I AM 55 TIMES THANKFUL

So, here I am 55 years old and loving every minute of it. If you would have asked me early this morning if I felt old, I would have probably complained and said, something about my hip, neck and other ailing parts of my aging body...but after having our friends over tonight for dinner I am singing a different tune...Why? Because, my friend (the wife of the couple) has lung cancer, and starts her 6th round of chemo next week. Her hair is starting to fall out and she is tired all of the time. Do you see why I am 55 and loving it? I have been given so much and why does it take a night with an ailing friend, help me to feel so very blessed? I thought... I need to recognize all my blessings, make a list and celebrate my life. I know that I have hundreds of things I have been blessed with! Being that it was just my 55th birthday, I thought I could at the least come up with 55 of my blessings. I am going to try to capture a lot of them with photos...so, this could be long, but I want to count my many blessings, name them one by one. I owe that much to my Heavenly Father and to all my loved ones (these are not in order of importance, just random).....

1. A loving, wonderful husband 2. Great marriage (37 years)

3. My Savior/the Atonement

4. Scriptures

5. Living Prophets

6. Temples (Hawaiian Temple) (Preston, England Temple)

7. Family Vacations (Newport Beach)



8. and 9. A loving daughter and son-in-law

10. and 11. A wonderful son and daughter-in-law



12. Grandson-Brigham (Disneyland 2007)

13. Grandson - Hunter (Disney Cruise 2006)

14. Granddaughter - Elle Kate (Cozumel -2006)

15. Grandson - Brandon (Woods Canyon Lake 2008)

16. Granddaughter - Tatum Lily (Girly Girls 2009)

17. Grandson - Dallin (Christmas 2008)


18. Friends - Craig and Mary Silverthorne (2008)

19. Friends - Glenn and Debbi Vavra (Kailua Beach 2006)

20. Friends- Verna and Chris Lueck (Hawaii 2006)

21. Friends- Terri and Mat Greer (Hawaii 2006)

22. Friends - Susan and Mike McDonough (Kailua Beach 2006)




23. Friends - Marv and Nancee Jessee (Oregon 2009)

24. Plays (Les Miserables -London)

25. Roomy laundry rooms

26. Walks with my grandchildren and husband

26. Craft rooms

27. A lazy, sweet dog (Zack 2009)

28. Backyard playgrounds

29. Pools in Arizona summers

30. Digital Scrapbooking

31. Music

32. Big kitchens

33. Blue Houses with a weather vane

FLOWERS:

34. In Tuscany-Italy

In Hawaii (plumerias)

35. For comfortable beds

36. Silly, giggly girls (Tatum and Elle)

37. Life-long girlfriends (Rhonda Sarager-San Francisco)

38. Girlfriend Get-aways (Debbi and Donna in Hawaii)

39. Old Movies





40. Tiffany's in NYC 41. Walks in Central Park NYC (Donna and Natalie)

42. Macy's in NYC

43. Waimea Bay -Hawaii

44. Rainbows - Maui

45. Hammocks (Maui - 2004)

46. Reading to grandchildren (Newport Beach 2007)

47. Traveling - England (2005 -Stonehenge)

48. Gandola rides in Venice (2007)

49. Beautiful sights - Fog rolling in over Golden Gate Bridge (2006)

50. Kailua Beach, Hawaii 51. With Ken

52. Disney Cruise with Family -2006


53. Newport Beach 54. Sisters (Gail and Donna)

55. FOOD:
Jordan's Mexican Food - Phoenix, AZ

See's Candies

Crepes in France (2005)

Gelato in Rome (2005)

These are some of the things that I am so thankful to have in my life! I pray that Iwill forever be thankful and grateful for all the seen and unseen blessings I have been given! I truly do have a wonderful, blessed life!