Blessings

For some reason, today is kind of a "blah" day for me, so I thought I should write down some of the blessings in my life. A little pick me up, if you will......

~My awesome, adorable husband. I can't believe we've been married almost eight years. It seems like forever, yet it's gone by in the blink of an eye! I love you babe and I probably don't tell you that as much as I should.

~My family......we've been through so much these past couple of years. We've had our ups and downs, but I can't imagine going through the trials with anyone else. We've laughed, cried, yelled and enjoyed life. Here's to you guys! You're the best!

~A wonderful place to live. We love living in Utah. We love the change in seasons, especially right now when all of the leaves are changing colors. It's so nice to be able to go on a walk, or drive up the canyon and see nature all around us. There's just so much to see and do, it's almost impossible to get to everything. But, we're trying....

~We have the best friends in the world! I don't know what we (and I mean me) would do without them. They've been with us through the worst, and I mean the absolute worst. They've offered us shoulders to cry on, venting opportunities and quiet understanding. They offer unconditional love and I know that they will always be there for us.

~Our membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I think growing up in the Church I tend to forget, or not really think about all the blessing it brings to my life. We attended a convert baptism a couple of weeks ago (my first) and it was wonderful to look at their faces and see their joy. Our ward right now is huge. Usually we have anywhere from 250-300+ people attend Sacrament alone. A couple of weeks we had the opportunity to speak (which I hate) but I was so glad we did. After that we've had several people come up and ask us if we were the ones that spoke. It's opened a door where more people recognize us and as a result, we've been able to get to know more people. In a ward that's as big as ours, it's kind of hard to get to know people, so the end result was a huge blessing. I'm also grateful that I'm forever sealed to my sweetie. I know that it doesn't matter how much we get frustrated/mad at each other. The frustrations are just a small blip in this thing we call life. I was thinking the other day about how it's almost the year mark where I got pregnant and lost the baby. I know that little spirit was a boy and I know that he's ours. Someday, somehow we'll be able to see and hold him, if not in this life, then the next. Until then, we'll just remember him and continue to love him.

~We have great jobs and work with great people. In this day and age the economy is a pretty scary thing. I'm so grateful we're able to go to our jobs on a day to day basis and have the talents and knowledge to be able to be good at them. Although going to work every day can sometimes seem like the biggest drudgery, it's worth it!

~I think the last blessing would have to be all the small things that on a day to day basis bring joy to our lives. It could be a smile from a friend or co-worker, an unexpected surprise, your spouse having dinner ready when you get home from a long, stressful day, the innocent laugh of a child, or simply a beautiful autumn day. It doesn't matter.....all the little things add up. We are so blessed, sometimes we just need a kick in the butt to see it.

Okay, I feel better now......I guess it's not such a "blah" day after all!