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My Introduction: |
What is it that can make me stand out from the rest? Probably nothing, I'm pretty average. I look pretty average, my life is pretty average, but those who know me best think I'm pretty awesome, and they know that there is something much deeper to me than most people let themselves see. Why do they think so? Probably because I have surmounted some "more-than-average" stuff, and I'm still alive to tell. I once heard a quote that those who have great potential, will be the ones most "tested", that the "trying" is practice for a more godly existence. I believe that I'm getting plenty of practice, I just hope that I have been learning enough from them, and that I won't keep doing the same things wrong, and have to keep "repeating" these "practices". I have yet to get even close to seeing what I can potentially become. Going to the temple puts that in a more eternal perspective, which I like, since this life is speeding by too fast to grab onto what I thought my potential should be here thus far....so an eternal perspective gives me hope that there is still plenty of time to live up to whatever greatness I'm suppose to achieve....so I'm just looking for someone who is also trying to do his best in this life, and trying not to screw things up for the life here-after....wanting to live to his full-potential and love as God loves us, and be loved as well in return. |
My Interests and Hobbies: |
Being a single mother, I don't get out at as much
as I'd like to, but when I do, I like to escape to
the mountains as much as I can. Besides the
temple, that is where I can find the most peace
and quiet, and renew my spirit. Just thinking
about drinking in the clear-mountain air and
smells soothes my soul. I particularly like to
hike. It's cheap, it's good exercise (without
having to force myself to do it--same with
cross-country skiing or snow-shoeing in the
winter), and there's usually a never-ending thrill
of God's beauties and creations there, even if
it's just a little moss growing on a rock. I guess
I appreciate the "little things" and
like to take my time to enjoy them. I have a
strong attraction to plants (I regret now that I
didn't go into something to do with plants for a
career--guess there's still time!) and would like
to study them more closely, because I really enjoy
sharing them with others, whether it's plants in
the mountains or plants in my own garden. My
oldest son is so tired of me pointing out plants
to him since he could care less (he's a teenager).
But at least my girls are getting old enough to
care (and to go on hikes with me). My son calls me
a "hippy" at times. Probably because I
like to recycle things as much as I can (my
parents grew up at the end of the depression),
when I'm in nature... I don't like to disturb
things if I can help it (even though I have an
"exploring" heart and like to go off the
beaten path)...finding litter in the mountains
makes me really angry, I hate reckless use of out
natural resources, I like certain things from the
70's era, and sometimes I'm a "granola
cruncher" (eating healthy--basically the
Word-Of-Wisdom diet--which I don't do as much as I
should because I always feel so much better when I
eat that way--so I'm always trying to get back to
that way of eating). I enjoy traveling, site
seeing, and seeing new places. Something I really
hope to be able to do more of soon. I enjoy good
movies (at home or at the theater...I tend to be
old-fashioned and like the good-ole' classics, or
else to the extreme of fantasy or sci-fi), good
restaurants, good books. I'm not much of a sports
lover (playing or watching), although I enjoy
entertaining sports such as bowling, dart
throwing, ping-pong, racketball, pool, swimming,
etc. I'm not much of a risk-taker, especially
since I've been a mom, but I'm willing to try new
things as long as they are considerably safe (my
kids still need me). I plan on going back to
school again in a few years because I was never
able to finish school (marriage, kids, and other
things have gotten in the way thus far). I love
biology, and I have one former biology professor
who thought I should be a doctor (I do love human
anatomy, but I never liked needles, and I've found
out just how much I loathe cadavers), but I
haven't figured out my "call" yet (maybe
botany, psychology, or something). I like to learn
new things by reading and doing hands-on-learning.
I want to learn how to do so many things that it's
hard to pick just one thing. I hope to have more
time to devote to my many interests some day. I
hope to be in a position where I can retire one
day and work in the temple and go on a mission.
Hopefully it will be with my eternal companion
(whom I have been promised is out there preparing
for me right now). |
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