I Am Thankful

Have you seen this video yet? It’s awesome. I want to invite the college student on the skateboard over for dinner. I bet he’d be great company. And around my house, we’re also very thankful for muffins.



I love this talk of Elder Oaks’ because I am so thankful for my adversities.

I am thankful for all the work and stress and frustration that was involved in settling my Dad’s affairs after he passed away last September. Without that my brother and I wouldn’t have the trust and respect for each other that we have now. We wouldn’t have had the chance to work so closely together and learn how much we have in common.

I am thankful to have been stuck in Texas for 6 weeks after Asher’s placement. Without that I wouldn’t have had the chance to get to know my aunt, uncle, and cousins as well as I did. I’m a better mother because of the short time I lived with Ann.

I am thankful that Scot had the ambition to get two graduate degrees after we were married. Without those he might not have a job now. And we have some great memories and great friends from our time in Austin.

I am thankful for my experiences with infertility. Without that I wouldn’t have learned how to trust in the Lord so completely. I wouldn’t have the empathy and the sensitivity to others (and maybe even the thick skin) that I gained during that time.

I am thankful that we “had to” adopt. Without that I wouldn’t be Mom to the two most perfect children, and I wouldn’t have been blessed to have their birth-families in my life.

I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for these adversities, and for those I will surely face in the future.

What are you thankful for?