1. MY FAMILY, the family that raised me and the family I am raising. I am thankful to have parents who are still married and have instilled such great values in their children. I am thankful for their willingness to help out and be there for us in the good times and the sad times. I am thankful to have most of my extended family close by and to share holidays and other special occasions with them. I am thankful to have found a great guy and that he wanted to marry me too. I am extremely thankful to have three healthy, beautiful and smart children. I am thankful for my husband's education and hard work which make it possible for me to stay home with our children. I am thankful for my in-laws. They have loved me and made me feel like part of their family since day one. I am thankful that we have so many people who love us and support us.
2. MY FAITH. You can find out more about my beliefs here. I am grateful for the meaning and purpose it brings to my life and how it makes me want to be a better person. I am thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who personally knows me, my trials, my struggles and who blesses me daily and loves me unconditionally. I am thankful for my knowledge that families can be together forever. I am eternally grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ who loves me so much that he atoned and sacrificed His life so I can return to Him someday.
Other things I am thankful for are:
my friends who make me laugh and comfort me,
my country where I enjoy many freedoms,
medical advances,
technology that makes communicating with long distance friends and family easier,
electricity (didn't know how much I appreciated it until we were without power for several days this fall)...
...this list could go on and on. I realize I am so very blessed and have so much to be thankful for. I am grateful for this day of Thanksgiving to reflect on what we have and to share our abundance with others.
Next week I hope to finally be done a project I started a few days ago. I need to spray paint a few things and just haven't done that yet because of the rain. So hopefully I can get that done over the weekend.
Happy Thanksgiving!
