Friday, November 27, 2009

GIVING THANKS

THIS YEAR I HAVE LEARNED ALOT AND WANT TO GIVE THANKS FOR MANY OF MY GREATEST BLESSINGS;

1) A LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER WHO HEARS AND ANSWERS PRAYERS

2) MY SAVIOR ( NO BETTER WORD THAN THAT)

3( LOVE OF MY HUSBAND; NO ONE IS MORE KIND AND GENTLE TO ME.

4) NATALIE; THIS YEAR I'VE REALLY NOTICED A SPECIAL GIFT SHE HAS OF REACHING OUT AND WANTING EVERYONE TO BE ACCEPTED AND LOVED.

5) REBECCA; SHE CAN MAKE ANYONE LAUGH

6) LINDSAY; THAT SHE CAN TALK AND MAKE JOKES NOW. JUST THINKING ABOUT IT MAKES ME ALMOST CRY.

7) MY PARENTS; WHO LOVE ME UNCONDITIONALLY AND HAS MY BEST INTEREST IN MIND.

8) MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS; WHO TAUGHT ME ABOUT LOVE AND FORGIVENESS AND ALWAYS THERE FOR ME.

9) MY IN LAWS WHO I LOVE DEARLY AND I KNOW THEY LOVE ME.  AND RAISED THE BESTFRIEND I'VE EVER HAD.

10) MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN LAW; THEY EACH BRING LOVE AND CARING INTO OUR FAMILY.  (I'VE BEEN AMAZED HOW OUR FAMILY CHANGES BUT THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH LOVE TO GIVE MORE.)

11) NEICES AND NEPHEWS:  WHO MAKE ME LAUGH AND ARE GREAT FRIENDS TO MY CHILDREN.

12) MY FRIENDS FOR BEING THERE AND BEING ABLE TO TALK.

13) WELL I GUESS I SHOULD SAY IT; OUR DOG DAISY, SHE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T TALK BACK EVER.

14) LAUGHTER; NOTHING MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.

15) SOMETIMES A GOOD CRY.

16) A SOFT VCOICE GIVING REASSURANCE

17) BEING SEALED IN THE TEMPLE FOR ETERNITY.  NOTHING IS MORE REASSURING AS THAT.

18) THE PLAN OF SALVATION, WHERE DID I COME FROM, WHY AM I HERE, WHERE WILL I GO AFTER DEATH, CAN ALL BE ANSWERED.

19) SCRIPTURES; FEELING THE GREAT LOVE AND TRUST OUR SAVIOR AND HEAVENLY FATHER HAVE IN ME.

20) PRAYER; IS HEAVENLY FATHER LISTENING. YOU BET EVEN WHEN ITS HARD FOR ME TO HEAR.

21) LEARNING; IT NEVER ENDS AND I CONTINUE TO LEARN MAINLY BY EXPERIENCE RIGHT NOW.

22) TEACHING; MY FAMILY,IN THE CHURCH AND SOMETIMES BY THE WAY.

23) MY BODY,

24) MY EYES TO SEE THE THINGS AROUND ME; ESPECIALLY MY HUSBAND, CHILDREN AND EXTENDED FAMILY AND THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

24) MY EARS; TO HEAR THE HEART FELT VOICE OF LOVE AND APPRECATION

25) TOUCH; TO CALM A CHILD.

26) VOICES: TO MAKE ME LAUGH, CRY, WHISPER, BE HAPPY, ESPECAILLY TO SAY, "I LOVE YOU"

27) HOME;SHELTER AND PROTECTION.

28) SMILES

29)TEMPLE

30) PRIESTHOOD.  FULLNESS OF THE GOSPEL, HOLDERS WHO LOVING GIVE ME A BLESSING.

31) MY WARD; I LOVE BEING APART OF IT.  WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO 5 DIFFERENT WARDS ITS NICE NOT TO MOVE AND BE SETTLED FOR AWHILE.

32) CRAIG GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE PIANO WHEN I WAS 28 AND NOW FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEING ABLE TO HELP NATALIE ALONG THE WAY.

33) HAVING NATALIE TELL ME AT ZIONS CANYON; "THIS IS THE BEST VACTION EVER"

34) HEARING CRAIG SAY ,"WHERE DID REBECCA LEARN TO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT SO QUICK."  TELLING HIM, " THATS THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT YOUR QUICK WHIT, AND I CAN'T STAY UPSET VERY LONG BECAUSE YOU MAKE ME LAUGH."

35) HEARING LINDSAY SAY,"MOMMY, LOVE YOU."

36) REMEMBERING THAT LIFE IS A JOURNEY I NEED TO IMPROVE EVERYDAY AND NOT ALL AT ONCE.

37) A PROPHET, PRESIDENT MONSON; WHO TELLS ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE ELSE; I ALWAYS FEEL BETTER AFTER SERVICE.

38) LEARNING TO LET GO OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT REALLY MINE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I'VE CRIED ABOUT IT.

