thankfulness

Sitting in church on Sunday Lucy passed me over the notebook where she had been diligently writing some notes. She wanted me to read her thoughts. So I did. They were filled up with gratitude. One thing after another. This made me tear up, of course, because I’m her mom.…

My sisters and I recorded a podcast this week about holiday traditions (coming up in a couple weeks!). As we recorded, I started to get that little mound of worry in my chest that comes during the holiday season: How will I manage it all this year? How can I…

It’s been a tough couple parenting weeks in these parts over here in the desert. Oh boy. As I said in my Instagram #givethanks post a couple days ago, when the going gets tough, the depth of gratitude I have for the parents who raised me and Dave overwhelms me.…

Our traditional Thanksgiving gratitude tree was looking a little measly on the leaf deal up until all the kids got home, and now it’s starting to rock:) (Lots more about our traditional “Thankful Tree” back HERE and HERE.) Let’s take a look at all those thankful people: (Ok and Dave…

Our prophet, President Nelson, gave the following short address yesterday. I re-listened to it this morning, as I was working on some odd jobs around the house and had to stop in my tracks, in tears, so, so grateful for this beautiful message of hope and gratitude. Just wanted to…

I posted about one thing I’m thankful for each day last week leading up to Thanksgiving (see insta pictures on the header up there). And we filled our tree up to the brim with gratitude. We lived up those days of Thanksgiving with all our might (it may take me…

A few years ago all the adults in my family met up in Bali. Some day I will post my thousands of pictures, it was a trip I will never forget.  But for right now I just wanted to post that one up there because I think about it (or…

Following the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning we had 52 over here for dinner. They brought ALL the food, we just brought the place to gather…and my cousin and I (mostly her) set up all the tables… …along with our cute girls who did all the name tags: Sam (Dave’s cousin’s…

Happy December! For the first day of #LIGHTtheWORLD let’s talk about the Turkey Trot.  Because the people who helped with this thing are lighting the world, I’ll tell you that! The Turkey Trot went off with flying colors on Thanksgiving morning. Each year I sit in awe at that thing.…

Goodness gracious, I cannot believe Thanksgiving is over and we’re marching on to Christmas. Oh the things I would love to write about Thanksgiving and how my heart has been aching with so much gratitude this last week.  We have had friends and relatives in town staying with us, the…