Hi. I'm not quite sure how to start this off, so I guess I'll just say it: I decided to start a blog. I have always enjoyed writing and I decided recently that I wanted to start sharing what I write. I'm mainly going to be writing about my life and the things I've learned and seen and experienced in my small 18 years. I'm not sure if sharing these things will affect anyone or be something people want to read, but I'm going to be sharing them regardless. I’ve decided to call my blog “Making Honey”. That might seem kind of random, but if you know me well you know I love bees. I just find them cute and fascinating. I also love honey, on toast, in oatmeal, in a smoothie, in a cup of tea or warm milk, whatever it is in I love it. So along with the help of a few trusted friends, I came up with the name. I also chose the name because honey is very sweet, it is often used as a sweetener and sugar substitute. I want my blog to be uplifting and positive; I want it to be sweet like honey. In a way the name “Making Honey” is symbolic of me trying to make (or in this case write) honey (sweet and kind words). My life has been a lot of new adventures lately. As I recently graduated from high school my life has been experiencing a lot of change. It is exciting but it has also been kind of terrifying. Suddenly I am realizing I am actually going to be moving out. My mom is not going to be living with me. I am going to have to cook and clean myself. When I have a hard day and want to cry I am not going to be able to just go to her and give her a hug and sob on her bed until I feel better. I’m not going to have my siblings around all the time, and as much as they can bug me, I am really going to miss them. I am not going to be eating my dad's amazing cooking regularly. I am going to be living a few hours away in Cedar City. Suddenly the years until I am going on a mission are now just a year or less away. After my freshman year of college, I am going to be leaving my family for a year and a half. I am going to go to a new place, possibly a different country and maybe even be speaking a new language. I am going to be dedicating my life to serving the Lord full time. The only contact I’ll have with my family is emailing once a week and skype calls twice a year. I know it is still about a year away, but that is a really scary thought. I already had my last youth conference, at least as a youth but even if I am ever a youth leader it won’t be the same. My last girls camp is coming up this summer. I already have started going to adult Sunday school and relief society instead of young women. Everything in my life is changing a bit, I’m embarking on all of these brand new adventures. Despite how hard this can be, I am staying positive and “make honey” of the challenges. I get to be on my own and learn about self-reliance. I get to have my own space with my own things. I get to be studying things I love and learning every day. I am going to be meeting so many new people. I am rooming with 5 girls I have never met, but the little that I have talked to them so far I can already tell I am going to love them and we are going to become fast friends. Also in a year or so what better can I be doing with my life than by dedicating a year and a half to a church and a God that I love and believe in? There is nothing better I can think of. I know I will love the work and the people and the area no matter where the Lord calls me. I know it is the right thing for me to do and I know that the Lord has prepared me and the people wherever I will be for it. My lasts are good, I had some truly amazing youth conferences and girls camps over the years. The Lord has new experiences up ahead though and they can strengthen me as much and possibly, even more, when they come. High school and young women were fun, I learned so much, I grew, I developed who I am, I made mistakes and I lived and loved. The future will bring so much more of that though. There is still more to learn and new people and things to love. I can still grow and develop and make mistakes and learn from them. The best is yet to come and I cannot wait.
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