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Gratitude

 Last week our amazing 96 year old prophet talked about losing his wife a few years ago, losing two daughters to cancer, and other trials in his life.  He talked about his career as a medical doctor who has integral in finding advancements for treatment of heart failure.  He talked about a type of treatment for anything in life that will help provide alleviation.  He talked of gratitude, and issued a challenge to use social media for the better over the course of seven days by expressing the blessings in our own lives.  So I did!

I deleted my Facebook a few months ago but hung onto Instagram, so I used that as my platform in expressing thanks for a small few of the big blessings in my life.  I'm copying them in here so I'll always have them!

Day 1: We had cousins over and I let them decorate the patio windows with window markers with everything they are grateful for. They don't have social media, so this is the closest they got. I told them the prophet asked them to use the hashtag #givethanks... which they thought meant hashtagging everything.  #fail  hahaha


Day 2: "I'm grateful for this guy.  He's the best person in my life.  He's funny, patient, kind, helpful, handsome, and all around a good guy.  I love that he wears a white shirt every day of his life and that he presents to hate the dog and chickens.  I love that he doesn't care about much in this world except our family and God." #givethanks


Day 3: "I sure love these three. Dakota is our ice cream loving, animal adoring, dramatic tease.  Micah is our karate kicking, archery and shooting lover, comical gal.  Copper is a lover of everything girly and who keeps us all in line.  These three are the best girls around." #givethanks

Day 4: "I am grateful for mornings.  I'm grateful for super early mornings.  I take time to talk to myself, talk to God, exercise, read, and write in my journal.  I try to do this at least 3 days a week, getting up a little after four to start my day.  I should just make myself do it everyday... may days just end up better.  I'm a firm believer that joy really does come in the morning." #givethanks

Day 5: "I bought this table at the DI like 11 years ago, maybe a little more.  It's kind of a piece of junk but it does its job.  I love the power that comes from sitting around the table as a family.  I love the stories I hear, the connections we make, and the unity I feel as a family after long and sometimes hard days." #givethanks

Day 6: "Family game nights.  We're a game loving family, even when it ends in thrown cards and tears." #givethanks


Day 7: "I am grateful to be me and for the life that Heavenly Father gave me.  I've always been my worst critic and struggled to like myself.  The older I get, the easier it is to see a little of what God must see.  So, I am grateful to be me- my gifts, talents, quirks, and imperfections." #givethanks


I love this life of mine and the people in it.  I'm grateful for a prophet of God who can prescribe something as simple as gratitude to change a heart and mind and outlook.








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