Five Loaves and Two Fishes

It's been a while...

Why has it been a while?....

Well, that's because life is really hard sometimes.

These last few weeks have taught me that Heavenly Father can take our meager, day-by-day efforts, and make them sufficient to meet our challenges.  I really do believe that this divine strength is conditional upon our faith, patience, and trust in Heavenly Father.  We have weaknesses and challenges so that we turn to our Savior, become humble, and remember that we really do need Him.

As for the details of my life, here's a few highlights:

• I'm now in the 5th week of my internship.  That means after this week, I will be half way done.  To be more precise, I currently have 29 days left.  Not bad, huh?  I'm really getting the hang of things, and becoming quite independent.  It's not nearly as stressful as it was two weeks ago.  
• Yesterday, I attended the Brigham City Temple Dedication.  It was the seventh temple dedication I've been to. (The others are St. Paul, MN, Nauvoo, IL, Palmyra, NY, Winter Quarters, NE, Draper, UT, and Oquirrh Mountain, UT)  I've been so blessed to participate in so many temple dedications.  These occasions carry a special spirit with them...one that brings a renewed desire to keep my life in line with going to the temple.  
• Fall is coming!  The temperatures are cooling off, leaves are starting to turn, and I'm slowly pulling out more cardigans and long-sleeved shirts.  This Minnesota girl couldn't be happier!
• General Conference is now less than two weeks away!  I seriously look forward to General Conference with the same anticipation as I do Christmas.  
• Melatonin has become my new best friend.  There was a recent period of about a whole week when I didn't ever get more than 3 hours of sleep per night.  I would frequently be up until 2 or 2:30 unable to sleep...finally drifting off for a bit before getting up at 5.  Needless to say, this really took a toll on my ability to think, function, and handle stress.  Thanks to the persuasion of some good friends, I tried melatonin, and it has been working wonders (except last night...which was odd).  I simply take half of a 3mg pill, and it does just enough to get me to sleep and help me stay asleep through the night.  I tell ya....sleep is a beautiful thing.  

Well, the bus ride is almost over... more later. :)

Love,

Janelle