Corner of Your Heart

Falderal: Mere nonsense; foolish talks or ideas

Life is beautiful,

painful,

confusing,

and amazing. 

It's overwhelming,

terrifying,

puzzling

and exciting.

It's full of love,

sadness,

happiness,

longing,

hoping,

waiting,

crying,

and praying.

It's the best thing that's ever happened to you.

But also the scariest.

I will never get over how complex, extraordinary, and lovely this life is.

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall day. ♥

♥ Bekah

Hello, Sunday.

Sunday: The best day of the week, obviously.

Hi, I just really like love Sundays.
The peace,
the spirit,
and the calm that they bring helps me relax from the week before,
and prepare for the week ahead.

It's been a lovely week full of friends, food, and studying.

It's fine that I went to the MOA twice this week.
The first time with Nathan...

And the second with our newly established lunch group..

I was also a regular at the library as I studied for midterms and worked on papers.

This is me and Amy last night when we first got to the library:

And this...is after a few hours...

We found the weirdest little studying place, and had the whole thing to ourselves.

It was pretty nice.

We established that we were SNLs.

Either Saturday Night Losers, 

OR Saturday Night Learners.

It's likely that we were both.

Other highlights of the week included:

• Visiting my lovely grandmother (she gave me a ring that she got from Florence Italy when she was just sixteen. ♥♥♥)
• Thrifting at Savers. (Well that's always a highlight.)
• Driving up the canyon for a photo shoot with my peeps.

Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot.

Amy, the leaf princess.

Love these cats ♥

Such a beautiful family.

Just observe the pure joy on their faces. ♥

And finally, Becca frolicking in the back ground.

It was such a good Sunday. I felt like the talks and speakers were speaking directly to me.  

I especially loved the talk our bishop gave about Faith. He quoted Hebrews 11:1 - 

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

He said we could substitute ASSURANCE in the place of SUBSTANCE.

As we have faith in Christ, we can have the assurance that He is there for us.

That He knows us, and hears us, and loves us.

I know that Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers.

I know that He is aware of our struggles, our pains, and our suffering.

I know that through faith, we can escape this mortal world and live for eternity in a state of perfection with Him.

I hope you had a great Sabbath Day too. ♥ 

♥ Bekah

Let's Eat Food and Be Happy

Pinion: A gear with a small number of teeth.

Soo if you haven't eaten at the Cafe in the Museum of Art on BYU campus,
you should.
Right now.
No, seriously go.
YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
Frankly, I'm obsessed.
It's like Zupas, but cheaper.
And cuter.
And quieter.
It's also extremely delicious.
Which is a very important aspect.
I mean, look what I got today.

The "Very Berry Salad" with Tomato Basil Soup, and a piece of bread on the side.
So good.
So very good.

It's been a rough week.
I have a really bad cough.
It's been three weeks since I got sick.
I couldn't sleep last night because I was coughing so much.
My poor roommates.
I think I'm going to head over to the doctor today or tomorrow and see what's wrong with me.
So that's fun.

BUT, we did have a great discussion in Book of Mormon today about receiving revelation.
It's interesting that every person receives promptings and inspiration from God in their own, personal ways.
We talked about how it's okay to pray about the things in our lives that may seem small, but to us they're very significant.
Heavenly Father wants to hear from us, no matter how small, and He ALWAYS has time for it.
He is our Father, and He loves us.
How comforting is that?

On another note, I came home at midnight last night to see that my roommates had made chocolate cake.
For no reason.
So I guess you could say I was pretty happy.
I love my homegirls. ♥♥♥
Have a lovey Wednesday.

♥ Bekah

Happy Days Are Here

Autumn: The beautiful season where leaves start to change, people fall in love, and pumpkin bread is sold in stores.

The other day, one of my friends pointed out that if I were a season, I'd be fall.

I can't help but agree.

I love autumn time.

I love the sweater weather,

the changing leaves,

the pumpkin spices.

I love walking in boots,

putting on scarves

and drinking hot chocolate.

I love rain puddles,

warm blankets,

and layers

upon layers

upon layers.

Isn't this time of year just fantastic?

Call me biased, but I think autumn is the season that God puts extra time into.

The beautiful reds, oranges, and yellows are painted by His careful fingers.

Yesterday my friend Amy and I made a little friend.

His name is Hector Atticus.

A darling little Preying Mantis.

How cute is he?

We fell in love.

But when he started climbing up the walls, we had to recruit a brave boy to come help us get him down.

Life in college is great.

Trying to balance grades, a job, and somewhat of a social life can be hard.

I am having such a great time, though

I hope you are having a lovely autumn season.

