Morgan came home a couple of weeks ago with this cute little Indian outfit she had made at pre-school. She danced around the room and showed me how they had an Indian parade. Almost every day Morgan comes home with some craft she has made, and not always little crafts, but big & pretty crafts that we can never throw away, so our home is decorated with beautiful fall crafts.
Today when I went and picked up the kids, they all came out for a Pilgrim parade. They looked so cute with their little hats and collared shirt things... I don't know what they're called. Anyway, while Morgan was gone, my visiting teachers came over and the first thing my one visiting teacher said to me was,"Well, what are you thankful for?" she must have been inspired, because it was exactly what I needed to hear. Yesterday afternoon, I had read something that got me kind of discouraged, and adding it to something I heard the other day, it made me even more discouraged, and my thoughts suddenly turned into, "I want...," and "why can't I have..." and "why do I have to..." and they were all thoughts about ME ME ME, and more Me's :) So, I knew that I wasn't being very grateful for the beautiful life that I have, so after thinking about it... Here is what I'm grateful for:
1. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that I can belong to His true gospel.
2. I'm grateful for Brian for how willing he is to always help me out, for how he tells me how I always look good, even when I have just woken up & how he is a great dad & friend to our kids. I could go on and on about him. I am so thankful to have him in my life.
3. I'm so grateful for my 3 little sweethearts, and for how they complete my life. I'm so grateful that they have good health & for how much joy they bring to my life.
4. I'm grateful for my Primary calling at church. I LOVE being around the little kids in Primary. I love the sweet & fun spirit they bring with them each week. I love how different each of them are, and how they are so fun to be around, and for how much I learn from them.
5. I'm grateful to have such a wonderful family, and for good parents who taught me the gospel, and raised me the way they did.
6. I'm grateful that Brian has a job, and that he is a hard worker.
7. I'm grateful for a nice home, food, and clothes.
8. I'm grateful for indoor plumbing... one of the girls in primary said this the other day
9. I'm grateful to have a prophet on the earth today who is led by our Savior.
10. I'm grateful for my neighborhood & ward... they are wonderful!
11. I'm grateful for all of my friends, and for the impact they have on my life.
12. I'm grateful for all of the examples that I am able to follow.
I am so grateful for all that I have. I am so blessed, and I know that Heavenly Father continues to bless me & my little family. I am so grateful for my life! I love my life, and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
5 comments:
Gotta love those arts and crafts! I took a pix of Carson in his and then the outfit promptly disappeared. I think I am going to have to invest in some specialty hangers that we can hang up all these paper costumes on. They are so cute though! Thanks for your gratitude list! It really helped me remember what I should be focusing on as well.
Seeing Morgan in her Indian getup reminded me of when Hilary was little and Aunt Amy made her the same little costume. Gotta love it.
Hey long time no see, I found your blog when I was looking at Vanessa's. This will be fun to keep up to date on things over that way.. We miss everyone over there. Hey, we have a blog also its www.speedygonzalesfamily.blogspot.com
I love how you have these huge crafts that of course cannot be thrown away. Ever :) Riley got so ticked at me because he found in the garbage some pages he had colored on. Thanks for doing the "grateful" post. I plan on doing one soon. It's amazing how much we do have to be grateful for!
Morgan looks so cute in her Thanksgiving outfits! I loved your post of things you are grateful for. We are all so blessed.
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