Many Things

There really are many things I'm thankful for, but instead of listing them all here separately, I'll summarize.

Last General Conference President Eyring's talk really struck a chord with me. I was really touched by his writing in his journal daily about seeing the hand of the Lord blessing his life and the lives of his family members. Although I haven't done it daily, I have made an effort to record in my journal the ways I have seen the hand of the Lord bless my life, and I have been amazed at the miracles that have occured on a regular basis in my life that I might not have noticed otherwise. I've also learned to look at more and more events as miracles -- for example the timing on Amanda getting lice was a miracle. Had it come three weeks earlier I would have had a breakdown -- no kidding, I was really hurting when we were first told to start checking her hair. I felt a physical panic come over me at the thought of dealing with lice then. By the time we were infested (3 weeks later, and only 5 days before Grace was born) I was able to handle it, and handle it well -- a miracle.

In a nutshell, I am grateful for the Lord's hand in my life and am grateful that I'm learning to accept what happens in my life as coming from Him for a reason. I'm also grateful for the coping skills He sends with the trials.

Happy Thanksgiving!