from the heart

so i wrote this quite a while ago, right after thanksgiving, and I guess I 

just for busy and forgot to publish.

I am so very grateful for my family. 

I am not grateful for my family because they fit the rolls I'd think to give them,

not because we get along perfectly,

and not just because we are blood.

Side note: And I think another way to say 

you are grateful for something is just a

 way to express you love them. We

 learn to love/be grateful for our trials

 because they help us grow, we 

love/are grateful for food shelter and

 care given to us by God, we love/are 

grateful for our Savior and his Atonement,

 we love/are grateful for friends and 

family. The one can't exist without the other.

So here is a chunk of my gratitude list.

I am grateful for my dad because...

 he still treats me like his baby girl, but with updated advice.

he'll snuggle me

we start every conversation as if we haven't seen/talked to each other in months.

he is reliable

I am grateful for my mom because...

she would do anything for me. I ask, she jumps.

we can get pretty silly talking about {or like} our students.. haha

she is a very hard worker

as a unit:

they are happy for me in whatever I want to do/be

they love to hear from me {or at least make me think they are;)}

I am grateful for Jenny because...

she just gets me

she gives relevant advice.

she worked hard to get her life in order

{even though she might protest it isn't there just yet, I'd say it is}

I am grateful for Missy because...

she'll take me as I am, and when I am, and when I'm not. 

she is open to new opportunities and ideas.

she just loves lovin' ya.

she's very giving

I am grateful for Nick because...

he knows what he wants and he's going to work hard to get it.

he wants what's best for me

I am grateful for Ryan, Taylor and Olivia because...

they love my siblings more perfectly than I could have thought possible

and are the perfect counterparts to them.