Amazing....some people are quite amazing

I have been following a blog of a girl who has had some very hard things happen in her life.  LIKE HOLY COW hard.  So hard that I wonder how I would react if the same types of things happened to me. AND she is so amazing.  I know she has a lot of followers and I can see why.  I know she is blessing many lives and she is using her trials to uplift and benefit other people.  Her ability to express herself is quite a blessing to so many.  To put herself out there and tell her story (a very personal one) must have been a challenge but some of the things she talks about are so eye opening.  It has blessed my life and I know so many others.  Here is an example of some of the things she has blogged about.......

There are voices all around us... telling us how we should feel.  They tell us who they think we should be.  I heard many, during this time in my life, that tried to bring me down.  Some tried to put me down. Opinions about how I should be feeling.  People telling me how I should be moving on... or how I should grieve.  Some told me I should be moving on quicker, while others said I should slow down. None of those voices really mattered.  Heavenly Father knew what path I needed to find on my journey and only he had the true answers of where I should be. 
   I was alone that day in my own personal grief.... but I was not forgotten.  Every single person has their own story.  Everyone of us has our own personal path of pain.  Not one of us have a hand book on what comes next and how we should handle or make decisions in it.  What is right for one... is totally wrong for another.  
    One area of counsel that I have never gone wrong in is following the voice of the Prophets.  They speak to us with no agenda.  They volunteer their lives to speak the truth.  They care about each of us and our relationships.  They care about how we are living our lives and handling our grief. 
    During the trial I had some visitors come to my home. They asked if they could come and spend some time with our family on a Sunday afternoon.  These men, who work along side the Prophet every day, sat in my living room to see if I was ok. One of the first things they said was, "President Monson has asked that we come and see how you are doing... and let you know that we have been praying for you." 
   They didn't have an agenda... they didn't come to get the gossip.  They came to show me that I wasn't alone.  They were sent by the leader of the Church, that I knew with all my heart was true.  I didn't know it was true because of them... I knew it was true because I felt it in my heart... and I knew that Heavenly Father's spirit was so strong when I was there.  They came to comfort me and help me REMEMBER that he was not very far away... he knew right where I was... and I was not alone. 
   I know that their counsel is true.  I know that when I listen to all that they teach me, I can feel of joy here on earth. I believe that when we follow the words that they teach, we can remain unmovable and true to our faith even when the pains of this world are more than we can take on our own. 
    We are all going to get knocked down. It's not about if you get knocked down... It's what you do when you get back up.   Whatever pain has brought you down, find a way to land on your knees... and while you are there pray for the courage to one day learn how to stand again. It may take years to let it all go.  It may take a life time to find peace. It may take a thousand prayers to find relief from your pain.  All pains in life are covered by a loving Father in Heaven who knows how to heal us.  Some pains might take time to heal, some might never leave you while you are on this earth... but even through our pain we can find joy... if we have faith in Him.
   The world will tell you that you are not enough.  They will make you feel like you are not measuring up in any of the things that you do.  And most of the time, we listen. We allow the world to tell us that being a "stay at home Mom" is not a worthy title.  The world will whisper to you that your potential is worth so much more than sitting at home and changing diapers. Voices are every where.  Every magazine you read, every commercial you watch... Voices.  Speaking to you.  Make sure the voices you hear are the ones who are speaking words that are worthy of your time.  Don't let the world's whisperings pull you away from the path that you want to live. 
   All of us walk our own road.  No one has ever been exactly where you are. In this moment right now... no one else has felt what you feel.  That fact can feel overwhelmingly lonely and hard.  It is a truth that sometimes leaves us questioning where to turn and what to do next.  Those moments that you feel like you have no one to call, and no one to tell you who to be.... just be YOU. You are the you that he wanted you to be.  He has the power to heal the you he still sees inside.  And He will.  He is the one who has walked your path ahead of you.  He has seen the darkness.  He has seen the hurt.  He walks a few steps ahead so he is prepared on just how to find a way to wipe the tears from your eyes, and sew the holes in your heart.  
   You were made to be you.  Only disappoint the ones who can't find the goodness inside of you... the spirits who look for all that is wrong with you.  They will bombard you until you lose sight of yourself.  Voices are every where. Listen carefully. Listen to the ones who lift you up.  Surround yourself with beauty... and as you do you will find your own. Listen to the voices who bring you to stand.

It is kind of long but I lOVE LOVE what she says.  If you are interested in reading her story and how she has handled it go to 

 http://themomentswestand.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html

She is sure to bless your life almost daily in something she says or how she says it.  She is truly amazing in every way.