Gratitude

So tis the season to be grateful!!! I've been so busy this week that I haven't had a chance to sit down and type what I am thankful for, but I am so blessed that I would be truly ungrateful if I didn't.

First and foremost I am most grateful to my Savior, Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father, because without them happiness would be impossible to achieve. Because of them and the sacrifices that they made I have the chance at eternal exaltation. Because of the sacrifices that they made I always have someone I can depend on and someone who knows exactly what I feel and what I have gone through. What extraordinary blessings that I am eternally indebted and grateful for!!!!

Second I am deeply grateful to and for my husband. He is the man that dreams are made of!!! He is so supportive of me and he listens to me and my crazy suggestions and he tries to do them!!!! He is so helpful around the house and with our daughter, and he is always so willing to watch her even when he has a lot of homework or research that he needs to get done!!! He loves to just be with me; he doesn't even care what we are doing as long as he gets to be with me and I both admire that and love him for that!!! I am also so grateful that we were led to each other and that we both followed the promptings of the Spirit that allowed us to be a forever family!!!

Next, I am grateful for my daughter, she is such an energy ball, but I love it and I love her so much!!! I'm grateful that she is a self entertainer and that she loves books!!! I'm grateful that she is healthy and that she is so curious!!! I'm grateful for her love and the joy that she brings into our family!!!!

I'm grateful for my parents; for giving me life and giving me a good life!!!! I'm grateful for the sacrifices that they made to raise me and to teach me correct principles!!! I'm grateful that they are always willing to give me (and Chad now) advice, but also to let us make our own decisions and not criticize us for making them!!!

I'm grateful for my in-laws; for allowing us to stay in their basement rent-free so that we can save for a house. I'm grateful for the opportunity that I've had to get to know them better and for the help and advice that they have given me. And I am especially grateful to them for raising such a wonderful son!!!

I'm grateful to my best friend, for our friendship and all the long talks that we have!!! I'm grateful that she trusts my opinion and that she knows me well enough to give me really good advice!!!

I'm grateful for my life, for my health, for my brothers, sisters and my husband's family. I'm grateful for my religion and my beliefs and my scriptures. I'm grateful for a living prophet and for my knowledge of that living prophet. I'm grateful to live in a free country where I am not jailed for my beliefs and where I get to help choose the leaders!! I'm grateful for my faith, for the roof over my head and the food that we have. I'm grateful for a running car and for music and for the fun I get to have. I'm grateful for new adventures and new experiences and good books and for good friends!!! I'm grateful that I get to go to the temple at least once a month and feel an outpouring of the spirit there!! And I'm grateful to all my sitters who watch my daughter for me!! I'm grateful for institute and for the beautiful world that we get to live in and enjoy!!! And I am grateful to have a family that is sealed forever!!!:) I have so much to be grateful for!!!