30 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for my parents and everything that they have done and continue to do for me.

2) I'm thankful to be a parent and learn so much that I wouldn't have understood without being a parent.

3) I'm thankful for the way the Lord lets us cast our burdens upon Him, and He sustains us.

29 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for the chance I had to get a college education at a university that I truly enjoyed, Utah State University.

2) I'm thankful for the extra opportunities that having a college degree has opened up for me.

3) I'm thankful for fresh air.

28 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for the good work that is done when people are communicating well and understanding each other.

2) I'm thankful for the chances I get to work at becoming a better communicator.

3) I'm thankful for the creativity mankind was given by God.

27 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful to be a man.  After seeing what my wife goes through just because she's female, I'm glad that I don't have to go through all of that!

2) I'm thankful for laughter and the contagious positive effects it has.

3) I'm thankful for weather that is neither too hot nor too cold.

26 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for each time I relearn the basic lesson that people are more important than things.  Relationships are more important than to-do lists, and the work we do to nurture the relationships that we have is not something that we will regret in the eternities.

2) I'm thankful for the opportunity each week to be forgiven again of my sins and renew my covenants with the Lord through partaking of the sacrament.

3) I'm thankful for leaders who realize the value of relationships and seek the best guidance that they can get from earthly and divine sources in order to provide the leadership each person they lead requires.  I'm also thankful that they devote the energy and time required to provide this kind of leadership.

23 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful that I was able to attend the temple with my wife last night even though we had a software release coming up today.  We were able to get the critical items taken care of in time for me to go with her.

2) I'm thankful for the guidance and inspiration a loving Heavenly Father gives to his children, individually and to his prophets for the whole world.

3) I'm thankful for living prophets on the earth today who are truly lead by God to teach us what He wants us to know in these days, and for the prophets and others in previous days who have made the scriptures available to us now.

22 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for temples and the blessings they provide to both living and deceased.

2) I'm thankful for experience, my own and that of others who are willing to share.

3) I'm thankful for good music.

21 Apr 2010

1) I'm grateful that my wife is not a quitter.  She has faced far more tribulation in the last year than in any other year in her life that I am aware of.  Even though it is extremely difficult, and some days she just can't go on, somehow she manages to "just keep swimming" the next day, to reference Finding Nemo.

2) I'm thankful for the chance that my oldest son and I take each morning while I'm driving him to his day program to listen to and read the scriptures and discuss how we can apply what we have read to our lives each day.

3) I'm thankful for the chances that I get to try to help others.  I get more chances than I'm able to accept right now, but it's nice to be able to help someone else to show my gratitude for the many times I've been helped.

20 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for the chance to choose what I will do and who I will become in this life.

2) I'm thankful for the people who defend my rights with their service.

3) I'm thankful that, with the help of a kind neighbor, my shed roof is finally on.

19 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for repentance and second chances.

2) I'm thankful for washing machines and dryers.

3) I'm thankful for electricity.

18 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for the human body's ability to recuperate and even become stronger after hard physical exertion.

2) I'm thankful for my wife feeling as lucky to be married to me as I feel to be married to her.

3) I'm thankful for weekly church meetings to refresh my spirituality.

16 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful that my oldest son is getting some extra help with his struggles and Asperger's Syndrome, and that he is doing so well this week.

2) I'm thankful that I can type by touch at 60 words per minute or better.

3) I'm thankful for the Holy Ghost and his role in my life.

15 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful that our taxes are already done.

2) I'm thankful for the right to vote.

3) I'm thankful for those who went to the effort of recording what, to us, is history, that we might learn from it.

14 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for a small, gas-efficient commuter car, especially during these times of high gas prices.

2) I'm thankful for a peaceful night's sleep.

3) I'm thankful for the health improvement my wife is experiencing by having her neck and spine being properly aligned by an Upper Cervical Chiropractor.

13 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful that our insurance company is going to cover a needed provider that is normally out-of-network as in-network due to their in-network provider being over booked.  This decision is going to save us thousands of dollars.

2) I'm thankful for a wife who works so hard through the pain she is constantly feeling.  She looks for ways to lighten my burden just as I look for ways to lighten hers.

3) I'm thankful that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, AND that He loves me.  How can I fail when I do His will with Him helping me?

12 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for a wonderful neighbor and cousin who worked so hard with us over the weekend on #2.

2) I'm thankful that we were able to get the last of my father-in-law's belongings moved to a storage shed in town rather than being over 200 miles away.

3) I'm thankful for my cousin's boss who loaned us a truck and trailer to help us move the stuff so we didn't have to rent a huge, drive-able U-Haul.

09 Apr 2010

1) I had a wonderful date with my wife last night.  Dinner and a movie, but it's always fun to be with her.

2) My second son, who will be getting baptized in early June, surprised my wife yesterday with the news that he was going to have a personal fast, at least skipping breakfast, to help with some of the problems our family has been facing recently.  It was completely out of the blue for us.  He is a wonderful person!

3) My oldest son has been struggling with telling the truth recently.  Last night, while we were gone on our date, he again got himself into some minor trouble.  He didn't wait for us to find out, though.  He told us about it right away, without the babysitter requiring him to do it.  I'm proud of him for doing that and hope he will continue to communicate rather than hide things.

08 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for the availability of the scriptures in my native language.

2) I'm thankful for a comfortable bed.

3) I'm thankful for water heaters.

07 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for divine protection and blessings.

2) I'm thankful that my wife is so capable in the many areas that I am not.

3) I'm thankful for friends and neighbors who care and are always so willing to help out.

06 Apr 2010

1) I'm grateful that we had the money available to pay the nearly $1000 it cost to get 2 of our children their first pair of glasses, another child a new pair of glasses, and new contacts and glasses lenses for my wife.

2) I'm grateful that we finally were able to get these eye appointments made and taken care of.  We've known that our daughter needed to get glasses for months, and we've finally taken care of that.  She should really start to take off in her education and knowledge now that she can see clearly.

3) I'm grateful that we were able to drive home safely in a strong snow storm.  There were a few scary moments, but overall the travel was safe and problem free.

05 Apr 2010

1) I'm thankful for the Savior and for his atoning sacrifice for all mankind.

2) I'm thankful for LDS General Conference, a great way to learn all of the things I need to be doing better in life, usually in an uplifting and helpful rather than critical way.

3) I'm thankful for increased knowledge throughout the world, and the increasing availability of that knowledge to the world's inhabitants.

02 Apr 2010

1) I'm happy that we got a good deal on tile at Home Depot yesterday to fix up our bathroom.

2) I'm happy that we know a good handyman to come and fix up our bathroom.

3) I'm happy that I'm able to mostly keep up with the things that I need to be doing.

01 Apr 2010

1) I'm happy that the snow yesterday and today only caused my commute to be a little slower than normal and nothing else.

2) I'm thankful for good examples to model my life on.  I need to do more of that.

3) I'm happy that my wife is so much fun to be around.  We're best friends, and we enjoy hanging out together.