Gratitude

In honor of Thanksgiving I thought I would blog a portion of my gratitude list...I could never fit all of it on one little blog! I have so much to be grateful for I don't even know where to start but here it goes...in no particular order!

Disclaimer: No turkeys were harmed in the making of this Thanksgiving list.

1. The savior and the atonement of course always number one.

2. My kids...I don't know how I have been so extremely blessed to have five of the most amazing kids alive...but I am grateful I have!
3. The rest of my family...there are no words humanly possible to express what you mean to me...I could have never made it through the last few months without all of you...especially the wedges ;).

4. Jen and Kim and their extended family...for me they are part of number 3 but I want you to know you how much you all mean to me...you have been amazing supports through this intense year both to Chris and to me...thank you...your support and kind words mean more than you will ever know.
5. Friends...I have some of the best friends a girl could have!
6. School...crazy huh!!! But I am soooo grateful for school-in a time when sometimes I feel I am failing everywhere it is nice to have a place where deferred gratification is a week not 18 years! :)
7. With that said...that my semester is almost over!!! Yay! 3 classes down...3 to go!
8. Prayer...how I love the strength I get through prayer...how I love having somewhere to go that I can bawl my eyes out and say whatever I need to and know the "person" listening truly cares and knows what I need.
9. Scriptures
10. Exercise-I wish I could make the time to do more of it right now...but that will come!
11. Music
12. Kind words and deeds-some days it is the little things that gets me through!
13.Food, all food but mainly dessert, especially chocolate coconut cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory! :)

14. Boats!!!! Both the boats I have used in the past and the one I am looking forward to in my future! LOL
15. Laughter!!
16.Love...I am blessed with so much love in my life
17. Determination...strength...maybe even a little bit of anger...the stuff it takes for you to get off the path you are on that is not leading you where you need to go and on to the right path...
18. Peace
19. Adventure!! I have a feeling this new stage in my life will be full of adventure and in some ways I can't wait! :) I am starting to feel the nudging that it is time to finalize past "issues" and get on with the new stage in my life staring me in the face...aaah...dating....bring it on (but not quite yet):).

20. Chris-it has been 7 months since he passed away...unbelievable...but his life still speaks to me always...his journal blesses me so much through my trials as does my memories of the wonderful 31 years we got to spend with him
Overall I know I am so blessed! I love that while my life is hard right now I still have joy and the Lord reminds me always how much I have been given! Happy Thanksgiving!