I am getting really excited for the upcoming NBA season, as you can tell from the pumpkin I carved.  I think its going to be an exciting season for the NBA and a good run for the Jazz. I predict they will go 54-28 and lose in the second round of the playoffs.  They will finish 4th in the west behind LA, Denver, and San Antonio.

What a Blessing!

I turn 23 years old in 23 days.  That is 7 years past the day most people get there drivers license.  With a combination of my parents not letting me and my bad eyesight I couldn’t get my license when I turned 16.  For the past 7 years I have had to rely on somebody to help me get everywhere I needed and wanted to go.  I am grateful for all the times everyone has driven me  around.  Well those days are almost over and the way I live my life is about to change in a drastic way. 

Today I had an eye exam, so that I could get a doctors note to give to the Drivers License Division to take the permit and license tests.  I had the same eye exam done a year ago, but my eyes weren’t good enough to get a full license.  If I would of got my license a year ago I would have had 2 restrictions on it.  I wouldn’t  have of been able to drive at night and I wouldn’t have be able to drive on roads past 40 mph.  Even though that would have been a blessing, it wouldn’t of made that much of difference in my lifestyle.  I wouldn’t of been able to even leave Tooele County.

As we were on our way to the eye doctor I said a prayer and asked Heavenly Father if he would help me pass the tests so that I could get a full non-restricted license.  I took the tests with the nurse (You know the test with the big E) and I felt like I could see them a bit better then last year, but not much.  Well when the Eye Doctor came in and sat down he said.  “Mark either you cheated on the test or your eyes have gotten better, because you have good enough vision to get a full non-restricted license.”  Thank you God!!

What a blessing this is going to be in my life!  This is going to be huge lifestyle change for me.  As I looked into the future I wanted to be able to drive for part of the family vacation, or I wanted to help my wife get the kids to where they needed to go, I didn’t want this to hold me back from getting a better job, I wanted to be able to run errands and not put that Burdon completely on somebody else, and so on and so on.   What a blessing for me especially right now in my life.  I will be able to go where I need to go.  It will be a lot easier for me to date, to get a good job, to get to college, ect….  I don’t think most people realize what a blessing it is to be able to drive.