Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Well folks, I've done it!

I've made it a whole month of listing the things that I am thankful for.

Here I thought I would run out of things to put on here, but I am finding that I have so much more that I would like to talk about.

I have a lot more than these 30 simple blessings, so I'm thinking that I'll probably continue this 'attitude of gratitude' thing as things come to me.

So, here it is. The final post for my

November 2011 gratitude journal.

November 30, 2011

I am so, so thankful for the life that I have! 

[beware, this is going to  be a lot of summarizing of the last 29 days, but I'm writing what I feel]

First off, I am grateful that I have a loving, merciful Heavenly Father who  knows me by name, who knows what I need most to become the best person that I can be. I am grateful that He was  willing to send his Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to atone for  my sins so that I could have the opportunity to  return to live with Him again. This is something that I could never repay, although  I will certainly try

every day of my life.

I am grateful for all of the incredible people who support me in all that I do. I truly owe ya'll so so so much. I wouldn't be where I am without you and your examples.

Thank you especially to my second mommy Linda, [its her birthday today] for teaching me what it means to be a real, classy lady and showing me that I really can achieve the things that I strive for, even if it means having to make some difficult decisions along the way. Thank you for being my counselor, my mom, my Young Women's leader, but most of all, thank you for being my friend.

Thank you to Tauni Shae, I know I've said before that you are my best friend, and that I owe you. But really, you have taught me so many things that it's difficult for me to put into words how grateful that I am to

have you as my best friend.

and finally, Thank you to my family. I love you so much, and I know that at some points I have been a pain in the butt, I have been more than difficult, I have been obnoxious, I have been a spoiled brat, but I can't even describe how much I appreciate all that you sacrifice so that I can be happy. The things that you

have done haven't gone unnoticed, sometimes I just have a hard time saying what I feel in my heart.

I am so thankful that I have so many great opportunities to do whatever it is that I want to do. I love that I live in a place that I can have a hundred different hobbies that I can spread across the year, keeping things fresh.

I am blessed to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I really do know that I am

part of a 'great work and a wonder' on the earth today. I know that I am able to pray to and receive answers from God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ at any time. I am so thankful for that constant line of communication.

Ahh! I have so many things to say, but this post is getting a little on the lengthy side, so I'll leave you all with the video that is the title of this post, Come Thou Fount as sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Git 'Er Done

Day 29

Productive Mode. 

I'm glad that my 'must get things done' mode has kicked in 

[and perfect timing too, with finals coming in 2 weeks]

It's only Tuesday, and I've already got  my homework done, I've got a bit of reading left to do, but that will

go quickly. All my big projects are done already.

GO ME!

Let's hope that this continues for until the end of the semester, because we all know that the closer it gets to the end, the less I'm going to pay attention.

cross your fingers for me, folks!

You Are The Music In Me

Okay, excuse the High School Musical reference in the title, but it just fits well today.

november 28

I. Love. Music.

Do you ever find a song that you listen to

over and over

until you get sick of it?

I have a lot of these songs. sooo since this post is fairly self-explanatory, I'll just shoot ya'll some youtube links to the songs I love.

Jon McLaughlin: Beautiful Disaster

Miranda Lambert: Over You

Sara Evans: A Little Bit Stronger

Complimentary

DAY 27

Thank you to those people who aren't afraid to give a compliment.

Since it is officially the  holiday season, I think that we should put forth an effort to compliment each other even more.

Today, I had a good friend say to me,

"believe it when you hear someone that can see says that you are pretty"

this seriously made my day a thousand times better than it was already going.

Don't be afraid to tell someone that you like what they're wearing, or that they have a nice singing voice, or whatever even if you don't know them.

Let's make that our goal for this week, shall we?

Give at least one compliment a day. That's not too hard to do, is it?

I promise, it will make that person feel like a

million bucks.

and who knows, you might start a chain reaction, or save a life, or start a new relationship.

"do or do not. there is no try"

-Yoda

Techno Age

dAy 26

I am thankful for technology

I know, this is so cliche, but I really am.

I am so glad that I can talk to anyone from anywhere on my cell phone.

I am grateful that I can take my tunes wherever I go without having to pack a million CDs around with me.

thank you Steve Jobs for inventing the life-changing iPod.

I am thankful that I have a laptop [two in two years, but who's counting? thanks gramma]

that I can take with me to school and elsewhere to do my homework.

I am so glad that someone invented the internet. There are so many things that I access online that I otherwise would not be able to get my hands on.

Sure, life gets complicated and noisy with all these distractions, but I am so so grateful that I have them.

Painting

Can I just say, I am an awesome friend. seriously. I've spent the last two days (okay, not on Thanksgiving,

but the day before that and today) painting Tauni's house. THAT is how much I love her, that I would

help her paint. again. and I hate painting.

Day 26

I'm suuuuper grateful that we are almost done painting Taun's house.

yes, I did just put that as my gratitude notch for the day.

We've gotten the living room (with some beastly 100 year old trimming)

done.

The kitchen will be done tomorrow.

HALLELUJAH

Probably the three upsides to this is that:

1) payback is a beast, she better be ready.

2) the house is gonna be stinkin' cute

and

3) rockin' out to Christmas music all day

oh, and the fact that I get to spend all day with my bestie :)

LOVE YOU SHAE!

Fam[ily]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2011

I'm so grateful for my family.

I am grateful to those of my ancestors who were brave enough to cross the ocean to make a better life for

their family in America.

I am grateful to the wonderful ancestors who were so willing  to become the first  in the family to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is because of them that I have the great opportunity to be a member of the Church today.

I am thankful that my family makes up some of my best friends. I am so blessed to live within a close distance to my family. I can see them anytime that I want.

I am so grateful for all that my family has done for me. I owe so much to them.

I LOVE YOU GUYS!