At this most recent General Conference, President Monson said the following during the Saturday morning session:
"...take an inventory of your life and look specifically for the blessings, large and small, you have received."
Evaluate Your Life Day, October 19, I thought was the perfect opportunity to do this. I won't go into too many details as it is a very personal thing. I will let you know that as I sat down with my husband to do this and to talk about some of our goals for the future, I shed plenty of tears. There are plenty of things I want to be better at, and there are some goals, both temporal and spiritual, that we want to work for, but we also have been blessed in so many ways. I can't ignore God's hand in my life. As President Monson reminded us, "The Lord is in the details of our lives." It is so true.
I am grateful for my blessings, even some that I don't realize are blessings until later. I am so grateful for my family, for the experiences we get to go through together, and for the reasons and ways we find to celebrate. My life is a gift and I can do so much good with it. I am a daughter of God who loves me and I am of great worth. I am not perfect, but I am improving. I feel blessed.
P.S. I am very grateful for my husband who let me take a nap that day, and took care of dinner and the kids. It's great to be able to support each other. We are a blessing to each other.
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