to go home and see him again.

Prayers of a five year old

This is my first blog. We'll see how it goes. Hopefully, I can keep up with it. Thanks to Tay for starting her own blog and now I'm starting mine. I always have something on my mind and writing helps me calm down.


"Pray, He is there;
Speak, He is listening.
You are His child;
His love now surrounds you.
He hears your prayer;
He loves the children.
Of such is the kingdom, 
The kingdom of Heaven."


I remember an experience that happened to me as a little child. When I was about five years old, I had a red headband that I loved. It made me feel pretty when I wore it. I believe it sparkled. I wore it often and tried to take care of it. One day, I realized I didn't know where it was. I panicked. My mom and my brothers helped me look for it all over the house but none of us could find it. I remembered my mom teaching me something. She had told me that no matter the problem, I could prayer to Heavenly Father and He would answer me. 


I had heard stories of Him helping people find things that were lost and guiding their actions. I knelt down and prayed with all my heart that He would tell me where I had lost my headband. I stood up, confident that my headband would be found quickly. It wasn't. I searched for a long time after, praying still, but I could not find the headband. I wondered why I had not heard any whisper in my mind telling me where to look. 


Months later, I recall being in my room, moving my bed for some reason. Perhaps we were moving my bed to a different room or perhaps I was simply cleaning my room with my brothers' help. Either way, I remember one of my brothers getting my attention and showing me something that was under the bed. My red headband was there, unbroken. I was delighted and grateful. I remember clearly thinking "Heavenly Father DID answer my prayers, however long it seemed to take!" 


I have never forgotten that lesson. Always, Heavenly Father has answered my prayers, but in his own time. Sometimes, the answers confuse me but I trust Him and trust that as long as I do what I know is right, He will help me when I need Him most. He will never guide me wrong.


~ Rose