I know, it has been awhile since I've written anything and it may be a little while more so I figured that I'd do it now while I'm thinking about it.
I've been so busy lately and so grateful for being busy. Poor little Kale is my only concern though and I'm so grateful for the time that I have to spend with him as he plays and runs at the dog park and as I meet new, sweet people. How can a single person over the age of 35 be so busy and she doesn't have any children? Well, let me just tell ya.
I started a 2nd masters and I'm in class, I teach the 4 yr old primary kids, I attend firesides and baptisms, I fellowship lass actives and new members by going to dances, firesides and group dinners. I attend the temple, do family history and try to get the youth to do the baptisms for these family members.
I attend dinners and ward members homes with the less active friend, missionaries and the non-member/part-member family.
I spend time with good friends and play Wii and card games to make new friends and relationships. I go on dates and attend concerts and have dreams about the guys I'm going with (which I will NOT talk about unless it is with the person that I dreamed about). I do homework, take Kale to the dog park and still happen to get in CSI and What not to Wear on TV. I do my visiting teaching and meet new sisters in the ward and go to the temple grounds to just walk around with and hang out.
I talk to friends to setup times to meet and go with to Tucson for a Singles Conference, I have tickets to attend General Conference in April and so I've setup time to go and spend time with friends there too.
Kenji my brother is coming in April over Easter weekend and I just found out that my stake has stake conference that weekend so we are going to squeeze Las Vegas, St. George, Cedar City and Kanab and stake conference all in 4 days. I want to be back for the conference because my stake president is being released to become a new mission president in Venezuela. I'm hoping that Kenji will have energy to go to the Mesa LDS Easter Pageant the night he arrives so I'm hoping to do that while he is here too.
I have a trip planned to go back up to Utah for the Manti pageant in June and I'm so excited for that. I have a trip planned with friends to go to San Diego for a singles conference and I'm sooo excited. I bought my ticket for Hawaii for the first full week of September and I can't wait. I'm going to stay in town because I want to be close to downtown for the cemeteries and for the records offices so that I can work on family history and get some more information.
In the mean time, I'm slammed with tons of other fun things like, laundry, cleaning my house, making sure that I pay all my bills, oh I'm so grateful for the Internet and automatic payments. It helps TONS!
I still read my scriptures every morning. I know that because of this, I can get through my days and am able to carry on and do things that the Lord needs me to do at this time. I am grateful for Heaven on Earth and for its peace and solace.
My mom is getting worse with her health so may not be with us mentally for very much longer which I am OK with. I am at so much peace with what is happening to her and with how my dad is dealing with it. I am so grateful again to be where I am so that I don't stress out about it because I would take it personal and I can't. I can't change what is happening nor do I want to. The Lord has what is happening to her in HIS hands and that is what comforts me.
My shower head broke right off and I fixed it with the help of my friend Jacob and I'm so grateful for his help. It took a whoppin' 20 minutes to do, if that and its wonderful. I just received an email from my landlord to knock off the price of the shower head and $35 from the next rent. Yahoo, I'm tellin' ya, its little things like that; that I'm grateful for.
I need to get to work, so I'm closing for now. I hope to buy a new computer within the next month so I'll be posting pictures of places, people and things I see and visit.
Karen Nihipali Wicke
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Awesome
I'm so grateful to be a part of a church where the Temple stands strong and members are alive and that the Lords hand has taken control.
“There was great joy both for the leaders in Japan and the leaders here as we were finally able to report that every missionary is safe and accounted for,” said Elder David F. Evans, an executive director of the Church's Missionary Department, who also spoke at a press conference.
Around 200 missionaries are being evacuated to other missions north and south of Sendai but will remain in Japan. “We are moving them to very safe distances. Whatever the government is saying, we are doubling, we are tripling, that distance.” says Elder Jeffery R Holland.
There are approximately 125,000 Japanese members. All members are safe and accounted for except for three congregations. “We know of no loss of life of a member of the Church yet. That doesn’t mean that we won’t learn of that, but we don’t know of any at this point and we’re very, very grateful for that,” said Elder Holland.
http://newsroom.lds.org/article/missionaries-moved-to-safer-areas-in-japan
“There was great joy both for the leaders in Japan and the leaders here as we were finally able to report that every missionary is safe and accounted for,” said Elder David F. Evans, an executive director of the Church's Missionary Department, who also spoke at a press conference.
Around 200 missionaries are being evacuated to other missions north and south of Sendai but will remain in Japan. “We are moving them to very safe distances. Whatever the government is saying, we are doubling, we are tripling, that distance.” says Elder Jeffery R Holland.
There are approximately 125,000 Japanese members. All members are safe and accounted for except for three congregations. “We know of no loss of life of a member of the Church yet. That doesn’t mean that we won’t learn of that, but we don’t know of any at this point and we’re very, very grateful for that,” said Elder Holland.
http://newsroom.lds.org/article/missionaries-moved-to-safer-areas-in-japan
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Choose the Good Part
I cried when I heard the below today on the Mormon Channel. It was another reminder that Heavenly Father loves me and that I have purpose in this life. I looked it up and found the article online and read through it and so to my readers here you go.
