Embarking My Life

Hello again! It's been way too long since I wrote about life besides my tribute to Mom. Wow. Second of all, Blogger has changed things since I've last been here, so it's a little weird getting used to. Well. I have a lot that has happened in the last few months. Where to begin. All I know is that Heavenly Father's plan for me is much better than my own plan. I tried with all of my might to make things happen the way that I wanted them to. They weren't working out. As soon as I just let things start happening despite what I wanted, they all just started fitting into place. I wasn't planning on staying at University Towers for the summer. I am still here. I finally got all of my classes and my schedule figured out for next year to be able to graduate next spring. Holy cow, am I really that old?! I am almost a college graduate?!?! Wow. Seriously! (Next time I will look like this, I will be in green and with a Bachelor's degree in hand!!!) Also, I...

Three years ago today, I lost the most amazing woman I have ever known. My mom, Clara Marie Shelley McNeill, passed away after a roller-coaster of being sick and trying to recover. Mom is the most Christlike person I have ever known. She always put everyone above herself. She was always there for me and did everything she could for those she loved. She is the greatest example to me in just about every aspect of my life, especially how to be a good woman in the church and a mother. I remember her being a faithful visiting teacher, being the glue to our immediate and extended families, being the one anyone could turn to for advice, being the most dedicated and diligent worker even if she was exhausted, and being the best Mom I could ever ask for. I'll always remember her listening to her music in her sewing room while she was ironing, rubbing her feet and having late night talks with her, going on errands, doing the dreaded yardwork and seeing her and my dad in the grungy cl...