Last night the missionaries from our church came over for dinner and we had a really nice visit with them. They are both top-notch Elders. I'd like to have both of them as sons-in-laws someday if that were possible! Anyway, as always, they leave with a message, and the message last night was gratitude. That's been coming up a lot lately around me. I think I need to be more grateful for the things that Ihave been given. I am going to start my gratitude journal again and I think I'll do mini blog entries with my phone so I can snap a quick picture and jot down a few words and document a blessing in my life every day. I know they are all around me. I just need to wake up and see them. Elder Brown had us go around the table and just say something we were grateful for. He was grateful to be a missionary. Natalie was grateful for her family. Scott was grateful for me and that we were married in the temple. Kellie was grateful that she was brought to us from the hospital. Annie was grateful for the scriptures. Emily was grateful for the gospel. I was grateful that Scott had made it home in time to share the meal with us because it meant a lot to me that he was there. And Elder Pirir was grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ. Just saying one blessing really brought the spirit into our home. Imagine if we all made it a daily habit to remember our blessings on a larger scale? I feel as we strive to bring the spirit more fully in our lives, it will help us in other areas we might be struggling in. I know I need its influence as I raise my children and try to improve my marriage. I am going to try to invite the spirit to be more a part of my life each day by counting my blessings.
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