Change

I turned 18 last month and now the gate is opening... everything is changing! Its a little scary and overwhelming to think about the future, and how close it is. But I keep having to remind myself that change is not a bad thing. In fact its why we are here on this earth, to learn and grow and change.

Spring is always a wonderful reminder of how beautiful change can be. That we need to not be afraid to let one season of our life go in order to start another even more beautiful one.



-Anna Lynn

Keep Trying Quote

Just another reminder that Heaven is cheering you on and God loves you personally! Never forget that!





If you want to listen to Jeffery R. Hollands full talk click here.

-Anna Lynn

Light Side Choir Thank You

We had our family and friends Choir performance tonight and now I'm sad. This is my last semester! I've been in the choir for 5 (or 6) years and now its time to move on.

I'm so thankful for my mother (who is the choir director) for all the time, energy and love she has put into making these the best years of my life. The preforming arts are so big a part of my life, and I wouldn't have been doing it if it wasn't for my mother. She has shaped me into who I am because of these experiences.

Thank you to everyone who is or has ever been in choir. It would not have been the same without you! Just like in singing we needed every voice to sound as one. Every single one of you has sung a part in my life.

I can't wait to come back and watch the choir continue to grow. and I hope the choir alumni will be allowed to do special performances ;)



If you want to watch past choir performances Our Studio Films has some, and will most likely have the latest performance soon.

-Anna Lynn

Wanderlust

If travel didn't cost anything, and all people could be trusted I would be gone today! I've always wanted to travel the world and it is a dream that I will make come true. I don't care how hard it will be I just want to get out there and see and experience everything for myself, not just in pictures from my computer screen.








Where is the place you most want to travel to? My first stop would be Europe, anywhere and everywhere in Europe :)

-Anna Lynn

What is Patience?

Everyone has to exercise patience everyday, in everything. If we didn’t life would blow up in our faces, and the faces of everyone around us. Having patience is more than just learning to wait for things you want. Patience is a lifestyle that helps you have order.

I wrote this... poem? a while ago and thought I would share it because patience is an important thing to remember to have and exercise in every chapter of our lives, but of specially in our youth when so much of life is just waiting for us.

What is Patience?

by Anna Lynn

Patience is not sitting still and waiting while the world around you changes.

Patience is an active word, it tells you to have the perseverance to change the world around you.

Patience is not about being passive and avoiding conflict.

Patience is about being calm in the storm that goes ever on around us.

Patience is not waiting for the judgement to fall on your neighbor.

Patience is bearing an offense without the intent to seek revenge.

Patience is not about keeping yourself apart from others.

Patience is about being about to spread peace to others.

Patience is not a form of meditation.

Patience is hard work and enduring to the end.  

-Anna Lynn

Families and Mission Quotes

I thought I would post these because they are nice simply quotes, and I love the water color backgrounds :)



Its very important for us to remember what is said in these quotes. We have families for a reason. We are here to help and support each other.
Our personal missions are all different, and God has us all in his mind. Remember this as you go through your week.

-Anna Lynn

Much Ado

So excited to see how the Much Ado casting turns out! Everyone who auditioned did so great!
Just thought I would post some pictures of inspiration and to get everyone all hyped up while we wait ;)


The Andrews Sisters preforming at the Hollywood Canteen


The Lovable yet stupid local police Dogberry and Verges (or Barney Fife and Andy Griffith)


This poor solider getting week in the knees after being asked to dance by a movie star ;)


do they not look like they should be Hero and Beatrice to you?


The Lovely Carmen Miranda


Swinging at the Hollywood Canteen!

And here are three extra pictures just for fun :)
 


-Anna Lynn

The Temple

Just a little reminder tonight about how important the temple is and that we should always have it in our minds as our destination.

-Anna Lynn

Stuck in a Rut

Sometimes as we go through life we become "Stuck in a *Rut".

*Rut definition: a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change. 

*Adding personal definition: a challenge/temptation or road block that stops you from progressing for any number of reasons. 

Unlike other challenges we may face, becoming "stuck in a rut" is purely our own choice. Now that doesn't mean that we have full power of avoiding a rut, it just means we can choose what we do when we get there. 

On the road of life there are ruts that are sometimes unavoidable and we have no choice but to go into them to get past them. A lot of the time you won't even notice your in one until you've already climbed out. Each rut is filled with unshaped material that represents our time and challenges we will face there. 

Sometimes getting stuck in a rut means having to wait for the rain (or challenges) to come before being able to either sink or swim out of it. 

Sometimes we can realize by ourselves that where we are is not a good place and reshape our lives into something that will lift us higher. 

Other times though we will forget where we are going and make ourselves comfortable in the place where we're at. This is the most dangerous because we are on this journey for a reason and if we become content with the way we are right now and have no more motive to progress further we will never reach our final destination. 

Now sometimes you might think "what's the point? I just keep falling" but when you think this remember to look at the bigger picture and at how far you've already come... 

So when you get stuck in a rut remember you are on a journey. You are here to progress so get out of that rut as fast as you can and keep climbing up.

-Anna Lynn

Future Home Tour

Sometimes I think I waste way to much time thinking about my future home... oh but who cares! Its fun :)

over all vision

Homeschool Room

I want to have a big family and homeschool. I also want to do it in an orderly fashion so a room dedicated to an environment of learning and creativity is very important for my future home.
I love the idea of big tables that can have multiple crafts and projects going on at once on them. The look of refinished lockers is really fun and can be a good way for each child to store their individual stuff. and may I just say reading nooks are the best!!

Kitchen

A while ago I watched a show called Fixer Upper (go watch it!) and may I just say they truly made me fall in love with the white subway tile backsplash look. Open shelving is also very much a favorite. Chalk boards are also very fun. Something I have wanted in my kitchen since I was very young (inspired by Daddy Day Care) is a breakfast nook/ restaurant booth. They're just so cute and cozy.

Entry + Living room

Simple and bright with lots of natural light, that is my living room style. Book shelves, tall bookshelves, bookshelves covering every wall!! Mwahahaha!! beautiful old fireplaces, and oh my would you look at that rounded hobbit like entry door! its beautiful...

Master Bedroom

Cozy cozy cozy... ahh. That is how I want to feel when I enter my master bedroom. Fairy lights are essential. More books and a secrete hide away just for my own personal work/rest space.

Exterior 

I've always loved big old houses. Especially ones with big rap around porches. More fairy lights!! A fun big yard with lots to explore. Fun garden to work together in, and we will build our own fun tree house. I just discovered that you can make a natural swimming pool/pond and it looks amazing!

Hope you enjoyed my little future house tour. Now go be excited about your future home!

-Anna Lynn