Day 5,6,7

Is that cheating to combined.....oh well, my blog, my rules.....I have been thinking about this though and they all go together ......

I listened to one of my favorite new country songs the other day...'Dirt Road Pray'. I love the line that goes

"It doesn't matter how long it's been, I can talk to God like he's my best friend"

So this line lead me to Day 5..... I am thankful for pray, and the knowledge that I have of the principle of pray and the faith that I have in it's power and ability to help and comfort. I don't know how anyone gets through the day without knowing that there is always a greater power who cares and loves me and knows me personally, always there willing to listen and help.

This line from the song also lead me to Day 6.....I am thankful for not a dirt road pray but the pray of a young 14 year old boy, Joeseph Smith. This summer Flemming and I had the opportunity to travel with the youth to Palmrya NY.....we had the opportunity to walk in the woods where the blessed but simple event took place.....a boy "lacked knowledge" so he asked his Heavenly Father for help and guidance, and the rest is history. What a testimony building experience it was to take that trip this summer and learn more about the Prophet Joseph Smith. I am thankful that he was humble enough to ask and brave enough to listen.

And that leads me to Day 7..... I am thankful for my belief and testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints......

Day 4

I am grateful for the principle of hope. For my whole married life one of my biggest fears has been Flemming loosing his job. I have learned this year that I am strong enough to live through my biggest fear. 2 years ago I would have said that you would have found me curled up in a ball in the corner if it ever happened...but guess what....I am not in a ball in the corner. And the reason is the principle of hope. A loving heavenly Father who I have felt with me and my family every step of the way. Now that said, this trial is not over, and I do have bad days. But those bad days usually are because I have let fear overcome my hope. I have learned that to hope is to have faith in the complete unknown. I have learned that hope is an action verb. I have learned that hope is a choice. I can choose fear....or I can choose hope. The days that go better are he days that I choose hope.

I know that we have both learned and grown through this trial. And I "hope" to remember these lessons long after this trial of ours passes.

Dance, Dance, Dance

I few weekends ago Maddie and I got to escape for a fun weekend...packed up the car with 5 teenage girls who love to dance and headed here....for a fun two days of non stop dance instruction. This convention brings in all types of fabulous professional dancers who know how to teach and motivate. They all worked hard and played hard and had a fun fun time, I was grateful for the opportunity to be a fly on the wall.....(a fly that kept them fed and happy and on time, but a fly non the less)









So at the end of the weekend I asked Mad what she liked most about it.....she simple said, "weekends like this remind me that I love to dance" .... Well said Maddie, Well said.

Day 3

I am Thankful for my Children. Three beautiful girls I am lucky to be a part of their life stories....
I could have used three different post for this because they are three different individual blessings.....but I am afraid I will run out of days and still have too many things left....so they get lumped in to Children.
I love that they teach me every day how I can improve and that they are willing to forgive and let me try again.
I am thankful that they each want to try and improve everyday.



I love that they enjoy being sisters and enjoy being a part of each others lifes. Sure their are the usual fights and annoyances that go along with being in a family...but in general, they love being sisters.



This to me is especially sweet because I did not have any sisters in my family (plenty of friends that I have adopted as sisters) but no sisters. When we found out that I was pregnant with another girl (Abby) I was so thrilled for Maddie that she would have a sister....then I panicked "oh no, they are going to talk about me"....hopefully I am still a few years away of from that happening.

Day 2

I am Thankful for my Husband. He is my closest friend and knows my strengths and loves me despite my many weaknesses. I love being part of a team. I love that he can make me laugh on a daily basis. I love the father that he is to our girls. I love the friend that he is to me and many. He puts the needs of others first and I love that about him. He is kind and giving (always lets me have a sip of his diet coke) and smart and talented and hard working, and did I mention funny, oh so funny.....
My Dad told me when I was thinking about getting married, to marry someone who can make you laugh....I can see now why those were not just something said off the top of his head, but words of wisdom, and I think I did good......

Day 1

I am Thankful for November and the Thanksgiving Holiday. It makes me so happy and it has just been the last few years that I have figured out why. The principle of gratitude is so great. When we are aware of the things around us to be grateful for, it really makes the complaining go away. And there is so much to be grateful for thus making me so happy.... It is like a cycle...you ponder all of the things to be grateful for....that brings you happiness....than you are grateful for that happiness....and so on and so on.
One of my favorite hymns growing up was "Count your many Blessing". It was a catchy upbeat hymn that I loved to sing the different parts too....but it has such an important message, I need to sing it more often.

Thankful Novemeber

One of my friends is posting something everyday on her status of what she is Thankful for. I like that idea, but I think I am going to do it on my blog instead of FB, this year at least.

So so far I am three days behind.....better get writing....