Dear Kiddos,
I have had a lot of people around me mention over the past few months that this has been one of the hardest years they have ever had. The past 5 months have been that for me too!
When your dad and I took this job managing apartments, we thought it would be great because I could work from home and help with our bills. Little did we know that between rude tenants, court visits, emergency maintenance, and constant interruptions, the next 3 years would be long and difficult.
When your dad and I took this job managing apartments, we thought it would be great because I could work from home and help with our bills. Little did we know that between rude tenants, court visits, emergency maintenance, and constant interruptions, the next 3 years would be long and difficult.
In May, when my mom was in the accident, I realized how quickly things can change and was reminded how important it is to have gratitude for every blessing that I am given. But it is just as important to be thankful for my blessings as it is to recognize each blessing no matter how big or small.
I started to really focus on what I had instead of the things that I don't.
I want a house and a yard. But I have a home and it is a safe haven from the troubles of the world.
I want another car. But I have a really nice car that is reliable and doesn't cost us a lot of money to keep up. It gets your dad to work, and it takes us on our adventures. It has a heater and air conditioner and keeps us comfortable.
I want to be closer to our families. But I have families and I am able to talk to them on the phone and Skype with them whenever I need to. We have transportation that gets us to each other when we have the chance. And we are blessed with people in our lives that help us get to each other when it's really important.
I want your dad to be done with school so I can spend more time with him. But I have a husband that is able and willing to go to school to provide for us. And the time that we do spend together is even more precious because we have to make it count.
I want to never manage apartments again. But I have a job that helps provide our comfortable life. I have an incredible boss that is so patient and caring to your dad and I. He has given us countless opportunities to learn and been there in several tough times when there was no one else available.
I want to never be pregnant again. But I have been blessed with the amazing ability to create life. Pregnancy is not friendly to me and it really wears me down, but I am thankful that I am able to be a part of God's plan. That I am able to learn to love even more and that I am able to learn more about my Savior as I lean on Him when life seems too tough.
I'm thankful for my iPad, for my phone, for my kitchen aid mixer. For my water bottle, my crafts, my Costco membership, my blanket, my clothes, my memory foam and my TV.
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for my husband, your father. For you, my sweet children. For my opportunity to be a wife and a mother, as not every one has had the chance to be. I am grateful that I am a sister, a daughter, a friend.
I am blessed to be a Latter Day Saint. To know that this isn't the only life I get. That when people pass on, it isn't the end. That no matter how much evil there is in the world, I will always have the knowledge that good will win!
I am grateful that I have been commanded not to judge. I am not perfect at this. But I am learning that there are people with beautiful souls who don't believe the way I do. And that is ok! I am grateful that we were not sent here to be the same! I am blessed with the ability to choose what makes me happy and so is everyone else. And I am learning what a beautiful blessing that is!
Kids, I hope I can teach you gratitude. That you always remember what a blessed life you live. That simply being alive is incredible!
Your dad and I are incredibly grateful to have you in our lives and we love you soooo much!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
I started to really focus on what I had instead of the things that I don't.
I want a house and a yard. But I have a home and it is a safe haven from the troubles of the world.
I want another car. But I have a really nice car that is reliable and doesn't cost us a lot of money to keep up. It gets your dad to work, and it takes us on our adventures. It has a heater and air conditioner and keeps us comfortable.
I want to be closer to our families. But I have families and I am able to talk to them on the phone and Skype with them whenever I need to. We have transportation that gets us to each other when we have the chance. And we are blessed with people in our lives that help us get to each other when it's really important.
I want your dad to be done with school so I can spend more time with him. But I have a husband that is able and willing to go to school to provide for us. And the time that we do spend together is even more precious because we have to make it count.
I want to never manage apartments again. But I have a job that helps provide our comfortable life. I have an incredible boss that is so patient and caring to your dad and I. He has given us countless opportunities to learn and been there in several tough times when there was no one else available.
I want to never be pregnant again. But I have been blessed with the amazing ability to create life. Pregnancy is not friendly to me and it really wears me down, but I am thankful that I am able to be a part of God's plan. That I am able to learn to love even more and that I am able to learn more about my Savior as I lean on Him when life seems too tough.
I'm thankful for my iPad, for my phone, for my kitchen aid mixer. For my water bottle, my crafts, my Costco membership, my blanket, my clothes, my memory foam and my TV.
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for my husband, your father. For you, my sweet children. For my opportunity to be a wife and a mother, as not every one has had the chance to be. I am grateful that I am a sister, a daughter, a friend.
I am blessed to be a Latter Day Saint. To know that this isn't the only life I get. That when people pass on, it isn't the end. That no matter how much evil there is in the world, I will always have the knowledge that good will win!
I am grateful that I have been commanded not to judge. I am not perfect at this. But I am learning that there are people with beautiful souls who don't believe the way I do. And that is ok! I am grateful that we were not sent here to be the same! I am blessed with the ability to choose what makes me happy and so is everyone else. And I am learning what a beautiful blessing that is!
Kids, I hope I can teach you gratitude. That you always remember what a blessed life you live. That simply being alive is incredible!
Your dad and I are incredibly grateful to have you in our lives and we love you soooo much!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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