Miracle....Day 62

My miracle.... October 31, 2009

My miracle today is being able to spend Halloween with all of those that I love dearly!! Not very often I am able to be with my family on Halloween, and even less often that I am with any type of extended family... So excited to be here! So excited this all worked out!! Love my family!!

Miracle....Day 61

My miracle.... October 30, 2009

My miracle is the airplane I flew on today... Not only did I make it safe, but it was so fast!! Who wants to drive for 2 days when you can fly for 2 hours!?! So thankful my Heavenly Father has given us all of these neat things that improve our lives daily!!

Miracle....Day 60

My miracle.... October 29, 2009

My miracle today is my boss... She offered to drive me to the airport so that I don't have to park my car and pay to have it sit there while I am gone... It's always a miracle in my book when I can save a little bit of money, no matter where that savings comes from!! So thankful for such great people to work for!! I can honestly say I have one of the best jobs out there...

Miracle....Day 59

My miracle.... October 28, 2009

My miracle today is laughter... It's been a crazy intense week with a lot going on, and tonight I just laughed and laughed and laughed... Everything was soooo funny!! I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and I can breath again... Laughter is the best medicine!!!

Miracle....Day 58

My miracle.... October 27, 2009

My miracle today is sleep... After spending many many many nights awake with a million things to do, I slept in this morning... I had the day off...very unusual...and I slept in... It was fabulous... Just what I needed to keep me up and running for the next long while!!

Miracle....Day 57

My miracle.... October 26, 2009

How true is that statement?? A child is in fact a gift from God... My miracle today is adoption... What an amazing blessing for everybody involved... Thinking of all the birth mothers and birth fathers today as well as the new parents who have taken on the beautiful and wild ride of raising these precious spirits straight from God... Will these children always know the love that is had for them by everybody involved is my hope...

Miracle....Day 56

My miracle.... October 25, 2009

I am so glad I live with things like telephones in my life!! When I want to talk to somebody, I just pick up the handy piece of plastic and just like that I am connected across the world!! My miracle is that I am able to pick up the phone today and use it for good... This call needed to be made today, and what a miracle it is that in just a couple of seconds, I was able to make the call and get what I needed... Thanks for the miracle!!

Miracle....Day 55

My miracle.... October 24, 2009

Today my miracle was the miracle of just talking to one another... When we really stop and take the time to hear what is being said, there is a whole different element added into the conversation. Sometimes that's all it really takes...

Miracle....Day 54

My miracle.... October 23, 2009

She is my miracle today... Not much to be revealed at this point... Just that she is in fact a miracle...

Miracle....Day 53

My miracle.... October 22, 2009

What a bad day... Hard to find a miracle today... I did find one though and it is patience... What a lucky thing to have... I am thankful I was given patience to a greater extent than normal today... Heaven knows I needed it!!

Miracle....Day 52

My miracle.... October 21, 2009

My miracle is hot water... When I am cold, all I have to do is turn the faucet handle and I instantly have hot water... When my bones hurt, all I have to do is turn the faucet handle and again, I instantly have hot water... This proved to be a miracle for me today... With lots of aches and pains associated with the crud going around, I was pretty miserable this afternoon... What a huge sigh of relief to walk in and turn the faucet and take a hot shower... I am thankful for the little miracles in my life!!

Miracle....Day 51

My miracle.... October 20, 2009

My miracle today is getting back some papers in my English class... Now papers is obviously more than one, and I am in fact calling this my miracle today, so it must be good right?!? That's right... Not one... Not two... Not three... BUT... Four papers back with all 5/5 on the top in red pen... 5/5 obviously mean 100%... That is my miracle...

Miracle....Day 50

My miracle.... October 19, 2009

Seeing as today is my big brothers birthday, it only seems fit that he would be my miracle today... Not only is he the best big brother a girl like me could ask for... He is an amazing husband to Savannah... He is a perfect Daddy to a couple of very lucky little girls... He is a great friend... He gives great advice... He loves to help others... He has a very strong work ethic... He provides for his family... He goes to school full time so that he can better provide... He sets an example for everyone around him... He has a testimony... It shines... He loves life... Having an older brother like Devin has proven to be a miracle in my life time and time again... He has helped me through the good, the bad, and the ugly... He has shown me there are better ways... He has also shown me things not to do... I have looked up to my brother since I was a little tiny girl... You can see it in pictures of us... I have this look of just awe and complete respect and the tinge of wanting to be just like him... I still feel that way... I love you Devin and I am so glad that you have been a miracle so many times in my life... Happy birthday to you!!

