thank you?

gratitude is a state of being. it is a place we reach when we think about our station in life, when we think of our health, our family, our friends. the knowledge we have of the gospel of jesus christ, the simple beauty of the world around us, and the giggle of our children all bring a grateful state. but, so much of the time we are found lacking gratitude. lacking in thought of being full of gratitude. forgetting to say thank you. we all have been there and when we realize this, it is time to hit our knees. it is a humbling time for us, to let our father in heaven know we haven't forgotten, we haven't lost that thank you word from our vocabulary. and then we look around us and our hearts are filled with love for what we have, what has been given us by our heavenly father, our family and our friends. take a moment today to tell someone how grateful you are for them, for what they do for you, how they make you feel and how they have changed your life. the most important part of celebrating christmas and thanksgiving, after all, is to count our blessings and turn around and bless those who may not have as much. so for those who may read this, know you were in my thoughts as i posted this note, my family, my friends and those who have come and gone from my life and have left life changing impressions. today, i am grateful.

november is here

i love days like today. a day where my time at home is far more than my time racing in the car. i spent the morning with dylan doing tasks around the house and now i feel so accomplished! my mountain of laundry has been folded and put away and i can now walk on my floor without stepping on whatever dylan was eating! a small storm moved through the desert today. cooled the air to a crisp and gave us enough rain to chill my children's bones! they are so used to mild weather that feeling fall sent them running for the house. i met them at the door after school and welcomed them and a couple of friends in with warm cookies (thanks to my nieces fund raiser). the afternoon unfolded a lot of giggling, ghost stories, head bandz and running around. i am so thankful for this neighborhood. it has made a stupid situation so much better. i truly appreciate our good friends and the chance we have to live by them now. it is quiet and peaceful now, the children are fed and in their pjs, the dryer is slowly humming, the dishes are put away and my 3 are sitting on the couch giggling at cartoons. the rain is still coming down, it is quite cozy and warm inside and my mrs. meyers orange clove candle has overtaken the house with the smell of fall. i love november. it's always the calm before the storm of christmas and new years and i love every minute of it.