I AM THANKFUL FOR.......

I love November! I love the color's of fall. I love the rain and even the snow, which we haven't seen yet but I'm sure it's on its way. Most of all I love November because it is the month we openly show our gratitude for all of our blessings, although we should do so all year long. After all, we are the most blessed nation in the world!

I just want to take a minute and give thanks for:

My wonderful husband! I love him so much. We laugh daily and I am so grateful for that! He and I are perfect for each other and I am so grateful to have found him! I am thankful for the Priesthood which he holds and honors! I am thankful for his patience and kindness towards me ALWAYS! He has never raised his voice or said an unkind word! He's wonderful! I am thankful for my parents who have loved me unconditionally and taught me so much! Because of them I learned the value of hard work. They taught me to be honest and kind. They taught me to have a sense of humor and enjoy life. I love them and wish I lived closer but I am thankful I can get in a car and drive a few hours to see them. I am thankful for my husbands parents who have accepted me as a daughter and loved me unconditionally as well! I am thankful for my siblings. What wonderful people they are! All successful in their own ways and people I never grow tired of. I am so grateful we are close and love one another and are always there for one another. I am thankful for my children and Tony's children which make OUR family! What a group of great kids! I am grateful for all their spouses and what a blessing they are to our children! We love them all! I am thankful for the times we share together and that they are all hard working individuals, raising families and teaching them righteous principles. I am grateful for each and every one of them. All 24!! And the grandchildren! A grandmothers true Love's! How THANKFUL I am for them. 22 so far with another sweet spirit on the way and I'm sure more to come! They are all so beautiful. I am proud of each one of them and think I have the best grand babies ever! Each one is so special in his or her own way! I love them all and I am thankful for each one we are blessed to have come to our children's home! I am thankful to live in America! We live in the most magnificent country ever! I am thankful for the freedom to vote. I am thankful to my father who fought in WW2 to protect the precious freedoms we have. I am grateful to him for his courage and sacrifice. And I am thankful for my son Chris and daughter in law Princess, who have have also served in Iraq to defend the freedoms we hold so dear as well as help that country to obtain freedoms we take for granted. I think of the people in Iraq holding up their blue inked finger to signify they voted! For the 1st time ever! We are so blessed to live in this great country! I am thankful for the restoration of the Gospel through Joseph Smith. I am thankful for a young boy of 14 who sought the truth, found it and had the courage to stand through hatred and opposition in defence of that truth! We have so much to be grateful for: family, friends, food, homes, churches, temples, clothing, running water, seasons, fresh air to breath, freedom of speech, freedom to vote! I could go on and on! We are so blessed and we need to show more gratitude for what we have! I love you all and I am thankful you are all a part of my life! HAPPY NOVEMBER AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!