Happy Thanksgiving....

I wanted to share some of the things I am thankful for on this Thanksgiving day. I was originally going to use all the letters in Thanksgiving to stand for the things I am thankful for, but instead I am just going to do a list of some of the things I am thankful for. (In no particular order)

1. The Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful to have the knowledge and testimony of the great love of our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ. It blesses my life every day in every way. Thank you missionaries, leaders, and others for teaching me so I can have real meaning to my life.

2. My Family! I have an amazing family that I love beyond words, and I am going to tell some of the things that are so amazing about them....don't worry I have a small family. :)
A) My mom- what an amazing strong and selfless person. She gave everything to raise us. She taught us important principals and fought for us to have the things we needed. Gentle in so many ways but a lion if you crossed her or the ones she loves. Such a strength and I know she doesn't really see it.
B) Tammmy- my eldest sister. She is the eldest daughter in every sense. She took care of us when needed, she is the one who always seems in control and so strong. She is one of my best friends, as well as an amazing sister.
C) Pam- the "middle" child. :) Pam never gives up. She gets knocked down and she comes up swinging. She has been through so much, and when most people would stay down not her she will get right back up, and she is also humble enough to ask for some help when her strength is all gone. What an example.
D) Little Rae Rae- my favorite niece, except she isn't so little anymore. The girl is almost as tall as me. She has the kindest disposition. I am marveled at her. For a kid her age she is practically perfect in every way. What a gem. I am grateful she was placed into our family.
Welp that's us girls. What an amazing group of ladies. I am blessed to have them all.

3. Friends- My friends have SO many great qualities, and since you see how long it took to list the qualities of my family if I did it with my friends, my family would probably not be so grateful since it would probably take all day. :) I am so grateful to you my friends. And I want you to know that my standards are pretty high so you MUST be amazing for me to associate with you. Thank you for your examples and your lessons I have learned. Even if I don't talk to you very much or see you, I promise you have made a HUGE difference in my life and I am SO THANKFUL that I know you.

4. My home. My home is two fold. I am from Nevada, and just like the song goes...."home means Nevada home means the hills, home means the sage and the pine....Ok that's enough. I love were I am from the "roots" of my life, the people and placed that helped to make me who I am today. Now I also call Utah home. It has been a great experience for me to live in Utah. Some of my greatest lessons have been learned by living there. And frankly so many lives have touched me that I might have never known.

5. My Job- Not only because I have a job, but because it is a Fantastic job. It amazes me how we take a small step in one direction and it can change the course of our lives. I LOVE the people I work with. They amaze me every single day. I get to see miracles and blessings so much more by working at Rise. I am so glad that I talked to Karen about doing something that was so out of my norm that it became the most normal thing for me to do.

Thanks to all of you who managed to read all of this. I feel so blessed and am glad to share it with others. I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving and that you are happy, healthy and with those that you love.

Love ya!