Miracle....Day 49

My miracle.... October 18, 2009

I'm not one who likes getting shots... They don't bother me all that much, but it's not something I want to do regularly... Now I do draw the line when I have to get a shot in the butt... My ears are so infected and so gross and not clearing up that when I went back into the doctor today (4th time in 5 days...) and that is what they did... A strong big mean shot of antibiotic into the butt cheek... Why the butt cheek?? I still don't understand... I do know that I did not appreciate it though... Now how does this make my blog on miracles in my life?? Well... Regardless of the pain I had, and still have for that matter, the miracle in it all is that I am no longer having the stabbing pain in my ears... That is a miracle... I didn't think it would ever end... Thank you strong big mean shot in the butt cheek for making me feel a whole lot better... Thank you for being the miracle in my day...

Miracle....Day 48

My miracle.... October 17, 2009

Today my miracle is these beautiful capsules filled with sugar... Okay maybe not sugar, but may as well be... You see sugar makes me a happy person... These antibiotics make me a happy person... They are the key to restoring my failing health... What a miracle!!

Miracle....Day 47

My miracle.... October 16, 2009

As odd as it is, today my miracle is the flu... Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought this to be a miracle in my life, but today it is just that... Having the flu has done a couple of things for me... First, it has made me appreciate my health... Second it has made me appreciate the little bit of free time that I do have... Third, having the flu today has allowed me to be able to slow down for a whole day with no other responsibilities... I am usually going 1000203 miles an hour in 25793 different ways... That can wear you out in no time... I am thankful for the flu today and the things that I have been able to learn from this experience...

Miracle....Day 46

My miracle.... October 15, 2009

My new warming blanket is my miracle today... I have the chills and I am so thankful to have such a nice blanket that I can just turn on and warm up instantly in...

Miracle....Day 45

My miracle.... October 14, 2009

Modern technology makes me happy... What a miracle it is that we can go in to the doctor not feeling well, and in moments, they either have what the problem is figured out or they have you set up to go see somebody who can figure it out... I am pretty partial to the instrument they use to look in your ears... I've forever had problems with my ears, and I often question if the pain is real or more imagined... Today I was blessed to learn that my ears hurt because I do in fact have a roaring ear infection in both ears... What a miracle technology is in my life!!

Miracle....Day 44

My miracle.... October 13, 2009

My miracle is our Prophet President Thomas S. Monson... How lucky we are as members of the church to have somebody who speaks for the Lord... He is so encouraging... He is so positive... He makes me want to be a little better and be a little stronger... He is my direct pathway to knowing what my Heavenly Father wants me to be doing... What a miracle it is that a man like him is in the position to do these things for me... I am so thankful for a true and living Prophet on the earth today...

Miracle....Day 43

My miracle.... October 12, 2009

Prayer. What a powerful and miraculous thing. My miracle today is prayer. Ryan was very nervous about having to get his blood drawn this afternoon, and so we said a prayer this morning that he would be calm during the blood draw. He headed off to school very calm and confident in himself. Connor and I also said prayers for lunch and Ryan was again included in this prayer that he would be comforted and calm. 4pm came and I was very nervous and thinking about Ryan knowing he was going in to the doctors office and knowing his intense fear of needles. What a relief to talk to that special little boy a short while later and to hear him say, "Heavenly Father listened to my prayers!! I was calm and only cried for a second!!" Very powerful to a 5 year old boy. Very powerful to his family. Very powerful to me as his nanny. I am so thankful for the miracle of prayer and the blessing it is in my life. I know we are NEVER alone and that all we have to do is open our hearts and souls to our Heavenly Father and that He hears and answers all of our prayers and desires and concerns etc. Powerful day today.

Miracle....Day 42

My miracle.... October 11, 2009

Kindness... A miracle in itself... Watching Extreme Maker Home Edition tonight made me cry... I am reminded how one act of kindness can change the lives of so many others... I've heard the saying "what goes around comes around" and I think that is completely true... Eventually, the tables will turn and the kindness you share towards others will be returned to you in ways you least expect it, and at times when you need it... What a miracle the act of kindness is...

