Day 30 of 2015

Today I was blessed to get a good deal on a new phone for RJ. He always goes without or gets my hand-me-down and makes sure I have the best one we can afford. I always feel bad. Well, today I was able to keep it a secret until the last minute and present him with the phone he has wanted for months. I got a great deal on it, also. I was so excited and I know the Lord helped with the surprise. I know He loves to have His children happy and He loves to help with the process. The Lord loves His children!

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 29 of 2015

Today I got to talk with a good friend. I am blessed that the Lord also made her my visiting teaching companion. I always enjoy going visiting with her. She has a very sweet spirit and is so kind and helpful. I am grateful for her friendship and I am grateful the Lord paired us up. It is a testimony to me that our callings are inspired and that if we fulfill our callings we will make friends and gain experience.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 28 of 2015

I am grateful for the promptings of the Spirit. I don't think I can say that enough! I write about it a lot but my life is full of promptings and I hope they never end! Today I went downstairs to do something and felt prompted to switch out laundry which I was not planning on doing. I was going to blow the thought off but shrugged my shoulders and went to do it. In doing so I hear what sounds like broken glass being pushed together from my brother's room. His door is closed, which is a sure sign something is wrong. I go in and he has broken a picture frame and is trying to clean up the glass by himself before he gets in trouble. He is sitting in the glass and doing it with his bare hands. I got him out of the glass and got it cleaned up and thrown away outside. I am so grateful the Spirit let me know to do something so I could hear the glass and go rescue him. Would he of died? Probably not but he might have cut himself tonight or some other day on the glass. I am grateful the Lord loves all His children and He looks out for them, especially the ones who can't take care of themselves.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 27 of 2015

Being a parent is brutal. It really is not for the faint heart. We had parent-teacher conference today and I... Well, we won't go into what I think they are doing to the school system but I digress. I am grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost to know what to say and how to help my child when they feel that their scores are against them. I am grateful for loving teachers who are understanding of the system and do not fault my child or make them feel like a second class citizen when they don't meet ALL the standards. I am grateful that the Lord knows my child better than I do and can whisper the answers to problems that I did not know even existed for my child. I am feeling very blessed with all the support I have to help raise a child in this day and age and for those who love my children, even with their faults. God loves everyone and I am grateful He loves me and my family.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 26 of 2015

I am very grateful for everything I got done today. The Lord gave me the energy, concentration and time to accomplish all on my list plus some. I know that He upholds me all day and gives me the push to go on. I am grateful for the support and motivation He gives me daily.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 25 of 2015

We had ward conference today and one scripture that our stake president quoted was a scripture that was in my scripture reading for today. It brought new meaning to the scripture for me and made me ponder this scripture more than I would have otherwise. I am grateful that the Lord makes things work together like that in our lives. It amazes me how He is in all the details of our lives.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 24 of 2015

The Lord has blessed me with a very gifted husband. I asked for more storage space in my kitchen so he made me a floating bar to store things and to be more counter space AND it can move to any place I need it in my kitchen. He built it to size for a certain spot in the kitchen where it will stay unless needed elsewhere. I am so grateful for the talent he has and I am so happy for my new floating bar. The Lord has blessed me with a great man who can do great things!

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 23 of 2015

Today I got my new contacts. I am so grateful the Lord inspired someone to make these little pieces of plastic. I love my contacts. I am very grateful the Lord put me in a position where I can go to an eye doctor and get something to correct my vision. Not everyone has that blessing in their life. Some don't have the means to get corrective lenses or contacts. The Lord has blessed me with a great doctor and means to pay for the visit and my glasses and a few pairs of contacts to wear when I want to. I am very blessed to have that choice.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 22 of 2015

Today I got to spend time with my other mom. We don't usually spend time together except family functions because we both have busy schedules. She asked me today if I would take her on some errands and I am grateful she did. I am very blessed to have married into a great family. I love my mother in law very much and enjoy when we get to spend time together without a whole lot of people there. I am grateful the Lord prompted her to ask me for the ride as I enjoyed spending time with her.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 21 of 2015

