I am Grateful for....

I saw this challenge in the first presidency message this month and on Amy Lou's blog and wanted to do it myself. I did kind of the same thing this week I found a random weekly planner note pad and each day I had to fill out all the rows under that day of things I am grateful (no repeats!) for before I could shut off my light and go to bed... I really liked it I have SO much to be grateful for! 

Now I will try this challenge 10 things I am grateful for under each topic:

1. Physical Abilities

-Sight, I LOVE seeing new things!

-Hearing, I LOVE visiting with people and listening to music

-Walking, I am so grateful for my health and my physical capabilities. I think I take this for granted WAY too much! How Blessed I am to be able to do this every day without even thinking about it.

-I LOVE working with my hands, I LOVE having the ability to create things whether it be crafts, baking, welding, fixing.... anything.

-My ability to Learn, to take in new information and apply it in my life. I LOVE learning

-Taste, mmmmm Christmas baking ;)

-Breathing, O how grateful I am to wake up every morning to live each day in this beautiful country.

-Exercise

-Snowboarding, I LOVE to snowboarding.

-Laughing~ really is the BEST!  

2. Material Possessions

-My Bed

-Laptop

-car

-house

-Welding Helmet

-iPhone (man I LOVE that thing.... a little too much sometimes I think)

-Clothes

-fridge

-stove

-Snowboard!

3. Living People

-Mom

-Dad,

-Jessie

-Mama

-Papa

-Auntie Jen, Uncle Marty, Auntie Nita, Uncle Thornton

-Philip, A.J., Chet, Amy, Levi, Cody

-Laura, Alyssa, Stephanie Bennett, Stephanie Tobler, Ashley McGale, Amy Wilde ;)

-President Monson

-The Savior

4. Deceased People

-Great Grandma

-Grandpa Cal

-Grandma Myrtle

-Uncle Wayne

-Uncle Larry

-President Hinckley

-Joseph Smith

-Emma Smith

-Mary & Joseph

-Clarence & Robert

5. Things about Nature

-Sunshine

-Flowers

-Snow

-Rain (especially the smell of it...and usually only if it is warm outside...)

-Warm weather

-Mountains either covered in snow for snowboarding on.... or beautifully unkempt for hiking. O how I miss the mountains! 

-I Love lakes especially in B.C. they are so clear.

-Trees Big shady ones.... or ones that grow fruit. I LOVE fruit!

-Sunsets they are SO BEAUTIFUL! Sunrises!

-The colours of the leaves in the fall. 

6. Things about today

-Breakfast date with Jeffy mmm froot loops ;)

-Church. I really Love going to church each Sunday. I am so Blessed to have the freedom to do this.

-almost nap

-Spicy Spaghetti (thanks work dad)

-Relaxing with my roomies

-no Working today

-Warm weather it's December 18 for Pete's sake and I wasn't wearing a jacket!

-it snowed :) not enough to be annoying just enough to say "O hey it actually is winter and almost Christmas"

-Time to Blog

-the thought of making cookies.... it almost happened... maybe soon. today before people come.

7. Places on Earth

-My Bed

-The mountains

-Waterton/ Glacier National Park!

-Home

-Vegas I like warmth 

- Mexico is pretty cool to

-Mama's house

-Driving in a car on road trips

-Church

-Europe--> I want to go to Germany!

8. Modern Inventions

-iPhone

-Internet

-Electricity

-online banking (makes life so easy!)

-cars

-Modern medical advances

-dentists

-health care

-Pension

-bicycles

9. Foods

-Chocolate Milk! is the BEST invention EVER!!!!!!

-Chocolate is also pretty good

-Pasta

-Pizza (chicago deep dish Baby!!)

-Soup

-Salad

-Sandwiches

-casseroles!

-COOKIES! I LOVE cookies!!!

-Ice Cream

10. Things about the Gospel 

-The peace it has brought into my life

-the Atonement

-Sacrament

-Temples

-Living Prophet

-Scriptures

-Prophets & Apostles

-Ensign

-Home teachers/ Visiting teachers

-Plan of Salvation! How Cool is that?!?!?! SERIOUSLY though! we have soooooo much potential and SO much to look forward to!!!

I have SO much to be grateful for! I am one truly blessed little lady!