Day 11

Today I'm thankful for all of the men in my family who served in the armed forces. Without these brave men and women we would not have the freedoms we have today. I know our country is in turmoil right now and I feel its important to remember what it is we have, what has been fought for, and stand up for what is right and let our voices be heard when things are going so very wrong.
So thank you to the following who served from my family both living and dead
Charles Young
Ernest Clark
Chris Tyler
Jim Tyler
Richard Zinnick
Paul McBee

Day 10

I'm greatful the sun is out today. One of the hardest things for me to get used to here is that during the winter its overcast and cloudy most of the time for several months. We have been so fortunate that its been sunny for the last couple of weeks. Its cold yes but ahh I love the sun.

Day 9

I'm grateful for life lessons learned. Sometimes challenges and difficult situations are placed in our path that at the time we don't understand why. However its those times later when a slightly similar situation arises that we realize why we had to face the first one. It makes us stronger and able to handle whatever may come our way.

Day 8

So yesterday should have been days 6 & 7 instead of 5 & 6 Sorry for the confusion

Day 8:
I'm greatful for the following question my husband asks me when life gets too much for me sometimes. Its these simple words "What in this situation do you have control of?" This question has helped me make difficult decisions and to put things into perspective.

Days 5 & 6

Day 5:
I'm greatful for my "second" mom. Shes a lady in my ward that has been my rock since I moved here. Yes my mom knows about her and is greatful I have her. Shes an amazing woman who when my moms not available I can go to for advice or a hug when I need it. No one could ever replace my actual mom, but its nice to have someone you can go to when your own mom is so very far away.

Day 6:
Im greatful for the friends who today listened to me vent some frustrations, and who gave advice. You know who you are and Im greatful for you.,

Gratitude

"There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude." ~Robert Brault

Many of you may have noticed that the latest thing on Facebook is to every day put something you are grateful for. I decided that I would do mine in our blog instead. I have found the last few days that my heart is so very full of gratitude. I also know that sometimes I don't always say how grateful I am. My wonderful husband might disagree with me on this because I tell him thank you all the time but I don't say it to others whom I love and care about. Since its already Novemeber 5th I find myself 5 days behind.

1. I'm grateful for an amazing husband who works very hard to provide for our little family. I'm grateful for the priesthood he holds and for the example he is to me.
2. I'm grateful for wonderful parents who raised me in the gospel so that I haven't had to go through life without it. I'm grateful for all they do for each of us children and for how important it is to them that we have a relationship.
3. I'm grateful for my wonderful sisters. We don't talk as much as we should but I love each of them very much.
4. I'm grateful to the dear friends I have here, especially the one who encouraged me to join Weight Watchers. It has taken a long time to build these relationships and I cherish them
5. I'm grateful I live so close to Lake Tahoe. What an amazing place it is and I can't wait to share it with my family.

What are you grateful for?

Time for an Update

I realized after reading a few of the blogs I follow, especially those of family, that I haven't updated ours in a while. Theres lots going on so here we go. About a month ago John was released as the Ward Executive secretary and then we were both promptly called to be Ward missionaries. I told the bishop that I would accept but I wanted to keep teaching my primary class. Its where I want to be and for a variety of reasons Im not ready to go back to Relief Society yet. If you really want to know the story you can message me and I will fill you in. So anyway, because of Johns work schedule it has been me attending all the weekly meetings. So far I love it but its been getting harder to go to the meetings and making visits alone. So we will see. Im excited because one of the investigators the missionaries have been working with and a sister I have gone to visit a couple of times has decided to get baptised. Shes an amazing lady who is a single mom with 4 kids a couple of which are a handful. I know the gospel will bring great joy to her life and she will find a great support system in the church.
The other thing that has been going on is I decided with a little prodding from a good friend to join Weight Watchers. Its been a total lifestyle change but I have seen some great benefits, one of which is my sugars being the lowest they have been in a long time. So I have had to adjust one of my meds because the sugars were too low. So far with the help of the diet change and exercise I am down 6.6lbs I weigh in tomorrow so we will see. John has been a huge support on this journey and Im finding its a huge help.
John is getting busier and busier at work and is finding that the schedule hes working is draining him. He keeps applying for local jobs but so far nothing. So keep him in your prayers that we will know what to do career wise. He won't quit his current job till he gets a new one so don't worry about that.
So there you have it folks. Our lives are pretty normal and busy.