This post if for Monday... My computer is really having some major "issues"...

I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR

FAMILY NIGHTS!!

That is what we call it at our house... With our family having a "mixture" of religions and the up coming addition of new members in our home I thought that is the best thing for us to call it. Anyways... I am so grateful for our Family Nights!! The boys really look forward to it and having game time together!! We added about 6 games to our mix over the past 2 months and we are enjoying having new games to play and learn. The boys wanted to do something new Monday and we had a a Hair cutting night!! The boys finally decided that they wanted their hair cut short... shorter than I wanted to, so we compromised a bit. They look so good!! They were bouncing all over the house all excited!! Jimmy did let me know that he thought it should still be shorter... He wanted it "fuzzy" meaning buzzed to a #1... I did a #3.

Here are the results of the night. We had a fun night even Chad got his done. Not sure if that counts as a family night, but we were all together visiting and enjoying our time together... so it worked for me and I was glad to get some time with the boys,

it's been a while.

They wanted to see who cut more off... it was like a competition

Left was Chris's, Right was Jimmy's

I think he's happy, what do you think? :)

I Don't know about you, but you can't beat that smile!! That is one happy 5 year old!! He was running around laughing and dancing!!

He was SO HAPPY to have his hair cut!! LOL LOL ... I was totally laughing at/with him!!! :)

Successful FAMILY NIGHT!!

Today we studied the Creation in Sunday School...

and heard talks about Jehovah of The Old Testament...

I am SO GRATEFUL for both!!

Without the Creation we would not be here, we would not have the chance to be families, to learn and grow, to gain our bodies and experience the miracle of this life. How grateful I am for the knowledge and understanding of just how miraculous the Creation is and what this means to me and to ALL of God's Children. Our teacher made some great comparisons and I really liked this one...

"For God to explain the Creation to us is the same as explaining how a plane flies to a 5 year old, how do you do it so that they understand and it doesn't just pass them by with NO understanding." (of course paraphrased) Hence forth the explanation in the Bible of the Creation, is as if God explaining something to us that we just CAN'T grasp and yet helping us to understand it in the SIMPLEST of terms.

I really liked thinking of it this way and knowing I don't have to understand how it all happened, but just trust my LOVING God and know that he is in control of this GRAND plan of his and that Christ has followed it with the DEEPEST of DEVOTIONS and has paved the path for Me and You.

JEHOVAH

I have to admit that I learned something new today that me a member my whole life with a strong testimony should have known. Jehovah in the Old Testament IS CHRIST. I guess I may have known, just never gave it great thought to realize it. Another thought our teacher shared with us from a talk (I believe) was... The Old Testament is the Testament of Jehovah (Jesus Christ of the Spirit), the New Testament is the Testament of Jesus Christ and his mission of the Flesh, and the Book of Mormon and D&C another Testament of Jesus Christ. All four Standard Works being Testament of Him.

How GRATEFUL I am for all The Savior has done and will do for me and all of us. I am grateful for this knowledge and for the love I have and feel from God and His Son and that I have for them.

This Gratitude fills my heart, body, and Soul. I pray that I will always be true to this knowledge, and what the responsibility each of us has being a Child of God and all that in tells.

MOTHER NATURE!!

I am grateful to live were we get to experience 5 seasons!!

I know that many don't care for the snow but for me I love it...

This was last night while we were being pounded...

After just an hour of snowing!!

We need the moisture and it is so beautiful...

I love watching it fall and how quiet, calm, and light it is

outside while/after the snow fall.

Ok so after a day or two and it's all dirty not so much,

but this is a gratitude post not negative.. :)

Sassy was not happy with me that I wouldn't let her go BACK outside to play in the snow!! She was playing snowball fights with the neighbors...

She CRACKED me up!! LOL

The dogs stayed outside...

well I went to bed at 1:30 am and they still wouldn't come in.

I'll tell you what though they slept till about 1 this afternoon!! LOL LOL

They are so fun!! and they were VERY GRATEFUL for the snow!!

I'm grateful for LAUGHTER

You can have a long and exhausting day and yet when you've been able to laugh through it all and have fun with your loved ones, pets, and friends, it just puts it all into perspective!!

If you know me you know that I love to laugh!!

It is the MUSIC to my SOUL!! :)

I had a day FULL of laughter and I find myself tired but SMILING from ear to ear!!

My favorite scripture is:

"Adam fell that Men might be; and Men are, that they might have JOY"

I TRULY BELIEVE THIS AND TRY TO ALWAYS REMEMBER AND LIVE BY IT!!

I finally got the Christmas Tree down...

I know it's January 21st, but I've been hurt since the middle of December and haven't been able to do as much as I would like to and normally do around the house...

I am grateful that my knee has held out for two days so that I could get some

Very Much NEEDED things done in our home.

I am grateful for friends that allow you call them and set an "appointment" to come over just so you can "VENT" before you explode, and then rejoice with you when you feel better at the end of a much needed vent... it didn't even take very long... :)

I HAVE GREAT FRIENDS AND I LOVE YOU ALL

AND AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL!!

Well tonight I'm going to keep it short and sweet...

I am grateful that the Lord granted me the strength and stamina to make it through the day!

It was a really long day and I needed his strength to physically make it through it, and that is just what he did for me!!!

Thank you Heavenly Father!! :)