Vanessa Carlton has perfect timing.

I know I've been posting a lot of songs recently. I'm rallying my forces to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Austin has 12 days left in Provo. They're fading fast.


Carlton's new album just came out.

Lesson number one: overcome

If you're on your way to becoming an elementary school teacher, I expect you to be kind, patient, understanding, and clear.

If you're on your way to becoming a middle or high school teacher, you'd better be dang smart and ridiculously cool.

Smart so you can teach, cool so they'll be taught.

How do good men become part of the regime?
They don't believe in resistance.

Laughing gas makes me crazy.

I am acutely aware that my bite is not aligned correctly.

There is light

"I understand that sometimes people disagree with doctrine. They even go so far as to call it foolish. But I echo words of the Apostle Paul, who said that sometimes spiritual things can appear as foolishness to men. Nevertheless, 'the foolishness of God is wiser than men.' To those who have strayed because of doctrinal concerns, we cannot apologize for the truth. We cannot deny doctrine given to us by the Lord Himself. On this principle we cannot compromise. In truth, things of the Spirit are revealed by the Spirit.' The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.'" -Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Concern for the One

Cost of Living

There's a quiet peace and strength in knowing I can handle everything that comes my way-- at least for today. I am readying myself for tomorrow, but all that's asked of me today is to wrestle today.