I Love My Life and the People in It

I am so grateful for the people I have in my life.

My life has been so blessed to have such incredible people in it.

There have been so many people in my life that have taught me so much, and have inspired me.

Two people in my life that have taught me and inspired me so much are

                                                            

Grandma and Grandpa Down

Grandma,

You are one of the most amazing people in my life.

Without you, our family wouldn’t have the gospel in our lives.

Thank you so much for that!

Thank you for raising such a wonderful daughter,

Who has grown to be the amazing mother that you are to your own children.

I love all the memories I have with you, and we have more to make.

I will cherish every moment.

Someday, I hope to be a great mother like you were and are to your children,

And I also hope to be a great grandmother like you are now to all of your grandchildren.

Grandma I love you so much!

Thank you for everything you do in my life.

Grandpa,

I love you so much!

You are such an amazing person.

I will forever remember all the memories we have had so far in life.

Growing up with such a wonderful grandpa is all I could ask for.

I could never ask for a better one.

I will never forget you taking me camping and fishing.

I will never forget standing on the deck with you at your old house.

I will never forget riding in the green truck with you, and much much more.

Thank you so much for all the truly amazing things you have done for me.

I look so forward every summer to coming and spending time with you and grandma.

It is the best time of the year!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the most amazing grandparents anyone could ask for!

The Season To Be Grateful

Thanksgiving is my favorite time of the year.

I love the turkey, and the jello, but most of all the mashed potatoes!

But I also love that it is the time of year when we all really focus on what we are grateful for.

My mom taught a Relief Society lesson a couple weeks ago on gratitude.

She asked the sisters to think about things they were grateful for.

I’m sure everyone first thought of the regular “church” answers, such as family, the gospel, or the scriptures.

Those are amazing things.

But my mom asked the sisters to think of things that they wouldn’t on a regular basis think how lucky we are to have.

Some of the sisters really got thinking.

Things like cement, a sister got cement in her backyard and now dirt wasn’t tracked in her house.

That lesson got me thinking a lot.

As the season has gotten colder and I have to walk quite a ways to get to school, it always gets me thinking of the small things I am grateful for.

An umbrella when it rains,

Gloves so my hands don’t turn blue,

Apple cider to warm me up on my walk to class,

A warm car to get into after being outside,

And then a warm home to go to after.

I love the amazing things we have today.

The pioneers walked in snow, and some with no shoes.

They didn’t have umbrellas when it rained,

Most, probably didn’t have gloves,

They probably didn’t have a warm drink to warm them up,

And they didn’t have a warm car,

Or a warm house to walk into after a long day of being in the cold.

This is a wonderful season.

We shouldn’t only use this month of the season to be grateful.

But to be grateful all year round for the magnificent things we have in life.