Thanksgiving

So this week, by the way I am terribly sorry to be so lazy on my blog lately I have been busy trying to do school work, college stuff, getting to know the Pattons and just other things so I apologize, but this week has been fun. I have learned quite a bit actually through God. He has really put on my heart the true importance of Thanksgiving. How it is seen in the Bible, how the world sees it today, how we as individuals can decide that it is something more, and just so so much that I can't even really explain but it has been a journey for sure.

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I started out the week seeing a video and really thinking about it.... What am I thankful for? What are all of my blessings? What do I take for granted? Who don't I let know I am thankful for them and how can I ensure they know? Why is it that the world has changed it so much from what it was originally meant to be? As an individual how can I take the thanksgiving spirit into full effect?

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That list that I made, oh my goodness, I had to stop, it just kept going and going and going and going. When you think truly think about every single thing that you can and should be thankful for no matter how big or how small, how expensive or how cheap, how complex or how simple, the things that we take for granted every day is astonishing. I challenge each and every one of you out there to take a good hard look at someone that you do not feel you let them know how thankful you are that they are in your life as much as you should and you take this week and you ensure they know how much you care and how thankful you are to have them a part of your life. It is putting yourself in a vulnerable spot I know, I am struggling with it too. But it isn't about us during this time of year, from here through christmas this time of year is all about others, not us. Take the time to really let someone know how thankful you are, you never know the difference that can make for someone to be made known that someone is that thankful for them just being a part of their lives. I hope that you do not disregard this and you take this challenge seriously. If you don't at least make a list of all your blessings, even that can really change the way you think a little bit.

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Emily and I are striving still :) We are both so excited to spend time with our families again over the Thanksgiving time :) We recently looked back on our relationship, :) we have seriously learned more and grown more than I think either of us really expected so quickly. It has been such an amazingly God filled journey that I couldn't explain it if I tried, unless you have experienced it I cannot tell you, I so wish I could though. I love you so much sweetheart I cannot wait to see you again :)

First Start!

Just got home from my first Junior game that I started it! It was the worst team and it was pretty boring to be honest but it was so fun! I played well and ended my first ever junior hockey game in a Shut out!!! I didn't get scored on at all!!! hahaha I was given the game puck too by coach! Such an incredible experience. I felt kinda bad cuz no one was able to watch it, the web guy was gone one family business :/ But they followed on the stats and that was so exciting to hear about how all of them were excited about my play! Well I have Boyd and Boyko over tonight for the night so we are headed to bed thanks for all who are reading.

Em!!! I love you so much sweetheart! I hope you and David continue to have such an amazing time this weekend :) miss you and love you!!!

Late night early morning

Last night was great! Had a great practice and just was able to have so much fun with it all! I was able to play with the confidence carried over from the game that I played in on Sunday, it was just so relaxing and really fun. I played the best out of all of the goalies, all of the team mates have been congratulating me and were telling me how great I was doing in the practice too. It was all so very encouraging and so satisfying to know that I had proved myself, I had represented my state, family, friends, myself and God in a way I was proud of. Praise God for all that he has blessed me with, I must admit that i had not been as quick to give him all of the credit as I would have liked to see myself but I know that nothing that I do here on earth is done by my own strength, wisdom, courage or ability, I know that God was there the entire time and HE allowed me to do so well in the situation.

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So I got home at about 1 in the morning but then I had to wake up and leave by 6:30 for work in the morning, that wasn't so much fun. Work this morning was kind of obnoxious for a while for half of my shifts I have been working while the store is not open, because I get all of the opening shifts due to my hockey schedule that is usually how it works. I just sweep, vacuum, wash mirrors and sometimes set some new clothes out or something, really unexciting. Those shifts are really fun, however, when you are friends with the manager or the people that you work with, which is usually just the manager, but since I haven't been at this store long I am not really friends with anyone yet, which is kinda a bummer. But once the store opened and there were people going in and out, it went back to normal, I really only enjoy the job due to I get to help people find things for themselves or to make others happy. I do believe that that definitely the only real reason I can enjoy retail, because honestly it is not very fun haha, it becomes repetitive and boring if you don't enjoy it like I do.

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But work was ultimately good. :)

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Miss you all so much!!! I love you and thank you so so much for reading!!! :)

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Em.... I love you!

First Game!

