I am Thankful!

So I know this post is a little late.
I was at church today and actually got to sit through most of the talks. These 2 talks are just what I needed to hear. They were about service and the ways that service has touched these speakers lives. The talks have stuck with me all day.
While I have had some tough challenges lately (bad back,stress with Elizabeth and so on) I feel the need to share the service that has been shown to me this past Monday in particular. On Monday I had a friend who called me to see how my back was doing and to see if they could do anything to help me out. Then another friend called me to ask if we would like to come to their house on Thanksgiving. Then a while later a member of the bishopric called to see how my back was doing (he had helped give me a blessing the day before). In addition my mom and sister called to see how I was doing that day.

The day before all this had happened I could hardly move due to back pain and spasms (I am happy to report that the constant spasms were gone after the blessing). I also wasn't feeling like I deserved the love of my Heavenly Father. I know now that he cares about me. He wants me to be happy. I am grateful for the people who called that day. I am grateful for small acts of kindness and service.

Elizabeth's New Best Friend

Elizabeth first met her new best friend at WalMart a few weeks before Halloween. We did not buy him because he was ten dollars and really annoying ( He dances and sings "Livin The Vida Loca."). Elizabeth played with him for a while as I was shopping and then we put him back.

The day after Halloween I was browsing the Halloween clearance and there he was. He was marked down to five dollars.I still thought it was expensive, but I bought him anyways. I must say that Elizabeth was overjoyed when I gave him to her. She loves playing with him. The poor guy is arthritic from her playing with him so much. I know he is really annoying but I am glad she loves him so much.