It seems fitting that my next post...following the last post about Thanksgiving....should rightly belong to the holiday I tried to defend. I feel a little overwhelmed thinking about everything I am grateful for. So - I narrowed it down to three - but please realize that these three categories encapsulate my entire life...and that's a lot. So they might be really fat - although not nearly as fat as if I tried to honestly include everything (and everyone) in them. Just warning you.
First, I am grateful for people. I am grateful for people who make life bearable - the people who randomly smile when you're feeling down, or the people who turn around in line and start a happy little convo with you while you're waiting to check out, or the people who are really good at their jobs and rarely get noticed but make my job and my life so much easier. I am grateful for the people who don't know that I noticed them - the mother who tenderly consoled her crying child instead of getting frustrated, the elderly man who laughs and jokes even though he has no knee joint, no hip joint and can't even get himself out of bed, the couple who have been married for a decade and are somehow still madly in love, the professor who courageously teaches truth in the face of opposition. If you are reading this - you are a people. But not just any people. You are a people that has made a difference. If I start to list you all by name - Blogger will kick my post out because it would be long enough to quite probably circumvent the entire globe. So, you better just know who you are - and you should know that I love you. I could not survive without you. I am grateful for so many amazing people I call my friends. You define me. I am better because of you. I am grateful for people (all crazy million of them) that I call my family. They are my whole world. I am grateful for people!
Second, I am grateful for things. I am grateful for things like a house, a car, a job, a computer, the Internet, my glasses, school - things that make it easier for me to spend time with and take care of and love the people in my life. I am grateful that modern conveniences free up so much time and space in my brain that I can focus more on what I truly love the most - people!
And lastly, and arguably most importantly, I am grateful for my Savior. I have people and things because of Him and His tender care toward me. In fact, I have EVERYTHING because of Him. If I start the list - it would be longer than my people list. There simply are not words to express how grateful I am for Him and for His Gospel, His living prophet, His scriptures, His doctrines of salvation, His magnificent life and awesome Atonement. But you should know that I am grateful for Him.
As you can see - I have a LOT to be grateful for. So, thanks for reading through my list of blessings with me!
First, I am grateful for people. I am grateful for people who make life bearable - the people who randomly smile when you're feeling down, or the people who turn around in line and start a happy little convo with you while you're waiting to check out, or the people who are really good at their jobs and rarely get noticed but make my job and my life so much easier. I am grateful for the people who don't know that I noticed them - the mother who tenderly consoled her crying child instead of getting frustrated, the elderly man who laughs and jokes even though he has no knee joint, no hip joint and can't even get himself out of bed, the couple who have been married for a decade and are somehow still madly in love, the professor who courageously teaches truth in the face of opposition. If you are reading this - you are a people. But not just any people. You are a people that has made a difference. If I start to list you all by name - Blogger will kick my post out because it would be long enough to quite probably circumvent the entire globe. So, you better just know who you are - and you should know that I love you. I could not survive without you. I am grateful for so many amazing people I call my friends. You define me. I am better because of you. I am grateful for people (all crazy million of them) that I call my family. They are my whole world. I am grateful for people!
Second, I am grateful for things. I am grateful for things like a house, a car, a job, a computer, the Internet, my glasses, school - things that make it easier for me to spend time with and take care of and love the people in my life. I am grateful that modern conveniences free up so much time and space in my brain that I can focus more on what I truly love the most - people!
And lastly, and arguably most importantly, I am grateful for my Savior. I have people and things because of Him and His tender care toward me. In fact, I have EVERYTHING because of Him. If I start the list - it would be longer than my people list. There simply are not words to express how grateful I am for Him and for His Gospel, His living prophet, His scriptures, His doctrines of salvation, His magnificent life and awesome Atonement. But you should know that I am grateful for Him.
As you can see - I have a LOT to be grateful for. So, thanks for reading through my list of blessings with me!
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