Last night was the first time I was able to actually play! My first ever Junior Hockey game! We were playing the worst team in the league but they played well, their shots were kinda scarce but they were pretty good quality. I was backing up for my buddy Boyko, he one hundred percent hates playing them because they are not great and their shots don't come very constant. Boyko let in four goals in the first period and a half, that is when coach told me to go in. I honestly have never been more nervous in my life to play. Not only was I taking the spot from my friend, but I that was only the second game that I had even dressed in, so I had literally forgotten what a game even felt like. I made some pretty good saves and was able to keep all but one goal out which was very good, the one goal I really should have had but it was a pretty decent shot so I wasn't too worried about it. We ended up winning 8-5. It was very intense and EVERYONE on my team was happy for me quite literally, I hadn't experienced that part before, everyone really was waiting for me to get a shot to play. They all congratulated me on playing well. Coach even gave me the game puck at the end of the game for playing well. It was al such an amazing feeling couldn't believe it.

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Now I'm back in my new house sitting in my nice bed, really reminds me of my bed back home :). We have the day off completely today no practice, I don't think I am going to go down and work on my own I will probably just work out a little up here, maybe a run or something. I am for sure going to do some school work today though and hopefully get some college stuff done as well.

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Emily and I are just super too, we are both so excited about the game still and just loving all of this right now. It is so exciting, I am so glad she got to listen along with my family and her family. I was so honored that they did. Baby I miss you and I love you so much!

Just Another Day on The Road

Well this weekend didn't start out so great as far as hockey goes. We got off to a really good start last night with the first goal but it went down hill from there. Boyd got pulled after two pretty week goals about mid way through the first period. Boyko went in to replace him and he got scored on twice pretty darn quick, both weren't his fault though, a couple of weird bounces and just deflections that he couldn't have seen coming, just unlucky. Boyko then got pulled and Boyd was put back in..... talk about not looking good haha. We ended up losing 5-4. On the positive side though we scored more goals last night than we have over the last oh..... 5 games combined..... haha. Tonight Boyko is starting, I don't know who is backing up yet. I am hoping that I will get to back up though, I was told that if I don't start on Sunday night that I will start next weekend for sure. So I would really like to be able to be in a game again as a back up before I have to play.... I have only experienced a game once.... It is kinda important you know? But either way I am happy and excited and know that I will show them what I can do when I get that chance no matter what, I can play with these guys, maybe better than Boyd and Boyko, if we all played our best..... who knows.... It is kinda a toss up I think.

Today is just kinda a relax and hang out day until 4 so I thought I would blog and I was going to try and watch Emily's school's football game, but I can't get it to work... Which is a downer. I am still pretty tired though so I will probably take a nap in a little bit here, I need to try and do some college stuff to this weekend to try and get a head start for this week.

Fantastic!

Today was a fantastic day!!

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I am really tired at this point though so this isn't going to be too too long sorry.

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I woke up and started/finished packing all of my stuff up from the Scougale's house. I then left and went to Auntie Bee's for breakfast, which was a fantastic time as always :) I had a little bit of quiet time and had a nice breakfast :) After that I went to starbucks to use their WiFi there, Emily and I helped Mrs. Wurtzbacher out with designing some logos so that was really fun too! :) I then went and had one of my best practices in a long long time :) Even though I have been playing so well lately I felt today was especially good so hopefully we will actually see a game this weekend!!! :) I will be sure to at least let Emily and Papa know when I know so I will be sure to have them tell all y'all if I play you can only listen to the games though this weekend which is kinda a bummer but I guess it is better than nothing. :) It just happens so fast when he tells us who is starting that I need to start focusing right away if he does tell me. I built a lot of confidence in my game today so that was very nice to have happen :)

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I am now sitting in the living room of my new house :) The Patton's. They are so nice :) I have way too much stuff though, it is kinda ridiculous I didn't even realize it really. I can't wait to sleep in that bed though, it is a queen, I haven't slept in a queen sized bed by myself since the hotel we stayed at out here when we first came out :) and it looks so unbelievably comfortable :) Everything is going great :) we leave tomorrow at noon for our games this weekend :)

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Emily I love you so much, you are the best girlfriend anyone could ever ask for. You are such an amazingly Godly woman, who trusts and depends deeper than anyone I have ever met our age, and you bring me to him so much everytime I hear your voice or see your face I hear and see him through you as I know so many others do as well. I love you sweet thing. :)

Another good day!