♥ Bekah

So College Is Pretty Cool.

College: Less class time, more homework, and a whole lot of fun.

I've been trying to get this post up for so long,
but I just never seem to find the time.
So here I go.
FINALLY.
Posting about my lovely little life here at BYU.

Moving in.
August 28th was one of the weirdest and most surreal days.
Leaving home (even if it was only thirty minutes away) was a big step with A LOT of stuff.
I didn't realize how much stuff it takes to move.
I mean, you need more than just clothes and shoes to move into a new place. What would I have done without my mom?

Saying goodbye to my family was definitely the hardest part of the day.
Again, they are only thirty minutes away, but the idea of it was still hard.
My dad carried the stuff from our cars, my mom helped me unpack, and my little brothers collected sticks from outside as a goodbye present.
Then with tight hugs, and reassuring words, my parents drove away.

After the initial shock of living on my own, I can honestly say I was okay.
I think my dad was more traumatized than I was.
He kept calling and asking if everything was okay.
He almost sounded surprised when it was. Like something had to be wrong, didn't it?
And kept referring to me as "College Girl."
I felt so much love and support from my parents during this whole moving out thing.
They are the best things that have ever happened to me, and I am so blessed to have them. ♥

My roommates.
Call me vain, naïve, or just selfish, but I was so afraid of getting roommates who I wouldn't get along with.
It was probably one of my biggest worries about college.
Lucky for me, I got THE BEST roommates around.
This is not an exaggeration.
The first few days that we moved in and got to know each other, we instantly clicked.
We were all instant friends, and we have so much fun together.
I have not gone to be earlier than midnight since I've been here.
But the thing is, we have so much fun talking and hanging out that we don't want to go to bed.
Oh the struggle.
I couldn't be more grateful for the beautiful girls who have become my family here in Provo. ♥

My classes.
I'm taking..
Biology,
Sociology,
Writing 150,
Mission Prep.,
Book of Mormon,
and Voice.
The work load isn't too bad, yet.
My professors are all very different, but I'm learning a lot from them.
I think it's going to be a good semester.

Our ward is awesome, our FHE group is fun, and our neighbors are the best.
My job at the MTC keeps me busy and happy while serving food to the missionaries.
Serving young men and young women who are truly disciples of Christ is one of the best feelings.
I really don't have any complaints other than the fact that our fridge broke last week, and we had to throw a lot of our food out.
So that's cool.

I feel so blessed to be at this prestigious university where it's normal to listen to Elder Holland for a Sociology lesson.
Or start a Biology class with a hymn.
Or have a hundred girls to thirty boys in a ward.
^^^Maybe not so much on that one.

Well, time to do more homework.
More to come later.
But here's this darling picture to leave you with.
The cutest roommates.

 

 

Hope you've found the laughter and the happiness in your day today.



♥ Bekah

Hello, darling.

Meandor: To proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.

Today is my last day at home and I REALLY NEED TO BE PACKING.
But, as always, I procrastinate everything in life.
Tonight is no exception.
So here I am, FINALLY blogging again.

I wish I had time to write about how great this summer has been.
I've gone on so many wonderful adventures:
I've swam in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans,
taken thousands of pictures,
sung songs,
eaten snowcones,
milked cows,
laughed,
cried,
performed,
and relaxed.

When I get settled into the dorms, I'll find time to dedicate some posts to the magical summer that it's been.
For now, here's a few golden pictures from today's adventure with Mitch and Brenda:

These are a few of the funny ones that I liked.
More to come later. ♥♥♥
Have a lovely lovely evening.

♥ Bekah

Young Folks

 Sunshine: The shining of the sun; brightness or radiance; cheerfulness or happiness

New day;
new week;
new post.

Good morning!!
Or should I say afternoon?
I woke up this morning at 11:40 which is rare for me.
It was beautiful.
I love sleeping in.

I have a feeling it's going to be a good day.

Yesterday was a great Fast Sunday.
It hit me in Sacrament Meeting that it was my last Fast Sunday as an official member of the 26th Ward.
The spirit was really strong and I was reminded again of the incredible ward I have grown up in.

I had the chance to go to a Preach My Gospel night at a friends house where we discussed pages that we read, and experiences that we've had.
Talking about the Gospel and sharing my testimony with some of the best examples in my life never gets old.
Call me cheesy, but I think that every time we do that, we get a small glimpse into heaven.
And I can't get enough of it!

Life is good, my friends.
Three more weeks until I move into the dorms with six of the coolest girls around!
I am honestly so excited.

Just a reminder to:

 

Have a lovely day.

♥ Bekah