Thankful #14

I'm thankful for

the friends i've made this semester in Logan

that my babiest brother turns SIX tomorrow!

Okay, maybe not so much on that last one. That actually freaks me out

thankful #13

I'm grateful that my Father in Heaven can see how things will effect me in an eternal perspective and guides my life accordingly. 

Specifically...I don't know how to word it, but the lyrics from two songs will help.

First, Hilary Weeks' song Unwritten

For the roads I never traveled,

for the pain I never knew,

for the places that you kept me from--

Father I thank you.

For the days that were not wasted

for the years not spent in vain--

I'm grateful for the stories that remain unwritten.

And second, Michael McLean's He Gives Me What I Need:

All I ever wanted, all I ever dreamed of,

everything I hoped, and all the things I prayed for

couldn't hold a candle to what I've been given--

I've been given what I need.

A mansion on a hill,

or love like in the movies,

perfect little dreams where no one has a problem.

Instead of all the things I thought I really wanted,

I've been given what I need

thankful #12

my friends

I realize that most of these pictures are repetitive

I've just been reminiscing :) 

I miss these people

all of them

thankful #11

photography

and how it makes me happy like nothing else can

thankful #10

my family

thankful #9

After a years long battle with cancer, my aunt Lori passed away early this morning.

I'm so sad, but at the same time I'm so SO grateful for the gospel and what it teaches us about how families can be together forever through the atonement of Jesus Christ. 

As I think about her young kids, her son on a mission...i'm grateful that they know and I know that we will see her again.

Thankful #8

I'm grateful that, somehow, I've been blessed with the skill to really impress adults.

This is nice in instances when I need to register for classes and the one I want isn't available, but I can email the teacher asking for help, and they email me back saying they'll do anything they need to do to get me into their class :)