Gratitude Day 60

I'm grateful for Ikea. Man I love that place! I anticipate several more trips in coming weeks as I figure out what I need for my new single life.

But next time, I'm bringing some company. I can today to get my dresser and I came alone. Wandering Ikea is significantly less fun by myself.


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Gratitude Day 59

I'm grateful I'm not much of a pack rat. I mean, I hang on to a few things, but eventually I can throw them out. And I definitely would never be on an episode of Hoarders, so that's good. It's making the sorting/cleaning/packing portion of the move pretty easy.


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Gratitude Day 58

I'm grateful for all the skills my mother and grandmothers have taught me. Cooking, baking(you all know it's different from cooking), quilting, sewing, cleaning and so much more...all these are things I have been taught by those amazing women.

I'm so grateful I have those skills.


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Gratitude Day 57

I'm grateful for after Christmas sales! Yesterday I bought a pair of dress pants for $8.54 from New York & Company. So happy! Now I have pants to wear for my long-term subbing job!


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Gratitude Day 56

I'm grateful for Legos. That may sound weird. But it's true.

I grew up with Legos everywhere. My brothers love them. Even now they are playing with their Legos. They all got new sets for Christmas. Add that to the 37 millions they had before and they're pretty much in imagination Heaven.

It makes me smile.


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Gratitude Day 55

I'm so very grateful for the birth of the Savior.  Yesterday's gratitude was about Savior of the World.  In the scene where the shepherds find the Baby Jesus, Angels descend and stand on the stage surrounding the manger and Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus.  I was so fortunate to be one of these angels.  I'm telling you it touched me so deeply every time I did it. 

I know many of us were there that holy night.  And to portray that several times a week is one of my most treasured experiences. 

I'm so grateful for my Savior. I'm grateful for the sacrifice He made that I might return to live with Him and our Father in Heaven.  I feel so blessed to be a member of this church and to have the knowledge of the gospel in my life.

Gratitude Day 54

Last year I had the amazing opportunity to be part of Savior of the World at the Conference Center.  I feel so blessed to have been apart of this production.  It was a great experience for myself and my brother, Brian.  Being in Savior of the World was unlike being in any other show.  The environment was so uplifting.  You didn't have the usual backstage drama.  Everyone was looking out for each other.  You didn't have competing casts.  You didn't even care about that kind of stuff. 

And it was such a great way to get into the spirit of the season.  I kind of struggled feeling "Christmasy" this year.  Maybe it was the lack of snow.  Maybe it was all the craziness in my life.  Maybe it's that Christmas totally snuck up on me.  Maybe it was something completely different.  I don't know.  But it was a lot of work to be festive this year.

Last year was such an uplifting and amazing experience.  I know that it helped get me through several rough months.  It gave me strength to go through another day.  It gave me something to look forward to.  It gave me amazing people to influence me for good.  It gave me a stronger testimony of the Savior. 

I'm so grateful for my experience with Savior of the World.  Hopefully someday I'll get to do it again.