Miracle....Day 41

My miracle.... October 10, 2009

Dreams... We all have them... We all have hopes... What a miracle that is to us... We have the ability to imagine anything we want and then to reach for it and make it come true... I am so thankful for this blessing in my life... Sometimes life is hard... Dreams make it easier... They help to pull you out of the current trials and see a better thing full of happiness... Dreams are ours and ours alone... Nobody can make a dream for you... You have that choice... I want to know what it's like to bring a dream to life... I would love to see all my dreams come true... I am thankful for the miracle of dreams...

Miracle....Day 40

My miracle.... October 09, 2009

Today my miracle is that of friendship... For whatever reason, today was a hard day for me and I started to feel all alone... Thank goodness for good friends who are there to help lift you up on your bad days, and to be there for you all the time... I am so thankful for my good friends... The good examples they are too me... The kindness they show towards me... The love they freely give to me... Friendship is an amazing miracle in my life...

Miracle....Day 39

My miracle.... October 08, 2009

Today my miracle is my older brother and my sister-in-law... Honestly if you asked me 4 years ago what I thought of them getting married, I would have said it was waaayyyy too soon, and potentially not the right person for my brother... I am proud to say that I love them and I know they are supposed to be together... They have a beautiful family, and they are a great example to me... What's my miracle? The miracle of true love...

Miracle.... Day 38

My miracle.... October 07, 2009

So I know I am no Taylor Swift, and she is FAR more put together than I ever am (perhaps it's because she cares??), but I do have one lucky thing that she has... You could say we share the same blessing... The same miracle... We both have curly hair... Although I was never a fan of my curly hair growing up, I am starting to like it more and more each day... What does curly hair have to do with my miracle today?? It starts off that I forgot to set my alarm this morning... Then I had to hurry and rush because I only had 5 minutes... That doesn't leave much time to get anything but the absolute necessary done... Sadly, hair does not fall under necessary when I am in such a time crunch... This is where my miracle takes place... I run out the door and walk into work... First stop, the bathroom mirror... Normally I avoid these, but not today... One look and I am so thankful!! Having curly hair means you can skip doing it for a day, and nobody can tell... If they can, they didn't say anything... ha!

Miracle....Day 37

My miracle.... October 06, 2009

Today my miracle is ironically my headache... Although I hate headaches, and I never hope to have one, they happen... Today I had a headache for most of the day, but I was able to slow down a bit and sort out the important things to get done, and the not so important things that could wait... Very interesting how sometimes it takes something like a headache to remind us that life is a dance... It's not a race...

Miracle....Day 36

My miracle.... October 05, 2009

My miracle today is this beautiful little girl... You came at a time in my life that I needed to see good... You came to a mom and dad who love and adore you... I needed to see that... You came as a strong independent little girl, and that has never left you... You have taught me to love... To trust... To care... To believe... You are a miracle that I am so thankful for!! I hope you have a fabulous birthday #2 and continue to bless the lives of those around you!!

Miracle....Day 35

My miracle.... October 04, 2009

Today my miracle is that I live in a community that is just lovely... Every once in a while small little things do happen, and it goes deeper than just asking for the confusion to stop, and slides into needing the help of the people that serve our community... i am so thankful for the miracle of safety that I felt tonight and that I will continue to feel forever...

Miracle....Day 34

My miracle.... October 03, 2009

Today my miracle is that of accomplishment... I often feel the way this picture is portraying, and today was nice because I feel like I got a lot done off my lists... The sense of accomplishment is a miracle that I think more people should try to recognize in their lives...

Miracle....Day 33

My miracle.... October 02, 2009

I am thankful for the miracle of modern medicine, specifically children's motrin, today... All the kids are sick and have pretty nasty ear infections... They all woke up crying and whining with ear pain, and I gave them all a dose of this miracle working liquid and in about 15 minutes the crying stopped!! I am so thankful for the miracle of motrin!!

Miracle....Day 32

My miracle.... October 01, 2009

I am thankful for the miracle of prayer... I had a really hard chemistry test today that I was struggling with... Lots of memorizing, and only a day to do it in... I am not the best at memorizing either... I felt very uneasy about my test, so before I took it, I said a quick prayer that I would be able to calm down enough to take my test with a clear head... I instantly felt a sense of relief come over me and I was able to sit down and take my test without any worries... I still don't know how I did, but I know that I did well because I had a calm head and was able to remember all of the things I had studied for...