I'm Thankful For.........Sunday November 14th

Trials. I am thankful for trials. Yes life throws you lemons. Big deal! If it makes you stronger, go with it. I have had many trials in the last few years, physical, mental and Spiritual. However these trials are what have made me so strong and given me such a wonderful testimony of the gospel. I am so thankful for the trials that have shaped my testimony. There have been many, I am thankful for the trials that have saved my life, I am thankful for the trials that have changed who I am today. So yes, today I am thankful for "Lemons" aka-Trials (you know, just in case you haven't figured that out yet). Without them I wouldn't be who I am today. Yeah and HEY! FREE LEMONS!!! I LOVE FREE!!!

I'm Thankful For......Saturday November 13th

I am thankful that I have the knowledge to read and understand many great books. I am very blessed. I am also thankful that I have a way of accessing many different books, thanks to a library system in our country. Lucky Me!!!! :) I love to read!

I'm Thankful for........Friday November 12th

Today I am thankful for my warm Hoodie. I have been freezing all day and it has curbed the cold. :) I am also thankful for a bed that I can rest in to get better from this cold.....and Just maybe I will actually get better!!!

I'm Thankful for......Thursday November 11th

As the sun has set and the darkness has come, I sit here in my home and I am thankful so much for the many people who have served our country and made it a safe place to live. People who have provided us a place where we can have many freedoms and privileges. We are very lucky to live in a place that we can practice our religion, speak our minds, and be free. So today I wish to thank all those past, present, and future who protect our country. THANK YOU!

I'm Thankful for......Wednesday November 10th

I am thankful that today I have a phone again. You never know how much you need one in this world now a days, until you don't have one! IT has been so hard to not have one. We now again have a phone though and that makes me happy.

I'm Thankful for.....Tuesday November 9th

Today I am thankful for the plan of salvation and Yellow Balloons

I'm Thankful For............Monday November 8th

On this Rainy rainy day, I am thankful for Umbrellas, Apple cider, a warm blanket, a good book and ....
A fireplace.



I love fall!

I'm Thankful for.......Sunday November 7th

Need I say more??

I'm Thankful For.......Saturday November 6th

I am Thankful for the Temple. Today I had the opportunity to go with a dear friend. It was tons of fun. I really enjoy going. It is so peaceful and quiet and just a great place to feel the love of Heavenly Father. I am glad I live close enough to one to be able to attend often. I certainly am very lucky!

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I'm Thankful For......Friday November 5th

I am thankful for Music. Music is my life. I love it. I love listening to it, I love relating to it, I love singing it! It is beautiful and expresses how I feel in times that I can't express in words how I feel. I could not live without music. I am so thankful that it is something I love.

I am Thankful for....

So every day in November we have been challenged to write down something we are Thankful for. Well no better place to do it than on my Mission to be Happy Blog.....Since I am a few days behind I will start by stating the 4 days prior and then A new post each day will tell you what I am thankful for! I hope you will enjoy my list and I challenge you to do it too! You won't regret it!

Monday November 1st- I am thankful for my family. The reason I am here, the reason I care to be here. I love them and I am glad they are here.

Tuesday November 2nd- I am thankful for family dinner. We recently started it because we felt a distance in the family relationship. I have really enjoyed visiting with my kids and my husband each day around the table.

Wednesday November 3rd- I am thankful for Modern Medicine. I am so glad I can take something to curb the symptoms of the common cold, which seems to be kicking my butt this time around, I must be getting old!

Thursday November 4th- I am thankful for the wonderful Fall weather we have been having. It has been nice to be able to open the window and enjoy the fresh air. I love breathing in the fall smells and well I just love FALL!

Decluttering

It is amazing what a little de-cluttering in your home can do for you. My living room has haunted me with clutter for a really long time. I finally just shoved everything in boxes and only pulled out what was necessary to keep in the living room (granted it isn't all done yet, I still have to declutter behind one more area). I feel so much better. I put a nice rug in it and we recently acquired an electric fireplace. It makes the room seem so much more homey feeling. I am loving it. It has made the spirit in the home change too. (and it has only been 2 days!) It is wonderful. Now I know that changing this will help physically, but, I need to work more on my spiritual clutter. I am thinking that I need to throw everything into a box and pull out the most important things. I think I can do that. I am going to give it a try. Wish me luck!

