Hello fellow readers. I am officially at 28 days until i report to the MTC!!

Isn't it crazy how time FLIES! Also another fun fact, KEIAN HAS BEEN OUT FOR 4 months!

once again, where has time gone? Although this whole "time flying" thing is getting me excited!

and as for now.. i am secretly addicted to greys anatomy.

xx.

Dear sister Rogers

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of the church

of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the

 New Jersey, Morristown mission. You should report to the Mexico

mission training center on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. You will

prepare to preach the gospel in the Spanish language.

pictures of the week.

Sis & I

This girl and I have our ups and downs hence the word "sis"

BUT I LOVE HER TO PIECES. 

My "treats" for the week to my two "first loves" My Papa and my Elder.

I attempt to be cute and create something crafty. 

Ok, Hello. It's been a while since I've really had the patience to sit myself down and get into my "zone."  When I sat down to write this afternoon I opened up Blogger and ..hmm, well I surely wasn't in the mood to write. Instead, the thought of reading older posts sounded more appealing to me. Not to sound prideful or anything but (beaver) dam, those were some good posts! HAHAH. If you haven't noticed i'm one who laughs at my own jokes. I'm hilarious lets face it.

IT IS ALMOST JULY and I am boggled. WHERE HAS TIME GONE? It's a love hate thing. Love, because the timeline for Keian coming home grows smaller and smaller. Hate, because WHERE IS MY MISSION CALL AND WHY IS IT NOT IN MY HANDS? Heavenly Father likes to teach me patience. Silly actually. In his eyes I'm probably like a little child who can't seem to grasp a concept no matter how many times it is taught. Patience? What is patience? 

Onto happier things that make you want to skip and sing happy primary songs. Elder Keian Maliga has been out a total of 3 months and my heart skips an extra beat every time i think of him!! Holy gold fish extra cheddar cheesy I KNOW! but I AM IN LOVEEE. ow ow. get over it. HE IS DOING SO GOOD and blessing so many families and individuals.

All in all this week includes, TRUSTING THE LORDS TIMING. (like seriously can be one of the hardest things) but everything works out when you trust him and his plan he has in store for you. LISTEN TO THE PROMPTINGS OF THE SPIRIT. sometimes(all the time lets be real) you end up in deep doo doo if you don't. HAVE FUN!!!AND HELLA SMILE! let your light shine!!! 

Today my beautiful cousin came home from serving an LDS mission. Her spirit was radiating & streams of tears rolled down our cheeks as we all greeted her with hugs. I am so grateful for this true restored gospel we have on this earth today. I'm grateful for the peaceful loving feeling felt while serving others. I KNOW that Christ is our savior& that we are loved unconditionally every single day. I know that God sees all the pieces put together & has a plan for us all individually to strengthen, grow and gives us the opportunity to become better. His love guides us home. "He helps me understand the depth of my purpose" Everyone is a child of God.

one year older and wiser too

 

May 26, 2015

WHERE do i even begin. This past week has been an emotional one. (that time of the month if you know what i'm sayin aye?) I would seriously cry over anything! It was awful. Anytime i passed a place that had a memory attached to it with somebody (mainly keian) I would cry and cry. like uh okkkkk i thought i was past the stage of crying like a baby for him. Having my wisdom teeth out last weekend made me a very negative person and if you know me, im all about being positive. Toward the end of the week I decided to actually open up my scriptures again and actually STUDY them instead of using the "wisdom teeth" lazy excuse and listen to them on my iphone. LET ME TELL YOU...I WAS BACK TO NORMAL (better than normal actually) from studying my scriptures. I LOVE IT!! 

I got to go to vegas last week for my birthday!! I got to see BRUMBY (heart eye emoji) and ran into keians friend on the missions girlfriend!! Her name is Marley and she is the sweetest most cutest girl!!

I am so thankful for all the birthday wishes i received that day.

Can you believe our little Joaquin would be 11?!? I can't! Happy birthday in heaven. I wish you were here today even for just a little while so I could say happy birthday brother & see your beautiful smile. The only gifts today will be the gifts you left behind; joy and happiness..precious memories..the best kind. Today I'll do my very best to try and find a happy place..struggling to hide my heavy heart and tears on my face. I'll sit quietly looking at your picture with love; knowing you're doing ok in heaven above.~ I love you Joaquin. Thank you for always being here for me even though you're not here physically.

I got to email Keian by the pool side on monday. Seriously love that boy. *laughs because i say it way too much* HE BROKE HIS FOOT!!! what the. haha but i guess he says he's "ok" though. 

few of my favorite lines from him from this week//

+ A normal day here is 6.30 wake up, breakfast, shower, 4 hours of studying, lunch at 12, appointments until 9, plan for next day til 9.30, and sleep at 10.30    usually at 10 to 10.30 I just cry about missing my girl haha poor me. 

+ The icebreakers make me want to kiss you so quit it lol jk keep doing it.

+We got a baptism!

+ I am so in love with you!

+ Wise words from my good friend Elder Ngatai serving in CHILE 

The power behind you is stronger than the temptation in front of you

SERIOUSLY LOVE THIS BOY!! 

XOXO. 

What I have learned so far is that EVERY big accomplishment is brought to pass through little things. A lot of little things, make big things. Every painting starts with one stroke. Every building starts with one brick, and If you look closely the entire building is made of little bircks. Every big thing is made up of little things. Every testimony is built up through little expieriences, little feelings or thoughts. ONE STEP AT A TIME. Dont rush baby, dont rush! - Elder Maliga

2 MONTHS DOWN BABY