The Next part of our Journey!

Sunday was the 1 year Anniversary of the man of my dream's Journey in England and a big wake-up call for me! I looked back on this past year and could see how much I have grown and how much we have grown together, but I could also see the things that I needed to take this time to improve on...the things that I was allowing to hold me back before. The start of this second year apart is like a new beginning to me because I feel like I spent this last year without him trying to find myself  and trying to learn to function everyday and be happy without him. Being with him always made me feel beautiful, so I had to learn how to feel beautiful on my own. I have had to endure medical scares  and a sad diagnosis without him by my side to hold my hand. I had to learn to be strong without him by my side and I learned that I am stronger than I think and can handle more than I ever thought possible. I learned to have faith in myself and my decisions and stick to what I know is right even if many people have disagreed with and doubted my decision to wait for him or that it would even work. I learned that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of me; the only thing that matters is what I think of myself and my relationship with Heavenly Father. Over this past year Elder Humphries and I have been so blessed and have been able to grow and learn together in the ways we were meant to. We have been able to grow together as well as grow individually without eachother to lean on every day when something go's wrong. We have learned more about eachother in this past year than we did in 2 years of dating before he left and our testimonies have grown. We support eachother and fall more in love with every letter and every email :) We understand what this time is for and what is expected of us and we're going to do more than that...We are working hard. Even though he is on a mission, I am also on a mission here and that won't ever change :) I am so thankful for this unbelievable journey and so blessed with what I have learned on my own and with the love of my life. I am so excited to keep learning and growing! Now that I know what was holding me back before...nothing can hold me back now and those who doubt us will soon know that they were wrong from the beginning. We are all given specific trials and journeys that are meant to shape and mold us into brighter versions of ourselves  throughout our lives...right now, this is my journey and it's just the beginning! :)