Stop it!

For my theater class I'm taking here at San Juan College we were able to attend the play put on by students and other actors from the area. If you live in San Juan County here in NM and didn't take the couple of hours to go and watch The Laramie Project put on at SJC, you missed out! The play was phenomenal; it was thought provoking, raw and the emotion ran high the whole time. I cried, I laughed, I felt apart of the people in Laramie, Wyoming. 

For those of you who don't know what The Laramie Project is about: 
It is about a young man named Matthew Shepard who was beaten and left for dead by two young men because he was homosexual. This play was in documentary form, the actors broke the fourth wall many times and spoke directly to the audience. The words the actors spoke and the emotions they portrayed were from actual interviews, film and news reports from when Matthew was killed. 

It was very real. 

When this happened I was 5 years old. So coming into this play I was clueless on what had happened. But I liked it that way. I didn't have any expectations of this play; I wanted to see it for what it was! For what the people of Laramie really felt about this situation. It was incredible. 

Being a Christian, I have a definite stance on gay marriage. I do not support it. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints a Proclamation to the World was written and given in a General Relief Society Meeting in 1995. It states, "We, The First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His Children." 

Just because I don't support gay marriage doesn't mean I am a bad person. (And because I don't support it, doesn't mean people who do support are bad people. We just have different views.) I know plenty of people who are gay. And I think they are great people! I don't judge them or think of them differently, I don't ridicule or curse them. I treat them as a human being. I treat them for who they are, a child of God. Just as everyone else should. I don't care who you are, you can't tell me that you don't love Ellen Degeneres!! She is a GREAT lady! She has helped and inspired so many people! And guess what, she is gay! Ellen even said this, "Do we have to know who's gay and who's straight? Can't we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?" 

Please just be kind. Be aware of others feelings and beliefs. Do not purposely go hate on people because of who they are. Because you don't believe one thing or another, it doesn't give you a right to discriminate those who do. 

Click the link below to see a short video about bullying and why it needs to end. 
Bullying: Stop it!

"The topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two word sermon. When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: 
Stop it! 
It's that simple. We simply have to stop judging others and replace judgemental thoughts and feelings with a heart full of love for God and His children. God is our Father. We are His children." 
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf 
Second Counselor of the First Presidency 
The Merciful Obtain Mercy

To know more about Matthew Shepard please visit: http://www.matthewshepard.org/

January-February Events

Time sure does fly when you're havin' fun! Here is a quick little update in what has been happening in our lives the past couple of months.

We added another sweet niece to the family, Miss. Daphnie Rae. She is the sweetest little angel I ever did meet. I love getting to hold and love on her! She is beyond precious. We will add a nephew to the mix within the next month or so! I can't wait to meet him either! Babies are just so fun!

School is crazy! But, when is it not crazy?! With us both working full time and going to school full time it seems like the last thing we have is TIME! Time for ourselves and one another. Thankfully Spring Break is coming up here in the next couple of weeks! Hallelujah! I cannot wait! We are going to Phoenix, AZ! It will be so much fun! We will be able to do a session at the new LDS Temple located in Gilbert, AZ! We will get to soak up some much needed Vitamin-D! :) But I just can't wait to have some good quality, no work, no school, no phone time with Taft. That is what I really need, just some quality "us" time.

We had our first annual, Love Week! That was a ton of fun! I really enjoyed the constant love being said or acted. It was great! Taft got me a super cute plaque to hang on the wall. Underneath it we are going to hang hooks for our jackets and bags! I'm really excited to get that project finished!

We are still debating on where to go to school and what we are going to do this next Summer. This weekend we are going to do a lot of prioritizing what we would like for our future education! Hopefully we will come up with our next adventure, soon!

Overall, things are going great! We are just trying the best we can at everything we do!

Love Week

I don't know about y'all but I LOVE Valentine's Day! I don't know if I love it because ever since I was a little girl I was spoiled by my parents or if I just love the feeling of love! Either way I LOVE it! When Taft and I got engaged I made myself a promise to always be a cute and fun wife! I always wanted him to know how much I love and adore him, or just when I'm thinking about him. Because to me that is really important! And what better time to show the man of your dreams how much you love him during the week of Valentines Day?!

On Monday Taft got a sweet treat that said, "Taft I love you to pieces!"
Super simple and really yummy... I may have eaten more of his special treat than I should have! oops!

On Tuesday I drew a boat on a lake and had me fishing and at the end of my line there were a bag of gummy worms and it said, "Taft, I'm hooked on you!"

On Wednesday....I forgot! But I made up for it on Thursday!

Thursdays treat was a candy letter!

Friday he received a tennis racket and a bag of tennis balls.
[[We have a tennis court half a block away from our apartment complex, so we decided that 2-3 times a week we would go and play tennis! It was a ton of fun! I can't wait to start playing more and more when it warms up for good here!]]

Remember ladies and gents, just because love is in the air on this special week doesn't mean that is the only time you do these things for your significant other!! Love is meant to be expressed constantly and fiercely. Whenever your spouse does something super awesome leave a nice little note, cook a meal and have it on the table when you know they have been having a rough day. It is the little things that matter!