Today I worked my second day of work. I worked from 8:00 until 12:30 this morning, of course after our latest practice the night before, that was a fun wake up. It was a pretty good day at work though, it was a little bit busier so it was much more of the "fun part" of working at American Eagle today, so that was nice. So I had a pretty good day at work just 4.5 hours, nothing big but it will still be money coming my way, so what ever I can get. I filled the floor a little bit, bringing clothes out from the back and basically filling the spaces that they are meant to be in according to their style and size, then I basically worked with customers most of the day, I had to clean in the beginning in order to open the store, sweep, vacuum, dust that sort of thing.

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After work I went on a quick little search for a present. I went on a search to find the Scougale's a thank you present for housing me for these past months. I got a nice vase and a nice thank you card and a bow :) to add a little something to the vase haha. It worked out well I brought that back for them signed the card and all that, thanked them and told them that I was moving out.... Tomorrow. They were pretty nice about it too, they didn't get defensive or anything like that. Thank you everyone for your prayers on that conversation going so well, I greatly appreciate it. So I have to simply pack all of my stuff into my car and head out tomorrow straight from practice up to Cindy and Harry Patton. Oh and I'll put my address in my profile for my blog so on the left under my picture you can click on view my complete profile and it will give you the address at the end there. You can, if you want to be "a creeper" as Jessica would say, and see the house you are more than welcome too, I will take pictures as well but you can for now go onto google maps and find their house with the address and then you can use the "street view" tool to get a picture from in front of their house. It is a really just cute house, very small but very well done inside, she is an interior designer, so she has done such a great job with making not much space be very functional and not feel small at all, i am very impressed.

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Emily was joking around haha, because while she was out here she stayed here obviously in the scougale's house in this tiny bed that i am pretty sure is smaller than her dorm room bed and the room is probably smaller as well haha. Now I am going to be sleeping in a queen sized bed that she would have been able to stay in haha oh well, it all works out she is very very excited for me, as is everyone, and I thank you all for that. It is probably one of the things that I appreciate the most about Emily, she supports me in ALL that I do, really no matter what. I'm not saying that she encourages me to do WHATEVER I want,she does help me rationalize and see what I should do and sometimes she is there to tell me that I shouldn't do this or that. But she is ALWAYS there to support me and encourage me to do what is the best, I love it. I Love you baby, thank you for always being there both as my girlfriend but first and foremost my best friend, I love you and miss you.

Self Work Out

Today was pretty relaxed, not too much going on. They had technically canceled practice, but we still had the ice time. The team needed the time off because we haven't had a single day off in about three weeks. Well with me not playing or anything on weekends I didn't really need the break. I decided that I would go in to work on my own. I went in and it was probably the most fun I have had on the ice in a long time. I was able to only dress half way, I put on my skates, my leg pads, my pants and my gloves. I wore my warm up jacked over my under armor and put in my iPod. It was so amazing. I was nice and relaxed, simply just comfortable. I did skating drills the entire time, just doing different game type movements and visualizing saves. I worked my legs pretty well and I was pretty happy with my work out as a whole. I just was able to really enjoy it.

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Uly, one of the other goalies, and Kenny, a Defenseman had also come out, but they were doing shooting drills so they pretty much stayed on the other side of the rink. For the last ten to fifteen minutes though Uly had left and so I put on my chest pad and helmet and went out with Kenny to have him shoot on me. I was rather happy with that as well, as far as my performance was.

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besides practice i haven't done too too much, simply looking through some school stuff for next year and some work that I have to do for class as well. So overall a pretty relaxing Monday. I am actually feeling pretty tired at this point which is crazy, its only eight thirty haha. I am going to try and get some more work done and then we'll see how early I fall asleep :) This may be good for my body to just catch up and relax nicely.

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Emily is an amazing woman, she continues to impress me everyday with her godliness and maturity and simply her heart. She promised her friend that she was going to do something for her or rather with her, and she was struggling with it but kept telling me that there was no way she was going to cheat, even after her friend had to cheat because she was struggling as well. She is just such an amazing friend not only to everyone that she meets but to me as well, I couldn't ask for a better best friend. Emily you truly are my best friend and that isn't going to change I love you!

0-3 weekend

Well we are on our way back from a three game weekend with out a single win. It is very frustrating to have to sit there and watch the team to not do anything and to lose time after time and not be able to do anything about it. It's not even that I feel as though I could do better this weekend we had very good goaltending, I just want to be able to be a part of the team I guess. We had three scouts this afternoon at our game and Coach said that not a single one of them asked about any of our players.... Not one of them, that is not good at all. I am really glad that our bus this weekend is so nice, I actually have wireless on the bus so it is really convenient.