The more I become involved in the Church and in communities worldwide, the greater becomes my appreciation and respect for good women. Today I would like to pay sincere tribute and give encouragement to these special ladies. My personal definition of a good woman is any woman who is moving in the right direction. I humbly thank God constantly for their courage, strength, and commitment. Through you noble sisters, each in different circumstances in life, by your example, encouragement, conduct, and personal integrity, God’s work goes forward with greater purpose and accomplishment.
But Satan is ever present, trying to destroy our glory and remove our crown. One of his most powerful tools is discouragement. Single sisters, don’t let your discouragement make Satan rejoice.
http://lds.org/ensign/1984/05/choose-the-good-part?lang=eng&query=Elder+Marvin+J.+Ashton
The more I become involved in the Church and in communities worldwide, the greater becomes my appreciation and respect for good women. Today I would like to pay sincere tribute and give encouragement to these special ladies. My personal definition of a good woman is any woman who is moving in the right direction. I humbly thank God constantly for their courage, strength, and commitment. Through you noble sisters, each in different circumstances in life, by your example, encouragement, conduct, and personal integrity, God’s work goes forward with greater purpose and accomplishment.
But Satan is ever present, trying to destroy our glory and remove our crown. One of his most powerful tools is discouragement. Single sisters, don’t let your discouragement make Satan rejoice.
http://lds.org/ensign/1984/05/choose-the-good-part?lang=eng&query=Elder+Marvin+J.+Ashton
Marvin J. Ashton, "Choose the Good Part", Ensign, May 1984, 9
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Awesome Friends
Good morning world :o)
I have been so busy lately and it has been so exciting to be busy to keep my mind going, my body running and my sleep to a minimum. Its been awesome. I have met some awesome, wonderful people and have made great friends.
I have been keeping busy working on homework for class, teaching primary, doing family history, being involved with Mid-Single dances, activities, firesides and FHE. I have been on dates and hanging out with awesome people who realize that each one of us are different and we don't judge each other because of it, rather we build and edify one another.
A few of the activities that I'm involved with are things like a spring training game between the Dodgers and the Oakland A's, a concert called by a HUGE LDS group in Mesa, a Hawaiian Concert in Tempe, a BBQ and Wii night, a possible trip to Tucson for a Singles Conference, Fiddler on the Roof live and then my annual trip to UT for General Conference which I am so excited about. I can't wait. April is full of fun and exciting things too and I'm so excited.
I have been to many dances in the past month and enjoying new people and things. I've made a great friend who recently is returning to the gospel and the light after some time and it has been wonderful to see his testimony grow in the two weeks that I've known him. He will continue to grow and his spirit will be edified and uplifted. His story is awesome and he should write it down so I'll have to tell him.
I have met some awesome people who I need and who need me and I'm so grateful for their friendship and care. I went to a dance the other day and this young kid was there which was odd and then all of a sudden, he asked me to dance and he was there scouting out the gals for his DAD. Yeah, can you believe it, his dad. He has only been home from the mission for 4 days at that point and so he was getting the ladies so that his dad would dance with them. Hilarious! I did and I didn't like him so I moved on!
I'll be teaching the 4 yr olds in primary and they are sooooo cute. One is not a talker, another is ADD, another is way to smart and another is just there.
I need to get to work so I need to go.
Karen
I have been so busy lately and it has been so exciting to be busy to keep my mind going, my body running and my sleep to a minimum. Its been awesome. I have met some awesome, wonderful people and have made great friends.
I have been keeping busy working on homework for class, teaching primary, doing family history, being involved with Mid-Single dances, activities, firesides and FHE. I have been on dates and hanging out with awesome people who realize that each one of us are different and we don't judge each other because of it, rather we build and edify one another.
A few of the activities that I'm involved with are things like a spring training game between the Dodgers and the Oakland A's, a concert called by a HUGE LDS group in Mesa, a Hawaiian Concert in Tempe, a BBQ and Wii night, a possible trip to Tucson for a Singles Conference, Fiddler on the Roof live and then my annual trip to UT for General Conference which I am so excited about. I can't wait. April is full of fun and exciting things too and I'm so excited.
I have been to many dances in the past month and enjoying new people and things. I've made a great friend who recently is returning to the gospel and the light after some time and it has been wonderful to see his testimony grow in the two weeks that I've known him. He will continue to grow and his spirit will be edified and uplifted. His story is awesome and he should write it down so I'll have to tell him.
I have met some awesome people who I need and who need me and I'm so grateful for their friendship and care. I went to a dance the other day and this young kid was there which was odd and then all of a sudden, he asked me to dance and he was there scouting out the gals for his DAD. Yeah, can you believe it, his dad. He has only been home from the mission for 4 days at that point and so he was getting the ladies so that his dad would dance with them. Hilarious! I did and I didn't like him so I moved on!
I'll be teaching the 4 yr olds in primary and they are sooooo cute. One is not a talker, another is ADD, another is way to smart and another is just there.
I need to get to work so I need to go.
Karen
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