thankful for

Dec 2, 2015

The past few weeks have been full of a lot of introspection. I have spent a lot of time thinking about gratitude and even though Thanksgiving Day has come and gone, I still need to take some time to ponder and write down my list of gratitude.

• My Heavenly Father and Mother
• Jesus the Christ
• Richard
• Our children
• The scriptures
• My mom
• My dad
• My siblings
• My grandma & grandpa
• Oodles of cousins, aunts, and uncles
• My dear, dear friends, oh, my goodness, I am blessed with amazing friends
• A safe home
• Trees
• Sunshine
• Clean water to drink
• Water to play in
• Water to relax by
• Days at the lake
• Food to eat
• Ovens
• Stoves
• Fire
• Sleeping bags
• Snuggly quilts
• Fleece
• Wool socks
• Comfortable shoes that protect feet from elements and owies
• Mittens and gloves
• Warm hats
• Blue skies
• Gentle breezes
• Hammocks
• Read-alouds with our children
• Audio books
• Amazing mentors that bless the lives of our family by sharing their passions and loving our children
• Our homeschooling community
• Gymnastics
• Libraries
• Books, glorious books
• Book discussions
• Communication in all its many forms – the spoken word, the written word, email, letters, phone calls, the look in someone’s eye, social media, hugs, tears, the sharing of the soul – I am so grateful I can connect with so many people and share not only information, but also our hearts
• Music
• Braces and tape to hold me together
• Bone, Flesh, and Cartilage ointment
• Essential oils
• Herbs
• Grapefruit Seed Extract
• Onions, carrots, celery, garlic – use them all the time in my cooking and cannot imagine food without them
• Ice cream
• Chocolove Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt bars – totally delish
• My bed
• Ice packs and rice packs
• Swim camp
• Family reunions
• Swings
• Swimming pools
• Working vehicles
• Mountains
• Kayaking
• Angels
• Priesthood blessings
• Pumpkin pie
• Toilets
• Running water
• Snow shovels
• A flat driveway
• Contacts
• Glasses
• Covenants
• Washing machine & dryer
• Refrigerators & freezers
• Vacuums
• Mechanical pencils
• Staedtler pens
• Photographs
• My grandma’s aprons
• Erasers
• Water bottles
• Magic erasers
• Doors to keep the cold out
• My church
• My community
• Goodness
• Kindness
• Generosity
• Big dreams
• Passion
• Courage
• Sacrifice
• Freedom
• Determination
• Love, most of all, love