Wednesday

Count Your Blessings

There is so much in our life to be thankful for~yet, so often our focus is on our hardship and trials.  By taking time each week to focus on our blessings I know we will notice a positive change in our lives.  Even in our trials there are blessing....we need to look for them.

 One blessing I am grateful for today. Friends and Memories.  Merrill Widdison passed away on Monday.  He was Larry's Bishop when Larry went on a mission.  He is Paul's dad.  Merrill has always been so good to us.  I am thankful for our memories of him and loved hearing Paul share some with us as well.

An experience I have had that was a blessing to me. I love the Sundays that everyone comes home and we are all together again.  It happens twice a month and for that I feel very blessed.  I love that my kids and grands live so close so that we can get together and enjoy each other.


One Gospel Principle that is a blessing to me. That families are Eternal.  I am so thankful that I get to spend Eternity with my family.

Something I have done to bless another. This week I drove dad to SLC for an appointment that was cancelled.  I visited my friend a few times that is recovering from surgery.  Larry and I went to Paul and Debbie's.  I got home from taking Jared to Young Men's and Larry was waiting for me in the garage.  I asked him where we were going and he told me to follow the spirit. I went to Paul and Debbie's.  They didn't answer their door and I was confused...why did the spirit lead me there if they weren't home?  I called Debbie and they were home...they just didn't hear us at their door. I love visiting others and I think that is a blessing.  (I got thinking later that Larry may have wanted me to go to the store to get ice cream for root-beer floats...haha...that's not where the spirit told me to go)

Who was a blessing to me this week? My cute grands are a blessing to me.  I love looking into their cute faces and having them smile at me.  They are always excited to come to our house.  It thrilled me when Mya said that while she was at school she had wanted me.  I love the tight hugs that Parker gives.  Ivy wanted me to herself this week and Zaden shouted for joy when I went and picked him up from school.  Kamryn made me a cute Easter Basket and bought a big chocolate bar for me with her very own money.  The Grand Babies are a Huge Blessing to me!