Happy Thanksgiving!

As I made food preparations this holiday I had time to think about my blessings. I am thankful for many things, especially my family. I am grateful for Johannah's helpful hands in the kitchen, for Jacob's drive to put up holiday lights, for Kate's never ending energy and Scott's helpful clean up of the kitchen. And those thankful things were just for one day. I have many other reasons to give thanks continually. I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father that loves and protects my children. I am thankful for the ability to most of the time to see challenges as blessings. I am grateful for the opportunities and blessings that come into my life regularly. I try to keep my eyes open and see the blessings around me. I am surrounded by my family who continually make me stretch to see beyond what I think I know. Most of all I am grateful for my savior who saved me with his own blood.