We have a choice

I am sitting at work, for the 5Th night in a row, thinking about life, yet again. Man, I have just been soul searching lately, bare with me. ;)
I have been reading many blogs lately, many that speak of truth. They speak on all sorts of topics. Some I can relate to, some I can't. However it gets me thinking. My post yesterday got more of a response than when I just throw a bunch of pictures up and say, "See, this is what we have been up to!" I loved it. All of you are AMAZING women. I look up to all of you. You bring so much to my life in so many ways. It is TRUE, the simplest, "Hey I'm thinking of you today" means the world.
I have so much to be grateful for. My Savior has blessed mine and Chris's life in so many ways. I was reading, my dear friends blog, Sheena, thank you. Her words were so wonderful. It was what my soul needed at that moment of time.
We all experience hard times, and it is our choice how we react to those hard times. We choose our path. We choose our happiness. We choose our day. That is what Heavenly Father gave us, isn't it cool? We choose how to respond to every curve ball life throws us. We may sometimes feel that the "curve balls" never end. But they will and they do. I know they do. I strive everyday to think about the choices I make. I choose to work, I chose to love, to sleep, to pick that zit, and then I chose to get mad at myself for picking! I choose my reaction to a comment, I choose to be happy. Nobody can make our choices, we make them. And I LOVE that we can. I know what your thinking, you just barely realized this??? Yes and I am glad it is now, better than later, Right?
In my life at this moment I am having the time of my life, I love life! And Yes I think about things, things that aren't according to MY plan. I am a structured person and I love my plans, they may not work out like I want them to, yet I choose to push forward and look past the things that don't fall into place. I am grateful for my curve balls, they make me stronger. My character grows and I grow within myself. I can now reflect on the challenges I have faced and thank my Heavenly Father for them.