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06-23-2008, 09:45 AM
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Gratitude: Count Your Blessings
"Count your blessings; name them one by one. Count your blessings; see what God hath done. Count your blessings; name them one by one. Count your many blessings; see what God hath done.'' What are you grateful for at this moment? List at least 5 things you're feeling most grateful for (I'm sure we could count thousands of things though) I'm grateful for: 1. Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ's love & mercy! 2.My children: I love them! 3. My job: It helps support myself & my children, and help others in need 4. Our health! 5. That nothing has happened!  Let's count our blessings and see what God hath done! Wishing you all a blessed and safe week!
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06-23-2008, 10:48 AM
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Giggles from my little girls.
My puppy Enough money for swimming, dance, football, and date night Poppies My personal trainer who is helping me get in shape. People who can think outside the box. Music: john mayer, john denver, michael buble, corrine bailey rae, stevie wonder - i could go on and on. Water Beauties of the earth. Trees and mountains and views and wildlife and mountain lakes and streams and all the colors!!!! And finally to God who answered my prayers and who is getting me thru the answers!!!
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06-23-2008, 11:45 AM
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Good topic. I am very thankful for my testimony. It seems in a world of doubt and darkness, that such a thing might not be possible. But it is and the tangible witnesses that I have received are undeniable. I am thankful for the scriptures. I truly look forward to some day carrying on discussions with the likes of Noah, Isaiah, Peter, Nephi, Alma, Moroni, etc.
Trials are double edged swords. I have been through so much in my life, I know what it's like to have my face in the mud. I am reminded of Dave Pelzer's books and personal story (A Child Called It). They can make you or break you depending on what you're made of and when you fully realize what you're truly made of, there is nothing you cannot overcome. I have survived abuse, dysfunction, an accident that left my car in a crumpled piece of metal that could easily have taken my life, but left me somewhat disabled for almost a year with no medical insurance. I had to do my own physical therapy if I was ever going to have a functional leg again. My wife and I went through miscarriages, tubal pregnancies and all the sorrows that go with trying to have children for years. We became foster and adoptive parents to boys that we thought we would never survive. Sometimes I think we didn't.  I've endured greater struggles far too personal to share, but I am thankful for each and every heart wrenching trial that I hated to endure, because afterwards, I came away much stronger and closer to the Lord. I realize that my trials are exactly to bring me closer to the Lord and the weaknesses that he gave me were to prompt me to look to Him. I know that I would be dead right now and a memory had it not been for the Lord in my life. When I meet my Savior I will not know any more then than I do now that He is the true and living Christ.
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06-23-2008, 12:01 PM
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I am thankful, every day, to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in my life.
I am thankful for the freedom to worship how I choose. I am thankful for the lessons I have learned from my trials. I am thankful for my family and friends; the comfort and love they give me. I am thankful that at this time in my life, I am in a position to be of help/service to my family.
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06-23-2008, 04:09 PM
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I am thankful for the gospel.
I am thankful to live in the country I live in. I am thankful for my kids. (Some days I question this though) I am thankful that I have a job. (Some days I question this as well) I am thankful for family and extended family. Also for friends..those I've met in person and those that I haven't. (many from this site)
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"Don't let your worries get the best of you, remember, Moses started out as a basket case" When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. Bob Hope If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Bob Hope Bob Hope was my hero.
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06-23-2008, 04:47 PM
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I'm grateful for my healthy children and fetus.
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Wickedness never was happiness.
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06-23-2008, 05:08 PM
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Bubble Gum - endless fun trying to blow the biggest bubble
Popcorn - beautiful white deliciously tasting polystyrene-like snack Shower Gel - it smells good and cleans too! Starfish - who wouldn't want to be a star by name and by nature! Cheese - can't have pizza without it Bubble wrap - hours of popping fun! Butterflies - fluttery butterflies are so pretty Strawberries - sweet and pretty, the perfect fruit Cuddles from my kids - most precious of all A random sample of the many many things that I am so extremely grateful for!
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06-23-2008, 05:32 PM
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I am thankful for:
1. My baptism 10 years ago, and everything that came with it and everything that I have learned about Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost since then!!! 2. My eternal marriage. 3. My children. 4. My job. 5. The opportunity to attend college this late in life!!!! LOL LOL 6. My home. 7. My pets. 8. The food that we have to eat. 9. My family and friends. 10. All the trials and blessings that have made me the person that I am.
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~Sister Tough Grits Life in the Church soon teaches us that the Lord does not ask us about our ability, but only our availability. And then, if we demonstrate our dependability, the Lord will increase our capability. ~Neal A. Maxwell Blessed are those that can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. 
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06-23-2008, 08:24 PM
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As hard as times are getting its always important to remember all of our blessings....and always give thanks....
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As Long As I Am Here......It Doesn't Matter Where Here Is..... No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.....Croft M. Pentz One day for Church....6 Days for fun....Odds on going to Heaven....6-1
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06-23-2008, 08:37 PM
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Let me start off by saying excellent topic!
and....Red...I Love yours! What am I thankful for? That you can stil talk to our Father. Want proof that prayer works? Ask my Dad! That every day I wake up and still breathing For the beutiful sights that I get to see when I take a break from life and look. Examples: The deer feeding in the yard of a morning The magnificent sunrises and sunsets. For the storms that we may hate but have a beuty of thier own. For the smell of the woods after a rain. Very tranquil Other things I am thankful for? As Pam put it...All of my cyber buddies For the Armed Forces that serve our country to keep the country free so great sites like this can be up and running For all of the great music that I het to hear this is just a short list of things that I am thankful for
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