My Not New, But Improved Blog

Well considering that I've just begun to try and figure out this blogging thing I'm not that great at it yet. Plus it is pretty much required to talk about yourself, something I'm not the best at. I can talk about the stupid dramas of life, but I don't tell many people about the trials I've been facing while I grow up. I'm a very private person. I don't just volunteer that information, however if someone were to ask me something specifically I'm more than willing to explain. So I guess I'm trying to explain that I will probably hint on things I'm currently going through but more than that, you'll just have to ask me in private.

As you've probably noticed, I've kinda updated my blog and added my family profiles and changed the name. It comes from my favorite quote, "Some people think sunshine is happiness but they have never danced in the rain." Now we can all admit to loving dancing in the rain but this quote has a deeper meaning, it's basically saying that we can all find joy in the journey, to see the good in every situation, to be happy even when everything around us seems to be falling apart. This quote is similar to another famous quote, "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." However I like my quote better because (1) I heard it first and (2) it has two meanings while this quote just has the one caparison.


(Photo by Barb Bergeson, wording by Sarah Matheson)

The reason I put my favorite quote as my blog title is because it has been my constant goal to find the good in everyone and everything. I also have learned to dance in the rain as I've struggled with Ulcerative Colitis since November 2007. It's a trial that has taught me a lot about myself and how to help others through their trials. I have seen God's hand in my life through the past two years and seen the reasons some things happened even if I didn't want them to happen that way. He has helped me when I couldn't finish my school work because it was too late and I have to get enough sleep. He has made arrangements for me in my social, academic, and work life to be able to keep moving forward when it was hard to take even one more step. I am truly grateful for this trial in my life, it has taught me so much. It isn't what I planned for myself, it is better.