Gratitude

grat·i·tude \ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\ -- the state of being grateful, thankfulness

I feel grateful today. For a lot of different things. I am grateful that the air is turning coolish, even though I know I will complain about it later. I am grateful for Conference Weekend and for living in a place where most everyone knows what that is. I am grateful for a bagpiper who came out to play his bagpipes so people didn't have to hear protesters today.



I am thankful for red velvet cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory and for the seatwarmers in my car. And I am thankful for living prophets on the earth today. I am grateful for old friends who find me on Facebook so we can laugh and laugh about "the old days" even though those days don't seem that long ago at all. And I am grateful for a sense of humor that keeps those old days so fresh and young in my mind.

I am grateful for my family who I know loves me in spite of all my many faults and my impossible nature. I know they accept me for who I am; I am happy to accept them for who they are too. I am grateful for the love they bring into my life every day.

I am so thankful for the feeling of soft sheets when I make my bed with sheets straight out of the dryer. And I am grateful for when I need to get somewhere quickly and the traffic seems to clear right at the right moment and all the right songs come on the radio.

I am grateful for when I am so exhausted at night and I roll over and find that exact comfortable spot right away and am able to fall asleep. And I am grateful that I have a warm home that is able to keep the bed that holds that comfortable spot for me to find. I am also grateful to be gainfully employed in a position that pays for that home which keeps the bed that holds that comfortable spot for me to find.

I am grateful for that little boy in my life who tells me things like, "I've decided I want a black truck when I am a teenager because they're the coolest." And, "I think I've figured out how to make a flying car" because he reminds me why I am me. I am so thankful to be a mother; more than anything this has fulfilled everything I have ever wanted to be.

My heart is full today.