Previously posted in June 2006
It’s been a wonderful day without a minute wasted! We got the garden planted and the front yard flower bed! This has been a huge goal of mine for several years, since we bought the home. Over the last year, we have pulled out every shrub and tree, tilled, dug, tilled some more, weeded, tilled some more, added steer manure, and bark and finally plants! There’s still more to do, but it looks great and is a super start. Next week, we’ll buy three currant bushes, a few more plants and a new ground cover and voila! It’s a good start for this year! Doug and I made the most of every minute! From pillow talk before the babes returned from their grandma’s to grilling burgers with them for dinner to garden planting to summer planning! I’m grateful for days like today!
Our weekly ward newsletter (ward is the term for an LDS congregation) always has a brief little message in it and today’s message was so profound, I thought I would share it. It’s entitled, "Let us all be more Grateful". It read:
"When we recognize our many blessings and show gratitude for them, we will develop a positive optimistic attitude. It truly makes us happier. Here are some suggestions to become more grateful and show it:
- Pray for help in seeing your blessings more clearly. Express thanks in your daily prayers for those blessings.
- Thank your parents, grandparents and others for the sacrifices they have made for you.
- Write a letter to a teacher or leader who has influenced your life.
- Make a special phone call to thank someone or uplift their day.
- Spend some time helping your family or extended family. Express thanks fo them for their help and example in your life.
- Demonstrate gratitude for your talents by developing one of them through lessons, practice and performance. (This could be applied easily in scrapbooking or journal keeping!)
- Serve someone in a Christ-like way to show your thankfulness for the Saviors gifts and His example.
- Say thank you. Often.
- Show gratitude for your physical body by starting a new exercise program, leaning a new sport or eating a healthier diet.
- Tell a friend thanks, just for being your friend.
Isn’t that list great!? I thought that this would be a great list for the beginnings of a blog challenge! This week, I want to do work on this list and before the week is over, I’ll write an entry about my experience. Now.... which of my many blessings do I want to express thanks for today?
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not,
but rejoices for those which he has.
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