"We need to be more grateful. It's one of the marks of strong character, to have a feeling of thanksgiving and gratitude for blessings that are ours. We need more of that spirit in our homes, in our daily associations, in church, everywhere. It's so easy to cultivate the spirit of appreciation." Ezra Taft Benson
So I figured I should come up with 22 "thankfuls" for 22 days...
"Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves." Joseph B Wirthlin
Here goes...
1....thankful for Andrew who is (usually) pretty patient with me and puts up with all my quirks (once in a while I will admit I have a few..!)
2....thankful for my Daniel especially over the last few weeks where he has been so great about driving me anywhere and spending all afternoon doing boring errands with his mom...:)
3....thankful for Jordan who is endlessly creative and always thinking of the next thing:)
4....thankful for my Abbie and her funny stories and happy smile:)
5....thankful for Amelia and her happy dancing & singing ways:)
6....thankful for my sisters who know me so well and are simply always there...
7....thankful for good friends where you can just pick up where you left off no matter what
8....thankful for the home and the many 'material' things that we have been blessed with
9.....thankful to have the gospel in my life and to know that I have a Savior
10...thankful that Andrew is such a great, loving and fun dad to our kids
11....thankful for music and the fun, joy and peace that it can bring in a moment
12....thankful for all the great holidays and memories shared with loved family
13....thankful for all my cute nephews and nieces - I love them all
14....and not to forget Ben and Josh's cute babies who I have yet to meet in person, but love them too:)
15....thankful for the Spirit and the guidance and comfort it never fails to give me throughout my life
16....thankful for good health (broken toe and Abbie's "chunder" aside) for me and my family
17....thankful for Andrew always working so hard to provide for us
18....thankful to live where the sun shines almost all of the time
19.....thankful for the Temple and the blessings of going there
20....thankful for the experiences that I have had that have enabled me to learn and grow and improve....hopefully someday I'll become a better version of myself:)
21....thankful for this beautiful earth and the opportunities that I have had to see so much of it
22....thankful for being able to adopt the Thanksgiving holiday and enjoy a month of focusing on being Thankful:)
November is a GREAT month:)
"You could have an experience with the gift of the Holy Ghost today. You could begin a private prayer with thanks. You could start to count your blessings, and then pause for a moment. If you exercise faith, and with the gift of the Holy Ghost, you will find that memories of other blessings will flood into your mind. If you begin to express gratitude for each of them, your prayer may take a little longer than usual. Remembrance will come. And so will gratitude." Henry B Eyring
