Day 9: School, Life, and Trying to Keep Up

I'm excited to write before I fall asleep again. I don't want to renig on this attempt to write every day and I sincerely hope that I can continue doing so...

Well to say that this Sunday has been as restful as I would have liked it...I've been insanely busy and the children have been less than happy...but that's what happens when your church is at one in the afternoon (right when it is nap time around here)...but I shall not complain. Life is going well and I'm happy.

I will say however, that I am feeling the pressure today. I realized that I don't have much longer left with this semester and for that I am rather thankful. After this semester is over however I've decided to continue on for the spring and summer semesters as well. Many people think I'm crazy and sometimes I may agree with them. Most people don't understand how I'm able to be a mother and a student at the same time and I have to agree with that assessment. I don't understand it myself most days. But what I've come to find out is that I don't really think about it too much. Graduating from BYU has been a goal of mine for many years now and I know that in the long run it will be what is best for my family. It is important to me to do this. Not only to show I am capable of doing something, but to show my children that anything is possible. They are the ones that I'm doing this for now. They are my inspiration and I will do all that I can to show them that I want to be the best mother I can for them.

A saying I try to remember is this: "I never said it would be easy...I only said it would be worth it." That's my motto in every aspect of who I am. I know that it won't always be easy to be a mother or to be a student or a writer and a mother and a student or whatever else may come my way, but I know that the Lord is looking out for me and that I can accomplish things and be the person that I want to. It is worth it. It may not be easy, but it is worth it.