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the chance to have done this for this month! Its been such a fun and sometimes challenging thing to find something each day. To end I want to say I am so grateful for selfless people. I had the sweetest act of service done to me yesterday and it still makes me cry. There are some amazing people all over and I am so glad I know them.

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir! I love the spirit that they bring with the music they sing. I love the powerful messages that can be sung in a song. So glad that I have had the chance to see them perform. What amazing dedicated people they are!

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Rainbows, holidays, blankets, hot chocolate! I have been out of town the last few days so I didn't get a chance to catch this up. I am so thankful for the chance to do this thankful blog this month.

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the fact that my sister only lives 4 hours away and I get to go there for Thanksgiving!

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learning how to cook from a young age. I love the opportunity to make new things with fun recipes. I also am thankful to cook for others.

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2 things today since I missed yesterday. I am thankful for this blog that I have to write out my feelings and thoughts. Its been a nice journal for me. I am also grateful for pictures! What would it be like if we didn't have any pictures to remind us of fun times and good people!

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the rain and good thing since I live in Oregon! I love falling asleep listening to it pound on the window. The best is staying inside and cooking watching it come down.

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priesthood blessings and the comfort they bring when life gets to hard to bare. For the miracles they bring before my eyes, and the love that the person giving them shows towards another.

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the chance to exercise and the way it energizes me. I love to walk and could do it for hours. I am not a runner sometimes I wish I could but asthma slows me down. I think aerobics are so fun and someday I want to attend a zumba class!

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the opportunity to serve others. I love the feeling of being able to serve someone else. One of my favorite memories growing up is all of our family piling into the van, and taking treats to neighbors secretly. I decided last night that this should be done again and so I made sugar cookies. Little did I know that my perfectionist roommate would frost 1 cookie in the same amount of time that I did 5:)Hers looked amazing and mine well lets just say they were lacking a bit. We decided on 4 families and we were off. We had a great time and I hope they enjoyed the little bit of service we gave them. Its such a great feeling to do something for someone else! Here is a picture of her amazing cookies!

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a warm house to feel cozy in especially on cold days.

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a day of rest each week! I love Sundays and to be able to relax and enjoy church.

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food and water!Its amazing how many people go without food and clean water.It makes me sad how wasteful we are of these things. I am so glad that I have always had food and water. I am trying to be better about turning the water off when brushing my teeth. I am also donating more to the food bank too. You never know with each can how many smiles you can bring to someone. Maybe you could do this too:)

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Music and the amazing things it does for my soul. I love to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle choir it brings peace to me. I am also grateful for the voice I was given for the ability to sing and find harmony. One of my favorite things to do is sing with my siblings.

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good books that uplift me and also make me cry. I love how they suck you in and fill you when your empty. Even better is a good book on a rainy day nothing better:)

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the different seasons we experience. For the beauty that comes with each one and the chance to enjoy them in different ways.

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the temple and the chance I have to go and feel Heavenly Father's love for me. I love the peace inside and the chance to do other peoples work.

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family vacations and the fun memories we had. I know not many people get the opportunity to go as much as we did. So many fun places so much learned at each one!

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gardens and the many good things to eat from them. So grateful for parents that spent many hours teaching us the importance of gardening.

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this beautiful earth we have to live on. For the amazing places I have gone and the beauty that surrounds me.

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the pioneers who came before us and sacrificed so much so we could have what we do. For their never ending faith and dedication.

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amazing and supportive friends that have helped me through some of the darkest hours. Their love towards me is such a wonderful gift.

Gratitude Month

I always feel like November is dedicated to feeling extra grateful for things. I am very blessed and thought that for this month I would blog something I am grateful for each day. I am kind of behind since its already the 4th so here are 4 things I am grateful for.......

1.The freedoms I enjoy thanks to others that put their own lives on the line.

2.My religion that gives me comfort when I need it so often. Also the joy of knowing what is to come after this life.

3.My family that is a huge support system and some of my best friends. People that know all about you and love you anyway.

4.My grandparents that are amazing examples to me of what hardship is all about. The people I have learned from and loved all my life.