Independence

I am grateful for Independence!!!
1.  The independence my children show as they grow, dressing themselves, taking responsibility for a particular toy, putting their seatbelt on.
2.  The independence that was fought for so that I am free to make decisions based on my beliefs.

Love

I am grateful for a husband who loves me regardless of my ability to put my foot in my mouth.
I am grateful for a ward that loves me even with my insecurities and failings.
I am grateful for children who love and forgive me, often.
I'm grateful for LOVE.

Success

I am grateful for success:
1.  Zachary's at swimming lessons, he can swim all the way across now and knows it.
2.  Kyle's at work, he is becoming more comfortable with his situation here.  Yesterday he said he was grateful for a vacation that Kevin is taking.

Children can bring joy

I am grateful for
1.  Laughter:  Hyrum really started laughing today.  Zachary was playing peek-a-boo.
2.  Children who are not sociopathic

Smiles

I am grateful when something happens that
1.  makes me smile.
2.  makes my children smile at me.
3.  involves my children smiling at one another.

If I look for such instances I see them daily, sometimes I just forget to look and forget to smile.

Temple

I am grateful for the temple.  The wonderful feeling I experience when there, the eternal perspective it helps me recall, and the covenants and promises that I remember.  I am also grateful for the sealing power found there.

I need this now

Wow do I need this journal now.  For some reason I am not focusing on blessings the past few days.  So what am I grateful for...
1.  Plenty
2.  A little girl who sat for photos
3.  Zach being willing to do reading lessons with me
4.  Hyrum sleeping through the night twice
5.  Eric being willing to smile and share hugs