Grazie

It is Thanksgiving. And it's been years since I've made a list. The list. You know.

The I.Am.Thankful.For: ... list.

So here it is. My list.

I am Thankful for...

-Tender Mercies
-One cute, cuddly nephew
-Seven adorable nieces

-Vitamins
-A wonderful job
-Travel
-Photography

-Airplanes
-The lack of extra security measures at SFO yesterday

-Ziplock bags
-Lipgloss (This was added just for you, Sarah)
-Mashed potatoes
-Turkey dinners
-Brothers
-My little brother, who is sleeping on the couch so I can sleep in a bed this week.

-Sisters
-My baby sister, who is my darling girl, who gets me like no one else. Today is her 27th birthday.
-My brother in law, who puts up with all the giggling and is so good for my sister.
-Mothers
-Fathers
-Awkward silences ...



...
-Friends
-Aunts, Uncles, Cousins
-My wonderful Grandmother. Agnes, I love you.
-Chocolate
-SheRa, Princess of Power
-The profound and lasting effect that The Goonies makes on life
-The Truffle Shuffle
-The Chilly Butt Shuffle
-Roommates, past and present, who are worthy of a testimony meeting teary-eyed, hand-shaking talk.
-Wednesdays, David
-Running Water
-A warm home, despite single digit weather
-To be an American, despite how much I think I reeeeeeeallllly think I should have been Italian.
-For Troops that serve our country regardless of whether or not we should be fighting the wars we're involved in.

-To be me


-I am thankful to be 30. To have enough perspective to realize things that I never did before. To be grateful for things that I never knew I should be grateful for before.
-MY Mother, who is working it out.

-MY Father, who is also working it out; Who had a stroke in June and is speaking, walking, driving and functioning again because he was determined to do all of those things again (despite how hard he fought going to the hospital after the stroke).

Most importantly to me, at this point, I am grateful to be grateful; I am grateful for the way the Gospel and Atonement of Jesus Christ works in our lives daily, whether we are acutely aware of it's effects or obtusely unaware of it's presence.


Amen.


What are you most Thankful for today?