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Feelings of joy on a sick day

I woke up this morning and felt okay but I was a little light headed. However I thought I could get up and get dressed and it would go away. However it didn't and by the time I was supposed to take my kids to my friends and go work out at the gym, I still didn't feel well. I am still not running at 100% and I feel very icky. It was starting to become hard to make today a good day. I made a payment on a medical bill, Called to make an appointment to get my van looked at yet again, took my daughter to her appointment and then came home. I had one more thing on my "Mandatory" to do list today and it was to call Primary Childrens.

I called and I was put on HOLD for FOREVER! I waited and waited patiently. I was on hold for 28 minutes. I started the laundry again while I was waiting and finally someone talked to me. See we had put in an application for financial assistance and I hadn't heard from them yet. So I had called to see if they had approved it or not. Our bill was around $2000. I waited for them to look up the account on their computer and I heard, "Yes, your application was accepted." Okay So how much?? Well They covered all but $100 dollars. WHAT???? Wow! I totally didn't expect that!

I called my mom because she had intended on helping me out with that bill and she said she would and so today we got it paid off.

So my crappy sick not wanting to do anything day, Has become a day to rejoice that I now own my daughter. She is mine. I owe nothing more for her medical stuff. YAY!

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General Conference Wonderment

Normally during conference I am sitting here fighting with the kids to be quiet and to listen and then about 20 minutes into it I send them upstairs to watch cartoons so I can actually hear the talks. That is how a conference USUALLY goes.

Today however was different. I prepared the kids early and told them that the first Saturday and Sunday of the month, the Prophet and some of his apostles were going to talk to us. I told them that they have this meeting 2 times a year and expect us to listen so that we can learn more about Jesus and his gospel. I mentioned to them that the Prophet gives us words of encouragement and advice to help us get through our daily lives and that he gives us commandments that we can follow, that will make it easier for us to return to live with Heavenly Father. I also told them that they could take notes. They were given the option to draw their notes in pictures or in words.

So this morning when they whined at first that they would have to sit through the whole thing, I was sure that I would be sending them upstairs within the first 30 minutes. I WAS WRONG!

All 3 of them sat through both sessions and My two older kids actually TOOK NOTES!!! And good notes too! The youngest took notes in her own little way (By scribbling). I was so Surprised. I didn't have to fight them. I didn't have to send them upstairs. It was an amazing session too. The kids heard how much the Prophet and Apostles loved them and it was neat to watch them sustain our Prophet and all the leaders of our church.

Needless to say, today was a happy day and it was enjoyable to be here listening to conference as a family, with no contention and with listening hearts.

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Sister In Law

Have I ever told you how much I love my family? I have so many great sisters and brothers. (both step, in-law, and of course my real brother). I love them all so much.

Today I am going to tell you about one specific Sister in Law. She is always making sure that we are doing well. I love her for that. She voices her concern, she lets me know that I am doing a good job, (which helps when I am having a down day and need validation), She always makes me feel better as a mom. She is not afraid to confront me if I have said something that has offended her. I love that in a person. And even though sometimes hearing that you have offended someone hurts, it helps to know so that you can fix the problem. I feel very lucky to have her as my Sister in Law.

Wednesday I was talking to her on facebook and I was thinking that it would be nice to call her and have a conversation with her. I love talking on the phone with her because we talk about EVERYTHING! And I mean it. Anyway, I hadn't spoken to her on the phone for almost 2 weeks and she must have had the same impression because she called me yesterday! We talked about 8 million different things.

I don't know what it is about this particular Sister in Law, but whenever I am really searching for answers to a question I have had for a while, I can almost guarantee that I can get it from talking to her. She really helped me come up with some solutions to a few issues we have had this week and really for quite some time.

Anyway I just love her so much. I wish we lived closer so we could do stuff together. I guess a trip to Washington is going to have to happen as soon as Possible.

As a disclaimer-I just want you to know that I do love all of my brothers and sisters a lot and I have great stories about them all. This is just one I needed to share right now :)

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