Trials and Pick-Me-Ups

It's funny how I can't remember if this lesson was taught in Sunday School or Seminary, let alone the teacher, but I do remember a small part of the lesson.  That God did not pick our trials that we face on this Earth, we did.  We chose our own trials.  Then and now I thought, "Why did I hate myself so much?!?!  Why did I pick all the hard trials?!"  That idea always bothered me in a way.  If I really got to choose my own trials before coming to this Earth I most certainly could have chosen a little easier set.  

Yesterday I was walking through a small part of Hell when I decided that if in fact I did choose this for myself, that I knew how hard it was going to be, I would have set up a few pick-me-ups along the way.  Now where were they??  I had lost my marbles for the day and my temper was next when I got in the car and drove to Springville.  There on the porch was our adopted outdoor cat and 3 tiny kittens.  Hello pick-me-up!!  They are about the cutest things I have ever seen!  Spooks is the new mom, Pascal is gray with long fur that almost looks unreal, Abu is the runt who is black with a white spike down the center of his face and of course we have little Apollo (or maybe Kocoum) who is also black but with a white tummy!

I have spent every possible moment snuggling my new little friends!  Paying attention in school is going to be difficult tomorrow after spending the day with the little ones.  At least I have the weekend to play with them!

So in the end, I failed at picking out trials for myself but I ROCK at the pick-me-ups!

And yes, they are all Disney names!!!