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I have been growing so much in my faith and in myself just as a person and my character. I really have been able to see such a difference from the way I think to the way I hold myself and I can deal with so much more since I have been out here simply because the Lord has really put me here to do such things, the devil has been out here much more than I would like to admit but he has been, God has been there with me very much so keeping me true and strong giving me the power to carry on and do things the way that is honoring to him. Mom gave me a very good quote or short story. "the shepherd sometimes has a sheep that continues to wonder off and get lost. The shepherd always goes, finds it and brings it back but obviously he wishes that it was different. Eventually the shepherd will break one of the sheep's legs so that it cannot walk or wonder, he carries it day after day on his shoulders, laying it in green pastures and bringing it to calm waters. When the sheep's leg is finally healed enough to walk on the shepherd will splint it if it is needed for extra help and let it go as it did before. The sheep has now become so accustom to being around the shepherd constantly that it no longer wonders." This story has truly helped me to stay strong and positive during my time out here so thank you Mom. I am crippled and am healing, when my shepherd allows me off of his shoulders again I will both be more dependent on him but also much more appreciative of everything that I have. :)

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Emily and I have both been struggling with frustration and anger of me not playing, we have been able to take our turns to calm each other down and help each other out haha. We make a great team especially in that aspect. I love her so much but she is also very much my best friend and she knows what I to say every time to make me smile or make me calm down it is fantastic. :) Baby I love you so much, it is all apart of the master plan that we are not meant to know, we are meant to trust and just know that the path that is laid before us by our Lord and Savior is the very best path that we could possibly take. :) I love you.

Tri Cities

We are in Tri Cities this weekend for a three game weekend. Last night's game did not go so well. we were down three zero after just 14 minutes. Boyd, the starting goalie most of the time, got pulled and Boyko, my friend from Colorado that i usually car pool with, was put in and finished the game. We lost 3-2 and we really shouldn't have lost at all, they aren't that good of a team, we just played poorly. Tonight Boyd was already told he wasn't even dressing so he told me that I am most likely either starting or backing up tonight. It is pretty exciting, once I find out for sure I will let you guys know who I can. If you need though if nothing else Emily and Dad will know to let everyone else know.

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I am rooming this weekend with a couple kids that I don't usually talk to and we don't necessarily get along but it is alright for sure. I had to sleep on the floor again this weekend though, I am the only rookie in my room so.... But it isn't too bad I don't mind too much.

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Emily is out on a hike right now, so jealous haha. We are still having so much fun and enjoying the growth of our relationship, sure we wish that we had the situation a little different but you know what? It is all a part of God's plan and we both know that, as hard as it is He is giving us the strength to just continue to push through. I love you sweetheart hope your hike went well!

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Thank you all for reading, I appreciate the ability to know that I am really able to let you guys keep up with what is going on :) I am going to put up pictures from where we are staying too so you guys can see :)

Good Day!

Today was great! :) We had a good practice today, I did pretty well I felt which was so nice, especially going into a weekend of three games that I truly have a good chance at playing in! :) So hopefully I will get the call this weekend :) I am excited to see how it goes.

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I also made Mom's Pizza!!! It was so great!!! O my goodness! haha But it wasn't even close to as good as when she makes it but it was still pretty good :) Boyd, our goalie came over tonight to hang out and have some pizza :) we had a good time, we get along pretty well. Hopefully we will get to hang out a little more as time goes on :) That would be fun I think, he is really nice.

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I have enjoyed my time here and hopefully it will continue to work out this well. I am truly enjoying life out here as we speak :) It is great :)

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Emily I love you so much. I cannot imagine where God is bringing our love yet I know being in his hand is the most amazing feeling and for us to go through all of this together is so amazing! I know he will provide he strength to allow us to do anything that we want and anything that he needs us to do :) I love you! 44 Days!

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Thank you everyone for reading! I love you all, hope everyone is doing great!! Miss you guys

Missed a day again haha

Haha sorry I missed yesterday again sorry about that, I'll fill you in don't worry, o did I miss two days..... hmmm. Well ya I guess I did. Tuesday was fun I woke up, spent the day just doing college stuff and living in Donna's, the owner, by myself with the three dogs! I love it :) I have been here all week and it is going so well! It is so much fun to just be able to be where I want in the house, eat what I want when I want, make what I want to eat, I have made a good meal for every meal of every day since I have been here it is fantastic!