Life is funny. One person can see something and in their minds it proves there is a God and He is in our lives. Another person can see the same thing and to them it proves there is no God and we all get along by our own strength. Today as I pondered how this can happen I was struck with how grateful I am for my testimony. I KNOW there is a God. I KNOW He loves us. I KNOW He is in our lives as much as we let Him be. I gain strength from this knowledge everyday of my life. I am grateful when I get the opportunity to let others know of my knowledge and how I obtained it. I love the Lord. I know I only exist and thrive because of my Heavenly Parents and my Savior. I know that though my obedience to the commandments I can be happy and live with my family forever, as in never ending. That fills me with joy beyond what my earthly frame can even try to comprehend. Today the Lord reminded me of all the blessings of knowledge I have. To pass along that blessing, I testify that God lives. I have not physically seen Him nor heard His actual voice but I have felt His presence and I know He is real. Seeing isn't believing, when you believe is when you see.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 20 of 2015

My dad's tests went well. I am very grateful to my Heavenly Father for watching over my dad and for taking care of him. I am grateful for prayers answered and also for the blessings that come from obedience and from paying tiths and offerings.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 19 of 2015

Today I was prompted to change dinner plans so that we had a dinner my dad liked better. He has some testing that is being done tomorrow and he is very nervous. Having the dinner I was prompted to make today I think helped him feel a little better and gave him some comfort as his last meal before the tests. I am grateful the Lord looks into the little parts of our lives that make a big difference and He is there guiding us.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 18 of 2015

Today I am very grateful for heat blankets. I am grateful the Lord gave this wonderful idea to someone and they made these great blankets. They work as wonderful heat pads, too. The Lord has given so much to us and ideas are sometimes the best things we get. They turn into wonderful inventions.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 17 of 2015

I am so grateful for family. There were many ways today that several different family members helped me. I am so blessed to be surrounded by good family and to have good kids. The Lord has been good to me and given me so many helping hands here on earth. 

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 16 of 2015

Today I got to go to the temple with my family and have the work done for my brother who died over a year ago. It was awesome! I am so grateful the Lord shares His house with us and that He has prepared a way that we can do the work for our dead. It was a great night and without the Lord's help it would not have happened.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 15 of 2015

Patience. I was blessed with patience above and beyond my abilities today. Having kids is hard. I never knew I could get told I was wrong, lying or stupid (not in those words but implied by the comments and actions of my children) so many times in one day. I get more abuse from my own children than the bullies I dealt with at school! Now, my kids are not bad kids and they give me great joy but somedays I wonder how any parent has self-esteem at all. Today was one of those days. My oldest and I are having the battle of the 'fair' grounds. Life is unfair and I should snap my fingers and make it fair or make her behave so that she can recieve the rewards she wants or the grades she wants. Today she had had a bad day at school and so she wanted to share that mood with all of us. The patience I was given to deal with this did not come from me, I know it didn't. I never even raised my voice to her. And through that I got her to talk to me and I got to know her a little better. I am grateful for the experince the Lord gave me. He quieted my insides so I could listen to her insides and try to help her see what was right and what was in her 'reality' of fairness. The Lord blesses me as a mother daily so that I can grow and hopefully be the example my children and husband need.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 14 of 2015

Today I got everything done on my to do list. I know I would not have been able to do that without the Lord's help to strengthen me and give me the time and concentration to get it all done.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 13 of 2015

Today I got to enjoy some time with my mom at a relief society function. We got to hear a lecture on how to de-clutter your home and by doing so de-clutter your spirit. I am grateful for the spirit in the room and the words spoken by the presenter. I am grateful for the time spent with my mother. I am grateful for a husband who was willing to take the kids and entertain them while I was away. The Lord blessed me so many different ways with this one activity. He is a great multi-tasker.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 12 of 2015

Today I was reminded to take my pills. I am such a forgetful person that I am very grateful for the Spirit to bring things to my remembrance. I am grateful everyday for this gift from our Father. The Holy Ghost can warn and guide and console. I think mostly for me He reminds. It's a full time job!

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 11 of 2015

I am very grateful for prophets. I am grateful we can read the words of those prophets who have passed away from this life and their words can be just as powerful and just as meaningful today. I was reading words spoken by a wonderful man, long gone, and they gave me peace and comfort today. Words of a prophet hold true for eternity if spoken by revelation. I am very grateful the Lord led me to those words today.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 10 of 2015

I am grateful for advancements in technology and medicine that happen every day. The Lord is inspiring people to do great things even as I write. I am grateful for medicine that can now cure people of illnesses that would have killed them years ago and for surgeries that can fix our insides. Medicines are a pain to remember to take but I am grateful for the result. 

God Loves You!