39) KNOWING TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY.

40) KNOWING I WON'T BE THIS AGE NEXT YEAR.

41) BEING A TEACHER IN RELIEF SOCIETY; I LEARN MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE.

42) BEING ABLE TO READ, HAVING DYSLEXIA IN BOTH EYES GROWING UP I NEVER COULD KEEP UP.  A LOVING SEMINARY TEACHER GAVE ME ADVISE AND AS I'VE FOLLOWED IT I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW ANYMORE.  I HAVE TO ADMIT I DO TRY TO HIDE IT THOUGH.

43) BAPTISM

44) GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST

45) MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY,I LOVE CHRISTMAS

46) MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR.I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY

47) MY FAVORITE COLOR; PINK

48) HOW LONG MY MOTHER AND FATHER IN LAW HAVE BEEN MARRIED

49) MY FAVORITE DAY SO FAR; THE DAY I MARRIED CRAIG

50) MY FAVORITE SONG, "THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS"

51) MY FOVORITE CHURCH HYMN; OUR SAVIORS LOVE

52) MY FAVORITE PLACE TO STAY ON VACATION; MY AUNT PHYLLIS, PLUS MY KIDS TALK ABOUT GOING AND SEEING HER ALL THE TIME, ITS GREAT.  SORRY WE DIDN'T SEE YOU THIS YEAR.

53) SHOES AND CLOTHS ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.  I FOLLOW THE PATH TO THE CHILD I'M LOOKING FOR.

54) WATCHING REBECCA LEARN TO READ.

55) HEARING NATALIES BOOKS AND FINALLY LEARNING NEW THINGS

56) GOING ON A MISSION

57) HOW LONG MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN MARRIED.

58) CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

59) REMEMBERING MY BLESSINGS AROUND THANKGIVING.

60) ENDURING.

61) RADING WITH EXPRESSION

62) COOKING

63) MEMORIES

64) FAMILY HISTORY

65) SEEING MYSELF IN MY CHILDREN

66) BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOSTER CARE

67) WORST EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE, NEVER TO DO AGAIN.

68) CAR

69) ROLLER SKATING

70) TEETH

71) 20 POUNDS OFF SINCE AUG.

72) SUNRISES

73) SUNSETS

74) HAVING OUR KITCHEN CHAGED 4 YEARS AGO.

75) SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY

76) WRIGHT FAMILY REUNION

77) A WASHER AND DRIER

78) DISHWASHER

79) NEW VACUUM

80) GRASS ON OUR LAWN

81) LIVING WHERE IT DOES NOT SNOW

82) NEW STAINLESS STEAL PANS

83) DOING THINGS SPONTEOUS

84) HAVING 1 ORANGE ON OUR NEW TREE. HOPING TO EAT IT ON CHRISTMAS DAY

85) FLOWERS

86) LOTION

87) EASTER PAGENT

88) TEMPLE LIGHTS

89) CONFERENCE

90) MOMY CAN I PLLLEEEASSSSSSE GO WITH YOU?

91) SEWING

92) FAMILY PICTURES

93) PICTURES OF KIDS

94) LOOKING AT BLOGS

95) CHRISTMAS CAROLS

96) PUMPKIN PIE ON THANKSGIVING

97) COOKING

98) TALKING TO CRAIG ON THE PHONE

99) GOING TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY

100) I LOVE MY FAMILY A MILLION, BILLION, TRILLION, GAZILLION, INFINITY

Sunday, November 22, 2009

5TH BIRTHDAY

I REMEMBER HOW FUN IT WAS TO HAVE MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY I FELT HUGE,  I WAS GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL AND I JUST FELT LIKE I COULD DO ANY AND EVERYTHING.  THIS YEAR WAS NO DIFFERENT FOR REBECCA.

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THE FIRST ONE GRANDMA JONES MADE WITH R.J. HELP OF COURSE AND SHE GOT TO PICK THE COLOR.  THE SECOND ONE SHE ASKED AT HOME WAS TO HAVE HER OWN CAKE NOT A CUP CAKE.  SHE WAS SO EXCITED.

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OF COURSE HER ALL TIME FAVORITE THINGS DOGS WERE A GREAT HIT.

REBECCA IS SWEET AS A LOLLIE POP,

BUT GENTLE AS THE SOFT FALLIING RAIN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

HER LAUGHTER IS LIKE THE RINGING OF BELLS.

SHE CAN BE AS SILLY AS JELLO

OR AS SHY AS A HUMMING BIRD.

BUT IN THE END HER LOVE WILL OUT SHINE THE SUN.

BIKE RIDER

AT SCHOOL THEY WERE HAVING A BIKE RODEO AND FINALLY NATALIE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO RIDE. SHE CAN START AND GOING A LITTLE WOBBLY BUT SHE STOPS ARE NOT AS DEATH DEFYING AS A WEEK AGO. SHE IS DOING GREAT WHAT A TROOPER WE HAVE.