Count Your Blessings

I love to count my blessings, It constantly reminds me of just how blessed I am and always seems to help me through the day. Looking at the positive other than the negative. Well I wanted to share some the best blessings that I have received in my life.


JARED
I wanted to start of by talking about the best thing that has come into my life. I met Jare when I was in 9th grade and we both had the same seminary class together. We both had the same friends and started hanging out together. I was always really fond of him. Jared and I started becoming really good friends, to the point where I would tell him everything and anything and I trusted him. He would consult in me as well. We ended up together at the end of freshmen year in college (Feb 09) and have been together since then.  Whenever I think of this boy I get those butterflies in my stomach and a huge smile on my face. We have been there for each other through thick and thin and have grown so close together. He just recently went on a mission to serve the Lord and I couldn't be more happy and proud of him! He is a huge blessing in my life. He has helped me grow in many different ways. He's helped me strengthen my testimony in the church. I miss him so much and there is not one day where I don't think of him. I constantly say that he is a true angel in my life. I know that sounds cheesy and mushy gushy BUT I can't deny it! I can't wait to spend eternity with him. (cheesy again...sorry!)



MY FAMILY
Ah...my family has always meant so much to me. My mom and I have always been super close, I will just go in her room and sit on my parents bed with her and just talk her ear off. I tell my mom almost everything that goes on in my life, she always seems to know what to say. My dad is the funny man of the family, I love hearing all his jokes and even though sometimes they maybe a bit cheesy, I always appreciate them. I remember when my dad and I would go get ice cream together. My sister and I have not always gotten along (surprise, classic story) oh when we were little we would get into these matches where I would bite her and she would pull my hair and we would just clash a lot, mostly because I was kind of a huge brat when I was little. Now as time has gone by we have grown a different relationship where we are more friends then fighting sisters...I never thought it would happen but my mom kept saying when we were younger that we would become good friends like her and her sisters. Now she lives in another state where I don't see her very often which I don't like but am happy that she is happy. My brother in law Matt...I have always liked this guy. My sister did a good job at finding a great man to marry! He fits right in to our family. He really is like a brother to me (the brother I've never had)...he's known me when I was just 10 years old and so he really does seem like a brother to me. I am blessed with a magnificent family. I also have a great extended family. I love the Reynolds family reunion every two years...I have been more close to that family. 


THE OTHER FAMILY
Hah, the "other family"...they aren't my blood related family but I do consider them family. Jared's family (the Christensens) are like my second family now. I must admit though when the time was getting closer for Jared to leave on his mission I was getting very nervous to be with Jared's family without him. Wow was I nervous for nothin. Once Jare left the Christensens took me in. They looked after me to make sure I was ok and sent me flowers on the day that Jared left. They have invited me to family get togethers and have just welcomed me into their family already. I am so blessed to have a great 2nd family who has just really made me feel so good. THANK YOU. I love you guys! 

FRIENDS
Ah friends...I have had a lot of friends in my lifetime already...unfortunately I have lost touch with a lot of them. We grow up and change and we may have different views and outlook on life and we sometimes drift away but never forget each other. I have such great friends. Those who have been with me through those hard times and the times when things are just dandy and like me for me. I may have lost touch with a lot of my friends but like I said I don't forget them and I loved all the moments that we had together. I am blessed to have such a great support group that I love to call my very good friends. I love them. 

THE GOSPEL
I am SO incredibly BLESSED to have the Gospel in my life. I think of others who have not even hear of it and are just waiting to hear it. I am so blessed that I have had always had this in my life. True, I used to not really appreciate that and just take it for granted but I am learning so much more and really taking in the Gospel and this marvelous true church.     


 

In The World Now?

Well it's official...I am now in the "blogging world" now. I always said that I would NOT be getting a blog ever, lo and behold here I am typing away my first post. 

I guess you could say I had a change of heart. I have been lately thinking that I really want to say whats on my mind and just not care what others think (expressing myself!), I think keeping things bottled up inside is no good for anyone. 

I hope you all enjoy my journey through life through blogging. If not then...ok! More posts to come people!