An Attitude of Gratitude

General Conference was great.  I only saw today's sessions due to working on Saturday, but it was good on Sunday.
President Monson.
I love you.

Thanks for adding clarity to my life today.
I have been very focused on the "negative" in my life.
"Life is not fair".
Still true....?
Yep.
But for a moment, I see things through other eyes.

I am so blessed.
So much more than so many.
I have a responsibility and frankly, a sacred duty, to focus
on all of the things I am blessed with.

Tonight.........I am grateful.
Just grateful.

I am grateful for:
A wonderful husband who provides a wonderful living for us, who is honorable and trustworthy, who is helpful at home, and a great father. How did I ever get so lucky?

Beautiful kids, who choose the right.  Not perfect...but trying to be good.  Kids who smile, who talk to me, who obey our rules, who care to be good, who love the gospel too.

Fabulous Mom, who courageously goes on as the Matriarch of our family, while deeply missing my Dad.  Oh how I love my Mom, and her unfailing love for anyone and everyone who is related to her, as well as so many who she cares for who aren't.  She is the definition of "angel".

Christlike Dad, who has passed on...but not before creating a legacy.  It brings me warm fuzzies to think of him in heaven caring about all of us and our various trials here on earth.  Oh how I love my Dad.

Medications:  I regularly find myself complaining about meds and how they are making me sick.  (which is true).  But, guess what?  They are going to help me LIVE!  Thank goodness for insulin....without it, I would die a sure young death...with it I may live.

Sleep.  I've always taken it for granted, not taken much time for it.  Now, I realize how precious it is.  It doesn't come easy for me right now....and so I appreciate it.

Home.  We have always had a warm, friendly home in a safe neighborhood.  Thanks again, to Glen.  But all it takes is one drive around to "scarier" neighborhoods and I realize how lucky we are to not be scared in our own neighborhood.  How lucky we are to be warm when we need to be, and cool if we want to be.

Gospel.  Whoa. What more can I say.  I love everything about this gospel.  Enough said.

Friends.  People who live their lives with integrity.  Who show up when my life is unstable, who support me in happy and sad moments, who come through, every single time I need them.

Gracee.  My puppy, who was so needed two years ago when I got her....filling a little hole where missionary boys were missing!

Oh there is so much more...but for now....I will be done.

Love my life.