Not really around here though! No snow yet here, just some rain...jacket weather. Yes, all you people in Idaho and Utah, be jealous! But we are decorated for Christmas regardless! Our tree has actually been up for over a week, I have just been busy and haven't been able to post. JD started his 2nd of 9 quarters, (Baylor Law does 9 week quarters) and he is recovered from his first set of finals. Cami is keeping us busy and laughing. She has such a funny little personality. She is also very stubborn and determined which I am sure someday I will appreciate and admire. Anyway here are some tree decorating pictures. Enjoy!
I also got the opportunity to take family pictures for a friend in the ward. They have such a cute little family. I hope they don't mind me putting up a couple of my favorites! I have discovered I love taking pictures, I just need lots of practice, so if you ever want some free pictures and don't mind me practicing, give me a call!
My Thanksgiving thoughts!
I read a neat article my Aunt Jane sent me the other day about gratitude. The author talked about how expressing our gratitude for good things isn't really living the law of gratitude found in D&C 59:7 " Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things." Really living the law means more than that. It means being grateful even for the tough times, because it allows us to recognize the purpose of suffering and trials in our life. It allows us to accept more fully God's will in our life, because we come to terms with the realization "that all things things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good." D&C 122:7
I am grateful for my life. I really have been richly blessed with good things, but we all have our tough times. I am grateful for those times, because looking back I have always been able to see something I learned, even if I may not always understand the why. I am coming to recognize that God loves me especially in those moments because He is taking the time to teach me something.
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