hand of the Lord journal 9*17*10

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* i actually enjoyed my time in the library doing my homework.
* i got to spend some low key time with some of my roomies. i do enjoy having fun, like yesterday, but i also am an old soul at heart, i really just love hanging out and spending time with people. i dont have to be doing anything exciting to have a good time.
* my mom posted on her blog so i got to see a little glimpse of what life at home is like. it is amazing how being away for four months at a time can make you realize how much you just really always want to be home.
* i was able to gain a greater understanding of what i am doing here (byui) and was able to use that to prioritize my life a little.
* i feel loved, all the time, even when i feel overwhelmed, or alone, i always feel loved, like someone is looking out for my best interest and taking care of me.
* life has an interesting way of working out. and it is both frustrating, and gloriously wonderful!!

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hand of the Lord journal 9*16*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...
* my chemistry lab was cancelled so i was able to visit a teacher from last semester and sit in on her class (which i absolutely loved last semester, and actually really miss this semester).
* i got a break from school work to just have fun! ( ** see more)
* i got to randomly run into an old friend who i had been hoping to see.
* i was able to meet new people and make new friends.
* it didn't rain on me while i was walking home from school.

** so tonight i went to play wally ball at 6, which by the way, wally ball is one of my new most favorite things. you don't have to have any talent to play, you just get to have fun and laugh and get a little exercise in between.i played with jill, shelby, stephanie, stephs brother andrew, mike, and lockman. it was so much fun, as always, and i had a blast. but anyways, after we got done playing wally ball we headed back to our apt (we being just us girls) and decided to take some cookies to our new fhe brothers, so that they would see that we are nice and wonderful. so we went over and hung out with them for a while and it was way fun. they are so funny and i think it is going to be a great semester with them as our fhe brothers. then while we were hanging out with them our friend kyle called and said he was at our apt but we were missing, so we all left to hang out with kyle. jill decided to go see someone else she knew so just caty, steph, lauren and i went home. we found kyle waiting for us on our porch. some people were hungry so we decided to walk over to subway. i had already eaten, as had kyle, so we just went for the company. then while we were at subway our friend from last fall walked in with his girlfriend. it was way crazy. so we were excited to see him and we all got hugs, which was good, because boy hugs are good. then jill showed up and brought her friend, mark, along and so we had a huge group of us just hanging out at the subway. after that patrick and his girlfriend left and the rest of us decided to go play pool in the lounge so we played a few games of pool. then kyle went home to do some homework and we went up to our apt and made some cookies and watched "when fish attack" which was a crazy show. but we just hung out and talked, and laughed and it was so much fun, and it was such a well welcomed break for a little while. anyways, as you can see i am having a good time, but don't worry, im still getting things done.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*15*10.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...

* i got to have some roommate bonding time when i got home, which is always fun and makes me feel more at home in my home.

* i understood the things that we were doing in chemistry, and didn't look like a loser because i didn't understand.

* i still haven't died, and/or passed out, while walking to & from school or up & down the many stairs i must climb.

* i was able to do my laundry (and had clothes to wear while doing my laundry).

* i was able to "bond" with a bunch of girls in my home & family management class over the fact that we don't like our intro to FCS teacher (which many of us have together the hour before).

* a new friend in chemistry who makes me feel like i have someone i can ask question when i am a little confused about what is going on.

* i only have one 745 class this semester instead of 4, like last fall.

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hand of the Lord journal 9*14*10.

for my book of mormon (second half) class we are required to keep a hand of the Lord journal (this will most likely look like my "today i am thankful for's) for at least 30 (consecutive) days during the semester. last semester was not my finest hour in the area and so i have decided to try a new approach for this semester. seeing as i am becoming a more online type person i have decided to do my hand of the Lord journal on my blog. i will still do normal posts from time to time, but hopefully i will be able to do this consecutively for 30 days and fall in love with it and continue to do it throughout my life.

today i was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life ...

* i was able to "go" (we had to sit out in the hallway because the gym filled up) to devo with some of my roomies and hear some things i needed about the spirit of gratitude vs. the spirit of entitlement.

* i was able to take a nap that i desperately needed and still finish the things that i needed to.

* my roommate reminded me to stop and eat dinner while i was caught up in my work.

* i got to learn how to make lollipops (which i was thinking about wanting to learn to do the other day) in my foods class.

* kate (a roomie from my first semester who got married) is in my foods class so we were able to be cooking partners and we were both able to tell each other when we were confused about something without feeling stupid.

* i had time to eat breakfast this morning (i didn't get home to eat again until 315 and i left at 725).

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back in rexy.

well, i made it successfully and safely back to rexburg! stephanie, my roommate from my first semester (who i am living with again this semester) flew over to AZ and then drove up with me. we went all the way from tempe to preston idaho on saturday. then we stayed in preston saturday and sunday night at megan's house. monday morning we were up and out the door by 550am. we made it to rexy about 5 minutes before check-ins started. we stood in a line to check-in, i thought that i was going to freeze, it probably wasn't even that cold, but i guess i got used to AZ weather. then after we both got checked in we went up to the apartment, # 207. we were the first ones there so we had the first pick of the bedrooms, which was what we were hoping for. after we put stuff into our bedroom to save it we went and found some things to put into the bedroom across the hall to save for jill (another roomie from my first semester) & lauren (a friend from first semester who had previously lived with jill). then we started unloading my car. later i went to my storage unit to get the rest of my stuff. i also went with jill to her storage unit to get some of her things, and we were greeted by some dead mice all over her storage unit, it was really gross, and i was glad it wasn't my storage unit. since then we have mostly just been hanging out and having fun before the first day of classes tomorrow. yesterday we went and played wallyball (like volleyball only you can use/play off of the walls) for 3 hours with a bunch of people. it was so much fun, but my legs were definitely sore afterwards, and my arm is a little sore today, but it was all worth it. my two new roommates who i just met when they moved in seem really nice. they lived together before and are already friends. their names are caty and shelby and i think we are going to have a lot of fun living with them this semester. i am really excited about having a fun living situation. tomorrow is my first day of classes, i normally will have book of mormon and my chemistry lab on thursdays, but my chemistry teacher emailed everyone and said we weren't going to have class, so i just have one class tomorrow. i am really excited, it is the second half of book of mormon, i took the first half last semester with the same teacher and i really liked him. i feel like he taught me so much and i am looking forward to having another semester of classes with him. this semester i am taking 6 classes for a total of 15 credits. other than chemistry and book of mormon i am taking, foundation science, intro to family & consumer sciences, home & family management, and intro to foods. i think it will be a good semester, but a lot of work! i will probably be spending a lot of time in the library doing homework and studying. well, i love and miss you all already, but i am so happy to be back with my friends!!

scripture of the day:

Alma 30:60 And thus we see the end of him who perverteth the ways of the Lord; and thus we see that the devil will not support his children at the last day, but doth speedily drag them down to hell.

today i am thankful for:

* roommates that i know and love!

* staying up late talking to my roomies about our lives and boys.

* being able to see megan before coming up to rexburg!

* a car that i feel safe traveling great distances in.

* roommates who all gather in the front room to do homework together.

just in case anyone wants my new address it is:

janaya l. johnson

345 S. 2nd W. Apt 207

Rexburg, ID 83440

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