Simply Smiddy - The Idaho Convert

Family and friends,  As many of you know, or maybe don't, four years ago I was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. I have had the opportunities to learn and know of God's love for me and nothing has brought me more peace. Four years ago I was seeking for happiness that I wasn't sure how to achieve. I was looking for something to fill the empty space inside of me. Well growing up in small little Blackfoot, Idaho I observed the people's lives around me and I recognized something different about my classmates who had the gospel in their lives. The seemed to have what I thought I needed. Well in an answer to my seek for this happiness the Lord blessed me with a friend  and family that had this light in their lives and home. As I grew closer to this amazing family I started staying the night on Saturday nights and attending church with them on Sunday. I loved going to church because it would always leave me with this warm fuzz...

Seriously I couldn't have asked for a better senior prom! Here is the run down of how things went: Well let's start from the beginning. While being asked to prom by two different guys in the same day I noticed my biggest weakness, but greatest quality all at the same time and it's something I have noticed in my life, especially lately... I have grown up caring and working for other people's happiness more than my own. Although this is a weird thing to talk about for myself, it's something that my friends and family have really taught me lately. I also feel like this post can really help other people who might be in the same boat.  Let me start by quoting one of my favorite movies for an example; in the notebook, Allie is faced with a conflict between choosing to be with her first love, Noah and her fiancé, Lon. Right before the wedding she decides to go see Noah because of a picture in the newspaper of the dream house they planned together. While visiting No...

There are three major things that keep me sane in this life.  I like to call them my own little crucial tri-formula of surviving each and every single day I live on this planet we call Earth.  These three things are simple... they all come down to the unconditional love I possess for each an every one of them... they are: my loving family, my loving heavenly father and all he has blessed me with, and my passion for dance. These three things keep me sane.. they keep me functioning. they keep me stable and if you were to take one thing out of the formula it would throw off the whole equation.  These three things play a crucial part in my life and they are ultimately my 'key' to happiness. Family is something I think we would all agree is crucial to living our lives each and everyday. They are the people that are there to love and care for you, no matter what. Even when my family and I disagree on something and even when we argue to the point that it seems nothi...

fam·i·ly ˈfam(ə)lē/ noun plural noun:  families 1 . a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. 2 . all the descendants of a common ancestor. I have debated and debated how to start this post. I thought well I could post about the divorces or about how hard it is and was or... I could post about the amazing people that have been in my life. Up above i have the definition of the word family and through out my life I have developed my own personal meaning of the word family. To me family are the people who know you, they love you, and even though they aren't always there for you they still love you and you know they do. I have been raised by many different people in my life and they have made me into who I am. I am so extremely blessed to have so SO many people in my life that love me. The...

Things I’ve Learned I have learned a lot throughout this four year journey; more than just the Pythagorean Theorem and how to justify if a sentence is a fragment or a run-on. I’ve learned that positive attitudes towards the people around me can get me further than any of my talents can. I've learned that with hard work and determination I can accomplish any goal I set. I've learned that words really do matter. I've learned to believe in myself and to have confidence. I’ve learned that happiness is a choice. I've learned to be accepting to the people around me.  But most importantly within these four years, I have faced challenges through family experiences, through school work, and through my busy schedule; all in which have taught me how to be the independent, self motivated, and responsible young woman I am today. High school is preparation for the “real-world”. The place where each person is held accountable for each and every decision you make. High school ...

I Believe in Dance             I believe in dance because when dancing a personality is expressed that you might not see normally. I believe it is a way to escape into a whole different world to find your happy place. Dance clears your mind of all other emotions you might feel in your life. I believe as a dancer you can lose yourself in the music and the movement. “The truest expression of people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie” (Maleah Diggs). Dance is my therapy, my getaway, my happiness.   Often when you ask a dancer why they dance they reply with some sort of comment along the lines of ‘why do you breathe’ or ‘it is my life’. There is only one way we can truly connect the idea that ‘dance is life’, the instrument through which the dance speaks is also the instrument through which life is lived: the human body. It is the instrument by which all the primary experiences of life are manifested. It holds...

There are so many things we are truly blessed with in our lives and so many things that we should be thankful for. I have an infinite number of blessings to be thankful for so no doubt I will forget something and I am apologizing for it right for that. It would take a lifetime to write down all my blessings, but I'm going to write about the ones that stand out the most to me this month.  1. My BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING family!           I am always so grateful for my family, but lately I have noticed truly how blessed we are to have our own families that will be there for us no matter what! I am grateful my direct family members as well as my distant family members. Family is always first because they are the people that are going to matter after this life. I have such great parents and siblings its truly amazing! They all bless my life SOO much! 2. My HOMETOWN (Blackfoot).            I NEVER realized how much I truly do love ...