Gratitude

It has been so long since I have blogged. I feel grateful for all my blessings and I feel a need to quickly write down some of the things I am thankful for. My friend is on her way over to our place. I am taking her to the airport. She is going oversees for 10 days. And they will be moving in a couple of months. It is pretty darn sad. This friend has five kids like us and we have done quite a few things together. But I am excited for their new journey and for what adventures they will be sharing together as a family in a foreign country.

I am thankful for good friends.

I am thankful for a loving Heavenly Father and for my Savior Jesus Christ. Our family has really been tested these last few months but I feel loved and I do not feel alone in our struggles. I am thankful that we have been stretched and tried. I feel stronger and I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is so comforting.

I am thankful for family. THIS IS MY GREATEST JOY. I have a great family. SO many that have helped me. I know they have prayed for us and have helped us in so many ways. I feel so blessed to come from a family that constantly thinks of others. My parents are amazing and they continually give and give even though they have very little themselves. If that doesn't get them a place in Heaven I don't know what will.

I am thankful for my husband. He is a wonderful man. It has been hard seeing him sick these last few months and it is such a blessing to have him up and working full time and well. The last couple of days he has come hoome and started cleaning. He and the kids cleaned up after dinner a couple of nights ago and just these small kind acts of service mean the world to me. I am truly grateful for a man that helps out.

I am thankful for my five wonderful kids. YES...they keep us busy but what a blessing they are. They talk back, they refuse to do chores, they argue and argue, they complain about homework, they fight with each other, they hate going to bed BUT they are our greatest joy and they bring smiles to our faces even in the worst circumstances.

I am just so grateful that our child that has been struggling to go to school is now going. I know it is still hard but this child is working through the difficulties and making great progress.

A couple of months ago I had to force myself to find the things I was thankful for. I knew I had a lot to be thankful for but it was hard to pull it out from the things that were squashing me down. I know it is so important to be thankful and so important to thank the Lord for what we do have. Every once in awhile I devote a prayer to just being thankful and not asking for a single thing.