54 Reasons to be Grateful

I woke up on my birthday this week and decided I wanted it to be a day of gratitude for all the gifts God has given me. Here is my list of 54 things I'm grateful for, in no particular order.

1. My reliable and comfortable car.

2. The garage I can park it in.

3. Music on the radio, especially violin concertos.

4. Camille

5. Access to healthcare

6. Clean water to drink

7. My sister who made a garland for Susanna's wedding with a tiny bit of help from me.

8. The temple

9. Flowers

10. The beautiful earth

11. This guy

12. The mountains

13. Hiking

14. Trips with Scott

15. Someone to hike with

16. Watching paragliders

17. Fall colors

18. Paved roads (as opposed to dirt roads)

19. Chips and salsa

20. Singing Happy Birthday

21. Carrot cake

22. Fitness center classes

23. My very comfortable house

24. My chickens

25. Fresh peaches on my cereal

26. Grandchildren

27. All Da Boyz

28. Mindy

29. Susanna

30. Daughters-in-law (and a future son-in-law whom I don't have a picture of yet)

31. My parents

32. Tomatoes from my garden

33. Sledding in winter

34. Family reunions

35. Visiting childhood friends

36. Faithful ancestors

37. Playgrounds

38. More childhood friends

39. Cell phones

40. Gospel Library, especially the scriptures

41. Jesus Christ

42. Sunsets

43. Nativity sets

44. Family dinners and games

45. Bike rides

46. Camping

47. Vibrant colors

48. Playing the organ and violin

49. Visiting the splash pad

50. Talking to my sister

51. Grandparents

52. All my siblings and their spouses (see family reunion picture)

53. BYU

54. Family history--the main reason I keep this blog

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