abc's of thankfulness

McKenna gave a talk in church last Sunday. She wrote it all on her own. She did. And she inspired this post. I wanted to get it written and posted before Thanksgiving but I didn't. I still want to do this so here goes..

A - A is for Atonement. I'm infinitely thankful for the Atonement in my life.

B - B is for Beauty. I'm thankful for the beauty that surrounds me.

C - C is for Children. I'm thankful for the four beautiful children in my home and for children everywhere. Children are amazing.

D - D is for Dinosaur. I'm thankful for my own personal Dinosaur who loves me and supports me and who is fiercely loyal.

E - E is for the Earth. I'm thankful for this beautiful blue planet that I live on. For the mountains and the oceans, the deserts for the beautiful diversity that surrounds me.

F - F is for Family. My family makes each and every day wonderful, exciting and challenging.

G - G is for Giggles. Giggles and Laughter. Oh how I am thankful for these things.

H -H is for Heavenly Father. I'm thankful for the knowledge of my Divine Nature. That I am a child of God. That He is my Father and loves me with the deep and abounding love.

I - I is for In-laws. I'm thankful for my in-laws. I married into a wonderful, amazing family and I am thankful for them.

J - J is for Joy. I'm thankful for the joy that I can find in every day things if I look hard enough.

K - K is for Kindness. I'm thankful for the kindness of family, friends and strangers.

L - L is for Liberty. The liberty that I have living in this country and for the liberty that comes with living the commandments.

M - M is for Music. I'm thankful for music that makes me laugh and cry and dance.

N - N is for Nation. I'm thankful for this amazing nation in which I live. For the rights and privileges that are afforded to me by living here.

O - O is for Obedience. Obedience brings me peace and joy.

P - P is for Peace. I'm thankful for the peace that I can find if I look in the right places.

Q - Q is for Quirks. I'm thankful for the quirks in life that make it interesting.

R - R is for Redeemer. I am so very thankful for my Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

S - S is for Seasons. I love the changing of the seasons and the differences that come with each one.

T - T is for Temples. I'm incredibly thankful for these amazing buildings and for the love, peace, and joy that I find in them.

U - U is for Unconditional Love.

V - V is for Values. I'm thankful for the values that were instilled in me by amazing parents, teachers and friends.

W - W is for Work. I'm thankful for knowing the value of work.

X - X is for XOXO. Those are the best. Especially coming from my personal dinosaur.

Y - Y is for you. I'm thankful for Y-O-U, whoever you are, out there reading this.

Z - Z is for Zaniness. I am thankful for the times when I can let my zany side out.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with the warmth and love of family and friends. May the coming Christmas season be filled with your hearts desires.