I went to my first Time Out For Women Conference a couple of weeks ago. Time Out For Women, is a conference for women (obviously), where we go to recharge while listening to great musical guests and speakers all based off of LDS principles. I was blown away at how great this was! The presenters were amazing and we got to hear Michael McLean and Mercy River perform....two of my favorite artists!!
Edna, a missionary we serve with, bought some tickets and a bunch of girls got together and went. Three of us had a pajama party at Edna's Friday night and then headed over Saturday morning to meet up with everyone else. When leaving on Friday, Luke was pretty sad and asked why I had to go and if he could ride with Dad to drop me off. He went in to the store with me to get some treats and he picked out some pringles potato chips. When I saw him on Saturday, he asked me if I had got his note. A little confused, I went to my bag....in my bag was the safety seal of his pringles, with a little note on it for me. This made my weekend. I love Luke. He is such a thoughtful boy and brings so much joy into my life!!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Pretty Darn Funny
At Time Out For Women, they had a booth from Pretty Darn Funny. They wanted us to share our funny stories...Brandon and I had a recent funny moment. Watch the video below, if you think it's funny please go to www.prettydarnfunny.com and enter Jill Sandall in the search bar on the left. On my video there is a "# likes" and an orange thumbs up sign, click on that to vote for me. I could win a cruise!!! I'm pretty excited to just be famous now. If you would like an autograph, let me know. :)
Monday, February 27, 2012
Loved this on Studio 5 today!!
People who know me, know I don't believe in soul mates or fairy tales. I'm a big believer that what bugs us about other people is what we need to be working on ourselves. Switching my perspective and looking at myself and how I am responsible for my situation, my happiness and my sadness is one of the hardest things I do.
I'm grateful that Brandon gets this point, sometimes better than I do. We even had a conversation the other night, where he pointed out that we always have a choice. And regardless of our choices, can't I see the Lord's hand in it? It's true. Love and commitment is a daily choice we make, the hardest but most full filling choice I make everyday.
I'm grateful that Brandon gets this point, sometimes better than I do. We even had a conversation the other night, where he pointed out that we always have a choice. And regardless of our choices, can't I see the Lord's hand in it? It's true. Love and commitment is a daily choice we make, the hardest but most full filling choice I make everyday.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
A New Opportunity
I've started a new opportunity that I am so very excited about. I started last month as a Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Advocate with the local women's shelter. This role entails me going on call for 7 days straight at a time. When a woman (men too but it is rarely a man) is hurt whether through Domestic Violence or Rape, I will be dispatched to go advocate for her, whether on scene, at the hospital or over the phone. I will help her with paperwork, get her info for the shelter and get her info she needs for protective orders, help with medical costs, temporary housing, outreach programs, etc. I'm currently doing Domestic Violence only. I have to attend a Rape Crisis training in November.
I'm excited to be doing this and to be able to work with an agency that once helped me.
I'm excited to be doing this and to be able to work with an agency that once helped me.
The Voice
So I've had some big changes, I've quit my full time job that I have had for over 6 years to finish my degree. Finally. It seems like ever since I was done at Salt Lake Community College, after the year I was in Student Government, I have had numerous things come up to pull me away from school. It has been such a blessing to be able to stay home and go to school. I love Brandon for pushing me towards this.
On my first day of school in my very first class, I heard that "voice". I think we all have one. Mine sounds like a certain person from my past but says things that numerous people have said to me in my life. So through my mind goes the all too familiar thoughts; "I can't do this. I'm not smart. I am stupid. You are making a fool of yourself." The put downs go on and on.
The next day, Brandon and I are serving in our Mission at the Women's Recovery Center. I relayed this moment I had the day before and how hard it was for me to stay put in my seat and not just run....Somehow it tied into the 12 steps and how we listen to the adversary telling us what failures we are...and how, often times, that sends an addict into an relapse. It sends us back to old behavior, ways of coping.
The next week, one of the girls came up to me after and shared with me that she had the same kind of problems with how others words have affected her. She told me how she was expressing it to her therapist and he corrected her and informed her that the "voice" was not all the other people. It was her own voice. She just had to chose what to do.
And the light goes on in my head. I really like this. The words and phrases going through my head really were said to me at different times in my life, but that voice is my own and I was allowing it to get to me. I love the accountability in this. Words have the most powerful impact of anything out there, but in the end, I get to choose if I listen and believe them. Word's are window's to the soul. But those word's don't make who we are.
On my first day of school in my very first class, I heard that "voice". I think we all have one. Mine sounds like a certain person from my past but says things that numerous people have said to me in my life. So through my mind goes the all too familiar thoughts; "I can't do this. I'm not smart. I am stupid. You are making a fool of yourself." The put downs go on and on.
The next day, Brandon and I are serving in our Mission at the Women's Recovery Center. I relayed this moment I had the day before and how hard it was for me to stay put in my seat and not just run....Somehow it tied into the 12 steps and how we listen to the adversary telling us what failures we are...and how, often times, that sends an addict into an relapse. It sends us back to old behavior, ways of coping.
The next week, one of the girls came up to me after and shared with me that she had the same kind of problems with how others words have affected her. She told me how she was expressing it to her therapist and he corrected her and informed her that the "voice" was not all the other people. It was her own voice. She just had to chose what to do.
And the light goes on in my head. I really like this. The words and phrases going through my head really were said to me at different times in my life, but that voice is my own and I was allowing it to get to me. I love the accountability in this. Words have the most powerful impact of anything out there, but in the end, I get to choose if I listen and believe them. Word's are window's to the soul. But those word's don't make who we are.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Food For Thought...Watch Your Step
This is a powerful video about the effects of Pornography. However, I think it can be used in all addictions and all kinds of choices we make in our lives and our relationships and how our choices, not just addiction, affect our loved ones.
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