On Tuesday I also went to this couple who offered at the game last weekend to take me in as a billet, they had heard that I was looking for a new billet somehow or another. So I went over to their house for dinner to kinda see how it was, see if I would like it up there, that sort of thing. It is quite a ways away but we had a great time, They are so so so into hockey! We talked for hours about hockey and how they want to see me play and all of this. It was really fun. There weren't too many down sides. She definitely spoiled me while I was there made me this great fettechini alfredo with chicken, a caesar salad, and backed cheesy bread. Then she made home made chocolate eclairs for desert..... YA. I would for sure need to be working out if I were to live there haha. I would have my own master suit in their house, they have two. It is a small house but it is well designed so that you do not feel the size too much. They have a dog that has a ton of energy and is very playful. They offered to pay for the toll that I would have to pay for to get to practice, which is excellent. I was worried a little bit about the distance but there are people that live along the way to practice so I would be able to car pool most of the time. They are the nicest people I have met out here too so that is a plus, they are much like grand parents of the team, they come on some of the road games even and the cook the scratches brownies and cookies haha :) So we will see just a decision to make now.

I have been enjoying my time at Donna's so much, the dogs are great, aren't too much of a pain or too annoying... well except for the chihauhau haha but ah..... come on it is a chihauhau. They also have a cocker spaniel and I don't know what the other one is but she is my favorite haha about the same size as the cocker spaniel just with short hair. I have so far made my breaded chicken, pancakes and sausage and bacon and eggs for breakfast two days haha and a sandwich, and.... what else did i make? o donna and I had chineese the night before she left haha :) it has been fun.

I had my first actual shift this week too. four hours haha. It was so boring haha. We didn't do anything in that for hours maybe twenty people came in. It was pretty much filled with me walking around not doing anything the whole time. After thanksgiving it will probably pick up quite a bit though.

Today I made Mom's pizza!!! The dough is rising right now as I am typing this! Boyd, starting goalie, and Vivian, our captain, are coming over tonight to have it with me :) I'm super excited haha I haven't had her pizza in so so so long!!! :) Thank you Mom for giving it to me! I'll let you know how it turns out! Probably not as good as when you make it :) I'll give it a shot though!!! :) Love you!

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Well I'm off I will try and blog tonight when I get back, hopefully I will remember! Love you all thanks for reading!

Fun Fun Fun

Today was a scary day haha. We were told that because of our play this weekend and our poor performance that we were going to be "bag skating" during practice today, bag skating is when we really do not need any equipment on, but we put it on really in hopes that we won't simply skate the entire practice, that and coach would be mad, but during a bag skate we skate back and forth back and forth either across the ice or between the different lines. One bag skate drill is a latter, from the goal line to the blue line to the goal line to the middle red line back to the goal line to the far blue line back to the goal line then down to the far goal line and back to the goal line you started at..... Like if you have ever watched Miracle? The famous "again" scene where they skate in the dark and one of the players yells his name and where he is from and then says that he plays for The United States of America, that is a bag skate. It is no fun. My body was tired haha we went off the ice to go and get the ice cut after our bag skate and sitting in the locker room for fifteen minutes as coach talked to us and went over face offs we had to stand up and go back on the ice, never have I NOT wanted to get on the ice worse. haha But luckily coach was nice and we had a easy second half of practice, I probably only saw about six shots all day today. I played really well though, which surprised me after being so exhausted from the first part, but even coach was yelling good save or good work to me :) Very encouraging!

I am now sitting in a chair in the family room of the owner's house with her three dogs. I am dog sitting for her this week, she is going out of town early in the morning. I am really excited and amd excited really to cook for myself! :) super excited!

Emily and I are doing so well :) I am super excited to continue to watch our relationship grow through our time apart :) it has been so much fun, sure hard at times but we expected that :) We are doing so so well! I carry your love with me every second of each and every day that I am here my dear! :)

Can't wait to see you all again! thanks for reading!

