GIVING THANKS

"FEELING GRATITUDE AND NOT EXPRESSING IT IS LIKE WRAPPING A PRESENT AND NOT GIVING IT".

I have so much to be grateful for. I thought I would give my top ten list. (today)

1. I am grateful for my family. I love each and every member of my family and all they do for me. Each one is so special and I have such great memories with each.
2. I am grateful for my testimony. I love the Church and the happiness it brings to me and my family. I am forever grateful for the blessings of the Priesthood in my life. . 3. I am grateful to love life. I love to be with people. It can be family, friends, co-workers, or just about anybody. I am a social person and enjoy people. I have always lived with our door wide open and everyone is invited to come in and stay awhile. Many of my kids friends needed that and I was always glad to have them call me mom.
4. I am grateful for the happiness I have in this life. I love to laugh and be happy and to share that with others. A good laugh is as good as a good cry.
5. I am GRATEFUL for the miracles that we have been part of with Jenna. She herself is a miracle and the miracles continue each day. She sees and now she will hear.
6. I am grateful for the relationships that I have with my adult children. I still love to be with them all I can and I think the feelings are reciprocated. We love to do things together. We have tons of fun together.
7. I am so grateful for my husband. He has stood by in thick and thin and has always been the rock and patriarch of our family. He is such a good example and I love him dearly. His life has not always been easy but he has always been strong.
8. I am grateful for the home that I grew up in and the parents I was fortunate to have. I was so blessed. I miss my Dad every day but I love to have my Mother and am grateful for the blessing she is to me. Also, my siblings, what blessings they are.
9. I am grateful for change. It is scary and hard but it is only through change that we grow and develop and look outside our safety net. It is amazing the good people that are out there, if we but look outside our circle.
10. I am very very grateful for the grandchildren that I have. I love them all so much and want to be an active part of their lives. Each one is so important to me and special in their own way. I will be so glad when the 2 new ones get here safe and sound and we can just enjoy them. I love them all so much.

Happy Wife, Happy Life!!

It has been months since I have updated or even looked at blogspot, lots of changes in our life and maybe some getting used to them. We are happily settled in A.F. I have pretty much stopped working, and while I do miss my co-workers, the Docs, and the patients, it is a lot of fun to do what I want. haha I do miss not seeing my oldest three daughters as often, but we still manage to be together a lot. I do see my youngest daughter and my son so that it a benefit. I joined a bowling league with some family here and I am enjoying that. We're expecting two new granddaughters so I am busy sewing and shopping and shopping.... Scott LOVES his job and that is great. We feel like miracles are constantly happening for our little Jenna. She just got her cochlear implant on Friday and they will turn the sound on in early December. Can you imagine what it would be like from deafness to hearing. Miracles.... Their family is blessed and loved. Our family is so blessed and I am grateful for it.