My ExtraOrdinary Life: Gratitude and Blessings in January

Monday, January 31, 2011

Gratitude and Blessings in January

Mon 31 *I am thankful I have been able to get all my orders in so I don't have to spend the day stressed out at the computer.
Sun 30 *I am thankful for a much needed nap this afternoon. I am also thankful for the idea that I was inspired with that helped me to get the kids to sing really well today.
Sat 29 *I am thankful my younger sister was willing to come babysit and spend some time with us shopping and bowling.
Fri 28 *I am thankful for a fun night at the Gymnastics meet and enjoying really good Mexican while there.
Thursday 27 *I love the blessing of stopping my to do list long enough to realize what is on there that is not necessary. It was much nicer to focus on my family, my household chores, and myself today. I need to listen for the revelation more often.
Wed 26 *I am thankful I was able to get some orders for the Discovery Toys one day sale. I feel blessed to be learning a business can bring.
Tue 25 *I am so very thankful that I was able to realize that I didn't need to be at stake temple night. I feel even more blessed to have felt at peace spending the night with my family and having no guilt about missing it. That is a huge feat for me.
Mon 24 *I am thankful we were able to have a nice evening with my sister and her family for Kent's birthday. It was nice to celebrate his birthday.
Sun 23 *I am thankful for the direct revelations that come from attending stake conference.
Sat 22 *I was blessed to choose to attend the adult session of stake conference even though Kent didn't want to come with me. I was also blessed that he was willing to keep both of the boys home with him.
Fri 21 *I'm thankful that I have many options when it comes to places to shop. Especially when shopping for clothes.
Thur 20 *I feel blessed to have been able to indulge in a good book tonight.
Wed 19 *I am thankful for the ability to find the blessing and goodness of God each day in my life.
Tue 18 *I am grateful for a husband who is willing to sit down and teach my son how to play with his toys.
Mon 17 *I am thankful for a healthy baby who sleeps and eats well these days.
Sun 16 *I am so very thankful that Kent took the time to sit and talk with me this evening. I really enjoy when I get his quality time.
Sat 15 *We have been blessed to enjoy a wonderful evening together tonight provided by my brother and sister who watched the boys for us.
Fri 14 *I am thankful to be able to finally have my appointment with my midwife. I am thankful to have had fantastic healthcare through both of my pregnancies and after.
Thur 13 *I am thankful for the batteries needed to play Uno Attack with Braxton and I'm thankful for a haircut from Melissa.
Wed 12 *I am grateful for the opportunity to get out and enjoy my Discovery Toys meeting tonight.
Tue 11 *I'm thankful for Tia's suggestion on sleep training Cort. We have been blessed to have him respond very well to it.
Mon 10 *I am so thankful that I was able to quickly get a Dt party booked from my calls today. It gives me the energy and excitement I need to pick up and keep working my business.
Sun 9 *I am thankful for the blessing of visiting teaching. When I do it I am reminded that it is almost more for our own benefit than the women we visit.
Sat 8 *Tonight I was blessed to have the Lord take away my debilitating anger.
Fri 7 *I am thankful I was able to realize that my feelings of irritation were actually the cause of the deep hurt I felt.
Thur 6 *I am so thankful for my Sleepy Wrap since it was the only way I was able to get Cort to take a good nap today.
Wed 5 *I am thankful Braxton is doing well on his temporary diet. I have been blessed with a great pediatrician.
Tue 4 *I am thankful for my new understanding of honesty and that I was able to be honest with my neighbor when it wasn't easy and she needed to hear it.
Mon 3 *I am grateful Braxton was able to get in to see the pediatrician and give us some hope for getting Braxton back to good health. I am also thankful Kent was able to take him so Cort was not exposed to more germs than necessary.
Sun 2 *We have been blessed today to be surrounded by family and have a beautiful baby blessing.
Sat 1 *I am so thankful that Spencer and Tiffani have been willing to let us use their house for Cort's baby blessing luncheon.

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Why Should We Keep a Gratitude Journal?

“When you walk with gratitude you do not walk with arrogance, and conceite, and egotism, you walk with the spirit of thanksgiving that is becoming to you and will bless your lives” -President Gordon B. Hinckley

“Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings but it also unlocks the doors of Heaven and helps us feel God's love.” -President Thomas S. Monson

“Regardless of our circumstances each of us has much for which to be grateful if we will but pause and contemplate our blessings.” -President Thomas S. Monson

“We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude.” -President Thomas S. Monson

“If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins then gratitude takes it's place among the noblest of virtues.” -President Thomas S. Monson

“Pride destroys our gratitude and sets up selfishness in it's place. How much happier we are in the presence of a grateful and loving soul and how careful we should be to cultivate through the medium of a prayerful life a thankful attitude to our God and man.” -President Joseph F. Smith

“To express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.” -President Thomas S. Monson

Inspiring Quotes

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are we not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others."

Source: A Return to Love, by Marianne Williamson, as quoted by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural speech, 1994

"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."

-Albert Pine

"Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching for your ancestors, prepare their names for the sacred vicarious ordinances available in the temple, and then go to the temple to stand as proxy for them to receive the ordinances of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. As you grow older, you will be able to participate in receiving the other ordinances as well. I can think of no greater protection from the influence of the adversary in your life." -Elder Richard G. Scott in October conference of 2012

WHY I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (AKA MORMON)

I grew up attending the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS for short) and never questioned the things I was taught. When I moved to Oregon (age 13) many of my peers began to ask me questions and I realized that the only way I could answer many of these questions was to gain my own knowledge and testimony of the church I belonged to. I read the Book of Mormon and knelt down to ask the Lord if these things I had read were true. I experienced a feeling of peace, warmth, and joy so overwhelming that it brought me to tears. Later I wanted to have that same knowledge of a new prophet who was going to guide our church. I prayed and asked God and did not receive an immediate answer. As I watched General Conference (a world wide broadcast of talks by modern-day prophets held every 6 months) the following day the congregation sang a song entitled "We Thank thee O God for a Prophet" and as they sang again I experienced that same warmth, peace, and joy of the spirit of the Lord and I knew that Gordon B. Hinckley was called by God to lead His church here on the earth. Still today I read my scriptures often and listen to our prophet to gain more knowledge of the will of the Lord for me. I love my Heavenly Father and I know that He did in fact send His Son Jesus Christ to atone for the sins of each person in this world. I still continue to receive direction and testiment from the spirit and therefore know that Thomas S. Monson has now been called of God to be our prophet to guide us today. As it says in James 1:5 If anyone wants to know the truths that Lord has revealed to this earth they have only but to ask Him and he WILL answer. I leave these words with you in the name of my living Savior Jesus Christ, Amen!

“To be a righteous woman is a glorious thing in any age. To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling. The righteous woman’s strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times. She has been placed here to help to enrich, to protect, and to guard the home—which is society’s basic and most noble institution. Other institutions in society may falter and even fail, but the righteous woman can help to save the home, which may be the last and only sanctuary some mortals know in the midst of storm and strife.” Spencer W. Kimball

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My ExtraOrdinary Life

Monday, January 31, 2011

Gratitude and Blessings in January

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