Thanksgiving

I think I need to celebrate Thanksgiving more than once a year. I am not thankful enough. I have been given so much and I don't pay attention to how blessed I am very often. I am so used to having so much, I take it for granted and seldom realize that most people on this earth could not even dream of the life I have. I always have enough to eat (usually too much), I have the ability to be warm enough (or cool enough) at a whim. I have wonderful health, a wonderful family (the one I came from and the one I helped to create--they are called "family of origin" and "family of procreation" in case anyone wondered if I learned anything from paying all that tuition. I have more things than I can use, clean, or keep track of. I know where I came from, why I am here, and where I am going and it brings me great peace. I know that God loves me--some days I just don't know why. I have been given the opportunity to have a great education and the ability to read and think. I have had wonderful people in my life all through the years. I am so grateful to be an American, a Mormon, a wife, mom, and grandmother, a daughter and a sister. I could never be grateful enough--but I am trying to be more appreciative of all the many blessings in my life. If you are reading this, you are probably one of them:)