Wow

Emotional roller coaster haha. I spent this glorious Sunday in a glorious God given sunny day all day!!!! :) It was like Colorado!!! I loved it!!!! :) Church this morning was fantastic!!! We discussed what it meant and how to have a generous heart, also about smart finances, which is something that we are going to continue to discus for a little while. How we are called to God in so many ways, many of us forget about the financial side, that we are called to come to him in that as well to depend on him fully in our finances as well. Sure we all know that money can become dangerous to our faith and relationship with God because it can very quickly become an idol to us without even realizing it. It isn't all bad though. We aren't supposed to fear money at all, that's not what God instructed. We are called to have faith and trust solely on God and trust entirely that he will take care of us so dearly. Luke 12:13-34, that is what we looked at throughout the morning. It talks about how well God takes care of his creatures from the lilies in the field to the birds of the sky. The lilies do not work or do anything really, and yet God dresses them so beautifully, God dresses the GRASS of the fields more beautifully than any kind, are we not to believe that we are better than the flowers??? Look at the ravens of the air, they do not store up food or work for anything really, yet God ensures that they are fed, are we not more important than the ravens?? We are blessed by God to rule over these things, he holds us deeper than anything else on earth. Jesus says directly in Luke 12:29 "Do not worry about it." JESUS haha I find that hilarious! I picture just Jesus leaning against a wall just saying that so casually, almost in a Chicago accent haha, can you see it? God doesn't want us to worry about all of that, just to have faith and trust in our lord and savior, the one who saved us from the Egyptians, from the flood, who CREATED us, take a second to sit there and think.... How many times in your life has God literally saved your life??? Either physically or spiritually? I don't know about you but if I am honest with myself and with God, He has literally saved my life more times than I can count. He is continuously looking out for us and protecting us, even when we aren't paying attention or looking for him or simply don't even notice. If he saves our lives don't you think that he will simply provide what is necessary for our saved lives to live healthily? He doesn't promise that the road he has for us will be easy, however, God promises, which is truly the only promise that is 100% of the time 100% fulfilled, he promises that it is the single best road for us, it is always to do what is best for us, he is our Father! He always knows best always. God has allowed me to learn so much since I have been out here, to grow so deeply with him, and to see so many things that I don't think I ever could have seen without coming here.

The hockey game did not go so well tonight, however. We ended up losing 7-0...... we are going to be skating quite a bit tomorrow. Sweet huh? I get to sit there and get frustrated for how bad we are playing and then get to skate for it..... Dumb. Oh well, we are a team no matter what, that is what is supposed to happen, someone is always going to have to be watching, that is just how it works.

Emily and I are doing fantastic, missing each other every second of everyday but at the same time we carry each other's love with us every step we take. We have learned and are obviously continuously learning strength and patience and faith and trust and just so much and simply adding it on to our relationship to better it with everyday that we face and every obstacle the Lord brings before us to show us how to get around and to strengthen us each time. We have grown so much already and continue to grow more and more in love. It is incredible to truly feel that "I love you more than yesterday and yet less than tomorrow." I love you sweetie I cannot believe how amazing we are doing. :) I miss you!

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Good day kinda busy

Today was good for the most part, it was slightly hectic in the beginning but ended really well. This morning woke up, worked out a little bit and had breakfast. I got to talk to Dad for a little while after breakfast. That was really nice to hear his voice and just talk a little bit, help keep my spirits up out here, sometimes just a familiar voice does more than you'd think :) thanks pops. After talking with Dad I got to the post office to send something off, then we headed to Chris's house to leave for the game! Wore my black suit with a black shirt and a pure white tie :) I looked pretty sharp if I do say so myself. The game did not go so well we ended up losing 5-1 but that is okay it was actually pretty good to watch, as long as you didn't try to root for our team haha. Now I am writing to you from Chris's house I am sending the night here tonight, try to save some gas. I also got some good news today to make some money and to get out of my billet house for a little bit! I will be staying at the owner's house this whole week to dog sit and just to hang out. :) I will be living there on my own she is going to leave me money to get groceries and they have three dogs!!!! I am so excited!!! I will stay there until I leave for the road weekend next weekend. :) I love all of you thank you for reading and like I said don't hesitate to contact me :) I love hearing from you. Thank you Aaron for calling today it was so great to catch up. :) I love hearing from all of you, I hope you feel better soon too! and school continues to go well!

Em and I celebrated NINE MONTHS today!!! How exciting! That is so crazy! I cannot believe how incredible it is to be with someone this long even so far away how much joy I get out of this! I love it! I love you so much Em!!! I miss you but in a good way I promise!!! I cross my heart! :) :)

Love you have a goodnight y'all!!! don't forget about your clocks! Emily reminded me about that tonight haha would have never remembered that.