{because i have been given much}

With Thanksgiving approaching this week, I am sure most of you take time to reflect on the things in your life that you are thankful for. I too have been thinking a lot about the many blessings in my life. It's sad that sometimes it takes a "holiday" to remind me to be grateful for all that I have, but hopefully I will try to keep that Thanksgiving spirit with me all year round.

I just wanted to share a few things that come to mind, that I am thankful for in no particular order: (some are fun and others have a little more meaning to me)

How could I start out a "thankful" list without naming the favorite 3 boys in my life?? My own "Three Musketeers" I could go on about how much I adore and love each one of them, but it suffices me to say that they are my true joy and happiness!



I am thankful for my education. As well as being thankful for my wise parents who instilled in me at a very young age the great importance in obtaining a good education. I am grateful for knowledge. I love being a nurse, and even though at the present time I get to be a full time mom, I look forward to the day when I can work again and provide a service to those who are in need.


I am thankful for this blog. It is my journal and record of my family and our weekly happenings. I have been uplifted and inspired by so many who also blog. I am inspired by the many people who cease to amaze me with their talents. I also get great ideas for my family, and honestly have learned so much from many of you.

I am thankful for my testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel. I am proud to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice for me.

I am thankful for my family. It is a pretty awesome family to be a part of. Each of them are unique and each of them are so special to me. I have learned by their example, and am inspired by all of them in their own way. I have been taught well. I love Steve's family. Really I couldn't have asked to have married into a better family than the Morris'. What more can I say--I Love You All :)




I am thankful for the discovery of Costco's Calcium gummy vites. Really they have saved me from feeling like such a failure over these past months due to Hunter's aversion to milk. Hunter loves them, and it honestly it has relieved so much stress. I sleep better at night now knowing that Hunter's bones aren't deteriorating due to lack of calcium in his diet. Thank You gummy vites.

Friends. Another one I could go on and on about. I have been blessed throughout my entire life with loyal and true friends. I hadn't fully appreciated the great friendships I had made over the years until I moved away from Utah and had to rely on good "friends" instead of family due to circumstances. I love my friends. I have learned so much from each and everyone of them. It has been just as meaningful laughing with a good friend for hours on end, as it has been to cry with one. Inspiring, uplifting, positive, happy, fun, smart, silly and talented are the words I would use to describe my friends.

Steve made me post this. But to be honest I would have to agree with him, but mostly for selfish reasons. I am grateful the UTES won the Mountain Western Conference this year, and will be invited to a BCS bowl game. I am happy the UTES won, I have such fun memories of going to the football games with Steve when he was doing his undergrad there. So I do have a love of the game. And I am pretty sure that it would have been a "deal breaker" for Steve-- not marrying me if I was a fan of the "Blue" team. But honestly the selfish part of me didn't want them to lose yesterday because if they had, I would have to deal with him for an entire year sulking over the fact that the "blue" team won. So Go UTES!!!




I am thankful for my health. I take it for granted most days. I am grateful for this body of mine, even the times I complain about it. I love, and am forever thankful for a strong and healthy body.

I changed my mind. I have to give a huge shout out to my crazy UTE loving husband Steve. He is the hardest working guy I know. He is the only one who can make me laugh without even trying. He has the most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen. (PS: thanks for passing that on to the kiddos) He is a genuine person. He cares about people around him. He is an exceptional dad, and works at being a better one everyday. He is a great husband, and works at being a better one everyday. He is smart, cool, funny, intense, dedicated, and does the dishes every night!

Even though there is so much more that I could list that I am thankful for-- I will end with the two great joys in my life--Hunter and Tanner. (I changed my mind again)
Motherhood has changed me. Mostly for the good. I put my family before myself, and it has taught me how to sacrifice and serve those that I love most. I don't get to sleep in ever, I forgot what a "quiet" house sounds like, I sometimes don't get to take a shower until the day is almost over, I have to be responsible (that's hard sometimes.) My body that I am thankful for as stated above...is forever changed thanks to childbirth. Motherhood has changed me because it has taught me patience, unconditional love, tolerance and more importantly-- how to be a better person. I am thankful for Hunter and Tanner for making me a mom.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving this week!