Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern
I have so much to be thankful for and during this time of year the gratitude in my heart is even stronger. So I will list some of the things that I am grateful for so that my gratitude isn't silent.
I am so thankful for family! -A wonderful husband who supports me in whatever I do- he is truly my best friend. -Two children who are such a huge part of my life and are just plain neat people. -My children's families and how special it is to see our "family" grow!! My parents who I have always known have loved me despite my imperfections. My in-laws who raised such a kind and wonderful son.
I am thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ! I'm thankful for the opportunities I have had to serve in the church and for how each calling I've been given has made me stretch and grow. (I will miss being the Young Womens President but-despite the disbelief when Bishop Bell called me into his office- I know that I will love being Primary President. My first Sunday in Primary felt really good!) I am very thankful for the prophet, President Monson, and all the leaders of the church. Today Bishop Bell was called to be in the stake presidency and I will miss him being our bishop but he will be wonderful in his new calling. I'm thankful for the years of service that President Ostermiller gave and I'm so excited that he and his wife will be new nursery leaders. (I'm especially excited because my grandson, Lukas, will be in the nursery in a couple of months and I've seen how wonderful President Ostermiller is with children!) I'm so very thankful that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been such a light in my life!
I am thankful for my health and all the comforts I enjoy in my life. The warmth of a home, good food, a comfortable bed, a beautiful world, this country, etc. There is so much I take for granted and I have to stop and think about others who go without many comforts at all!
I'm not sure why I've been so blessed, but I am truly grateful. I am very thankful for the knowledge I have about the plan of salvation and that this life- with all its bumps - is only a small part of my existence. My favorite scipture is Mosiah 2:41-
And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and a happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
Oh, how I want to dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness!! And- as it says on a wallhanging I once made- If you have a little attitude, Try a little gratitude!!
I have so much to be thankful for and during this time of year the gratitude in my heart is even stronger. So I will list some of the things that I am grateful for so that my gratitude isn't silent.
I am so thankful for family! -A wonderful husband who supports me in whatever I do- he is truly my best friend. -Two children who are such a huge part of my life and are just plain neat people. -My children's families and how special it is to see our "family" grow!! My parents who I have always known have loved me despite my imperfections. My in-laws who raised such a kind and wonderful son.
I am thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ! I'm thankful for the opportunities I have had to serve in the church and for how each calling I've been given has made me stretch and grow. (I will miss being the Young Womens President but-despite the disbelief when Bishop Bell called me into his office- I know that I will love being Primary President. My first Sunday in Primary felt really good!) I am very thankful for the prophet, President Monson, and all the leaders of the church. Today Bishop Bell was called to be in the stake presidency and I will miss him being our bishop but he will be wonderful in his new calling. I'm thankful for the years of service that President Ostermiller gave and I'm so excited that he and his wife will be new nursery leaders. (I'm especially excited because my grandson, Lukas, will be in the nursery in a couple of months and I've seen how wonderful President Ostermiller is with children!) I'm so very thankful that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been such a light in my life!
I am thankful for my health and all the comforts I enjoy in my life. The warmth of a home, good food, a comfortable bed, a beautiful world, this country, etc. There is so much I take for granted and I have to stop and think about others who go without many comforts at all!
I'm not sure why I've been so blessed, but I am truly grateful. I am very thankful for the knowledge I have about the plan of salvation and that this life- with all its bumps - is only a small part of my existence. My favorite scipture is Mosiah 2:41-
And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and a happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
Oh, how I want to dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness!! And- as it says on a wallhanging I once made- If you have a little attitude, Try a little gratitude!!