Heather 

Day 9 of 2015

Being able to buy the things I need for my family is always a way I see God's hand. Anytime I have money to use I know it is because of the tender mercies of our Father. I know it is because of tithing and because of obedience to the laws of the Gospel. I am grateful for the funds we have and that we can take care of our needs.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 8 of 2015

Today I really felt the Lord's hand in that I had more patience than I normally do. I kept getting promotings (which I listened to) of softer answers than what normally just flies out of my mouth. I was very grateful for it and I am sure my children were too as I was helping them with their homework. Patience is a virtue I struggle with so I am very happy to have added measures of it sometimes!

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 7 of 2015

Today I was able to get a lot of rearranging done in our house. I am grateful the Lord has given me a talent for making things fit into a space but also be functional. We have a little house and with us and four kids, we have a lot of stuff. The Lord helped me to organize and to have the energy to do it all. The Lord has blessed me with many talents and I am very grateful for each of them.

God Loves You!

Heather 

Day 6 of 2015

Today I got a glimpse of strong emotion from my brother who, most of the time, only expresses joy or fear of getting in trouble. He had one of his best friends die on New Years Eve. He found out yesterday when he went back to work. This friend was a constant to him and he loved her. We never knew to what extent until this week. He was having a 'phone conversation' (he carries around play phones and talks to people on them. He thinks it's real and who are we to disillusion a happy 5 year old) and called his job couch so she could get Heaven on the line so he could speak to this friend. The conversation was so touching. I have NEVER heard him speak so sad or so grown up. He kept telling her he would let her go back to Jesus and being in Heaven but that he couldn't wait to be in the temple with her and that he couldn't wait to be done with their missions and how much he missed her. He actually got choked up when he was telling her how much he missed her but he knew she needed to spend time with Jesus now. That little moment that the Lord let me be witness to was very sweet. I am grateful He gave me that moment to see a little into my brother's soul.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 5 of 2015

Today my sweet husband stayed home from work just to be with me. I am so grateful for this. He let me sleep in and helped me with my daily chores. We had a good time just having him home and no set plans, no rushing around and two less children while they were in school. The Lord knew we needed time to unwind from the holidays and granted us this day. I am so blessed the Lord gave me the perfect man for me and also that He knows when we need time to be us.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 4 of 2015

Today I had the opportunity to watch my brother bless his little girl. This little girl is a blessing to our entire family and seeing my brother exercising the priesthood to bless her was a great experience. I am grateful to have been there and I am grateful for the special Spirit there.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 3 of 2015

Today I had big hopes of my run and was going to go beyond what I should. I had a very strong feeling I should not and I limited it to what my body is used to. I know this was a warning of the Spirit and the Lord was right. I am feeling the stiffness now and think I would really be hurting if I had done the extra two miles I planned. I am grateful I listened. My body is a temple and I want to help it, not hurt it by over doing it.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 2 of 2015

Today I learned a lesson that I should have learned long before now but will probably still not fully learn. When the Spirit tells you to do something, do it. I have been prompted for a week to cut my toe nails. They are not really long because I keep them rather short but they were longer than I keep them. I didn't listen because I have been busy. Well I paid for it today. I hit my rocking chair just right and tore the top of my nail off. It hurt. And that's when the Spirit witnessed to me why I should have listened. (The Lord isn't real mean with His 'I told you so' but still, that's what it boils down to) So, I paid for not listening. Not really bad but it still made me want to listen better and not be so lazy.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 1 of 2015

2015 already! So today I went to a reunion for RJ's mom's side of the family. It is every year on New Years day. I am grateful we got to go and I am grateful for the quiet witness the Lord gave me today as I was sitting with all the family that this is what it's all about- family. The love of family and friends is one things that you get to keep forever and cherish. Enjoy your family. Love them, support them, be kind to them and most of all TELL them you love them. Sometimes it's not as obvious as you think. They need to hear you say it and know you mean it. The Lord loves you and your family. I know that. He told me today.

God Loves You!

Heather

Day 365 of 2014

Another year has ended and another year will begin. This last day of 2014 we had a little miracle for our family. Our oldest needs glasses. She had her eye appointment and we got her glasses ordered but we were told because of the holidays and other factors she would not get them until school had started back up again. Well, they came in today. This is a blessing for us and tender mercy for her because now she has all weekend to get used to them before school starts back up. Adjusting will take some time and that would be more difficult while trying to concentrate on school also. Now she can adjust at home, in a comfortable environment, and be ready for school when it starts. I am very grateful for this small miracle to end our year. The Lord has been with us all year and has shown us His loving hand every single day of our lives. I know He loves me and I know He loves my family and I know He loves you. Happy New Year!

God Loves You!

Heather