Diana Leaney López Ruano

Just came back from shopping here in ZhuZhou,  the shopping center of Hunan Province:)  haha,  everyone is so "fashion" here,  makes my tshirt and jeans seem out of place.  I know I come from a pretty conservative state and culture,  but i walk down the street here in ZhuZhou and I just wonder.... (said in whatever bratty accent you care to imagine)   "Girl,  what are you wearing?!??" Its crazy,  Chinese fashion.  I just don't understand it!  Its so.......   cute .  and cute as in fluffy  and shiny things,  cute as in a forty year old lady walking around with a hello kitty purse.   Cute as in sneakers with bunny ears as the tongue of the shoe.   Cute .  They dress like little girls.  It confuses me.  As a Latina,  we dress up to look good.  As in gooood .  High heels and lip gloss,  cuz we're women,  and we show it.  Its crazy how the idea of beauty changes wherever you go....but that's another blog in and of itself.   When I came to Ch

What I wouldn't give for a priesthood blessing right now. That moment when you feel alone/tired/ashamed/confused/empty/helpless and you wish you could feel the power of the priesthood?  When you wish that all the distractions and soul pollutions could be swept away by the power of God on earth?  That moment when you realize just how much you're missing by not being able to partake of the sacrament each week,  or feel a blessing.  A father's blessing. Yes,  I have daddy issues.  He wasn't the man I thought he was,  but he's still my father.  He messed up.  He walked away.  Yet when I left for China HE was the one that gave me the priesthood blessing that sent me on my way,  not anyone else,  my father . _____ Steven's birthday is on Friday.  Seventeen.  Two more years and he'll be eligible to serve our Heavenly Father on a full time mission.  Wow.  That kid.  One of the most gentle souls I know.  I could be in the worst mood,  angry at life.  I could