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Explore what's around you

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...and what's not around you! I did that on Saturday. I went to Liberty Park up in Salt Lake City. I grew up in Salt Lake my whole life and had never been there. I went with a friend to an African festival, which was so cool! First of all, Liberty Park is Utah's oldest and one of it's largest city parks. It was created shortly after the pioneers settled the Salt Lake Valley. It's this gorgeous area in the middle of downtown Salt Lake where people can relax, play, and explore. There are several playgrounds, sand volleyball pits, a small lake, tons of trees, Tracy Aviary (a bird refugee), tennis courts, and even a Museum of Folk Arts. I would have NEVER known that this was here unless I got out and explored more of where I live. I frankly would want to go to it all of the time if I had the chance to. You can find so many amazing things about where you live if you just GET OUT and DO something! This brings me to my other thought. I have always loved finding ou...
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Routines and excuses

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I have thought about writing a new blog post so very often. I tell people all of the time that I like to write, and yet my last real post was in February. I feel like I have let my routines of life get in the way of things I want to do. Is it just priorities of life or is it making the excuse that it's different priorities? All I know is that want to be better in so many aspects of my life. I want to take more hold of my life like I have dedicated this blog to showing that I do. Maybe that's a reason I haven't written much. I have wanted to embark more, to do more, and I felt like I haven't so there isn't much to write about in that regard. I hope that I can change that. Something that I have been wanting to do for awhile and that I finally was able to was to put some highlights in my hair! Left - Before. Right - After I know that it's pretty subtle in this picture, but here are some of the after shots directly seeing the layers! Doing t...
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In progress

Hello readers! I am currently in the process of updating my blog and have had several technical difficulties getting it all going exactly the way I would like. That's a reason why I haven't written nearly as much as I would like to. Please be patient and I will continue to update it as best I can. Love, Janessa
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You mean... I'm not Superwoman??

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Hello readers! I know it's been awhile since I've posted. Let me tell you what's been going on with me. From September to the beginning of November, I was in a vicious cycle known as working 60 hours a week, serving in the temple, having a minimal social life, eating sometimes, and sleeping less than I should. Needless to say, I've realized I'm not superwoman, despite what I was trying to prove to everyone, myself included. *Wait WHAT?!?!* It's true... I am merely mortal, which means I am very flawed and definitely have weaknesses. While I've been trying to give my all, my all was slowly being spent. What is it about mortality that makes us feel that we have to do SO MUCH? The constant demand for instant products, instant messages, instant changes, and instant results causes our world to have less patience with each other and less patience with ourselves. I kept telling myself I would catch up, that I would figure it all out, that I would s...
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Living in Limbo Land

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Hey there! I hope you're enjoying the new theme of my blog. I just needed something different. I have had an interesting experience since being home from my mission. September 10 marked not only 6 months of being home, but also my "field day", or the day I left the MTC and entered the mission field. We had a long flight the night before, and I had never lived anywhere besides Utah. It was more nerve wracking leaving Utah than it was becoming a missionary. As you know, though, I absolutely came to love the land of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. Honestly, I grew to love it so much that I didn't want to leave!  That proves to me that you can come to love where you're at, it just takes some time. This actually brings me to where I've been the last 6 months. Flying back to Utah after 18 months of whole-hearted service for others has been harder than I anticipated. I missed my family and friends, so it was amazing to be with them.  - Pictures did...
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New theme

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Hello my friends! I wanted to share my thoughts of my new blog name and theme. Since I've been home from my mission, I realized that I need to be more proactive in my life. A large part of this was inspired by my mission where I was always going, always doing something. It was also inspired by the 2015 Mutual Theme "Embark in the Service of God" Our lives are full of adventure! I feel like it's the time in my life to truly EMBARK on adventure!!!  em·bark əmˈbärk/ put or take on board a ship or aircraft. begin (a course of action, especially one that is important or demanding).  (definition from Google) I just realized that I need to be more like this and take hold of my life.  Hence... I am Embarking my Life. 
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In Christ Alone

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 Hello there!  I have been deciding for three months what my first post back from the mission should be about. It has been hard to decide and I finally realized what it needed to be about - our Savior Jesus Christ.  Before my mission, I knew my Savior was there for me. He had helped me during my hard times, especially when Mom passed away, and I felt the "balm in Gilead" heal me. But I had never truly realized that He could help me change, truly change.  During the summer of 2014 at BASEcamp, we sang a song made popular by Owl City "In Christ Alone". It's actually an old Christian song sung in many different congregations all over. I had never heard it until Owl City sang it. The words have made an impact on me. I have listened to it hundreds of times, but was reminded of the significance as I listened to it again tonight.     Listen to it while you read the words below: In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; This C...
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