Thankful Thursday #4

"My brothers and sisters, to express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven." Pres. Thomas S. Monson

What are you thankful for?

Thankful Thursday#3

I'm thankful for yellow school buses, wide open spaces, dogs and cats, and chickens and fresh eggs.  Cows and horses in my country views. Living in a "smallish" town.  The four seasons that change just when you tire of one.  Holidays and Sundays afternoons. Family dinners. Busy boys.  A soft bed and a good nap.  The security of employment and insurance (but not the red tape and co-pays!) Homemade bread and simmering stew.  Fresh garden produce and sewing projects.   Family stories and the faith of my ancestors.  Multiple Myeloma specialists and the expertise of my local oncologist.  Kind and friendly nurses.  Lab techs with a light touch and little needles.  Modern medicine and "magical" technology.  My scriptures. A tank full of gas. Clean laundry and my washer and dryer.  My "to do list" all checked off at the end of the day.  People I care about. 

                 I hope I don't take the little things for granted.  I have so much to be grateful for.  May we all make a conscience effort to develop an attitude of gratitude.    

Thankful Thursday #2

THANK YOU JOE for...................

Endless driving to dr. appointments,  drinks of water, and deepening dependence.  

Hugs and holding my hand, and masked messages only we can share.

Blessings and  strategic juggling of household chores and children's activities.

Earning a living while easing my burdens.  More than most men could handle.

Telling me I'm beautiful with my bare head and raw emotions.

Walgreen runs and a package of oreos under my pillow. 

Calming my housewife guilt with a gentle hand; leading me back to lie down.

Phone calls, "just checking on you calls," and "just because I love you," calls. 

How do I ever express my gratitude and love for this man that married me over twenty six years ago. 

Covenanting with me and God to be by my side as we began a life and family together.  

Both have given us more than one could imagine.  

Breathtaking mountains to climb and breath "shaking" changes as we race up and

 down this roller-coaster of a life buckled in tightly together.  

Thankful Thursday

      As promised from my last post- lets talk puppies!
This is Kirby a shihtzu my family gave me for my birthday. He is a happy, furry, puppy who soaks up any kind of attention.
       He is a great addition to our family.  Kirby and Zoey, our airedale terrier, have become bests friends.


And now introducing
    THANKFUL THURSDAY a great blog idea shared by Phil another mm blogger.  Every Thursday until Thanksgiving, I will be posting something I am thankful for.
    Today I want to share with you my gratitude for several friends in my life who have been the answer to my prayers over the last two years.  I am learning that many times the Lord answers our prayers through other people.  If a person is "in tune" they will act upon the promptings they feel.
  There has been several times when I have prayed for something and soon after I received a phone call or a visit from a friend who told me they felt prompted to check on me or see how I was doing. These always seem to happen when I need it most.
    Just yesterday I wasn't feeling very well.  Once again I am coming down with a cold.  It was after 6pm and I had not even thought about fixing dinner.  While I was resting, a friend dropped by with a dish of homemade tamales.  She knows my boys love them. Dinner problems solved!
 I am so blessed to have good friends in my life who not only bless me with their friendship but also act upon the promptings they receive and are truly an answer to my prayers.