Count Your Many Blessings

Yesterday I had one of those days where you feel depressed all day long. I felt like I just needed to be hugged or something? Nothing went wrong or anything, it was actually a really good day, but I just felt depressed and I couldn't figure out why. Maybe it is because I am on this diet and haven't eaten anything delicious in the past 6 days? Maybe it is because it is officially winter and it is cold outside and I am wishing that I was living in Arizona or someplace warm where they don't have any snow? Who knows? But as I was laying in bed last night feeling depressed, I decided I needed to stop feeling bad for myself because that is what is really making me sad. I really have so much to be grateful for and there is no reason that I should be feeling depressed and feeling bad for myself. So today I am counting my blessings and trying to really appreciate everything that I have been blessed with!

So the first thing that came to my mind was obviously this guy!

I love Steve more and more every day! I love that after being married for 2 years, I still get excited to see him every time I come home from work. I love that he is ALWAYS happy! I love that he makes me laugh every single day. I love that he keeps me in line and doesn't let me be a dramatic girl over dumb things that come up and don't matter. I love that he wants to go to Optometry School so that he can have a successful career one day to support our family. I love that he thinks I'm extremely good looking and tells me that I'm beautiful all the time. I love that he loves me for who I am:)

We really are best friends and I am SO GRATEFUL to have such an amazing husband who I get to share eternity with!

The second thing I am grateful for is this AMAZING man!

I love love LOVE the prophet! I am so grateful to have a prophet who leads and guides our church. During conference when we were sustaining all of the leaders, when they asked if we would sustain Thomas S. Monson as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I got choked up and teary eyed because I do sustain him. I know he is a true prophet of God and I am so grateful for him!

The third thing I am thankful for is family. Both my family and Steve's family:)

I love that my family is SO big and yet we are all still so close:) I love that my family supports each other through everything that happens. And I love that my family is excited to come see us while we are living in Tennessee. Hopefully that means I will be able to see them a little more often than once or twice a year!

I'm so grateful that my in laws welcomed me into their family instantly. I love that they are so supportive of everything we are doing. I love that they are always more than willing to help us with anything that we need. I love both of our families so much and I'm so grateful for all of them:)

The fourth thing I am grateful for is the gospel and the temple!

I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life and I am so grateful for the blessings of the temple! I love that everything in the church is based around family, finding true happiness, and serving others. I'm so grateful for the Savior Jesus Christ and for his atonement. I'm just grateful for the gospel and every aspect of it. Everything about it makes me so happy:)

The fifth thing I'm grateful for is my job!

I love working as an x-ray tech. I love the people I work with. In fact I love them so much that I am terrified to move to Tennessee and have to find a new job. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful job so that I am able to support my husband while he is in school:)

I could go on and on about things that I am grateful for, but this post is long enough, so I will stop there. Next time I am depressed I just need to remember to count all of my blessings!