My Happiness Project - September Be Grateful and Submissive?!

Grateful

1. voices heard on old cassestte recordings
2. seminary kids that I taught that i still call mine and rejocie with and cry with
3. facetime which allows me to see Amric Colton and Megan
4. So blessed and grateful that Amric and Austin went on missions
5. Grateful to be married in the mesa Arizona Temple
6. Apryl Ann and her beautiful golden - nope! red locks!!!!
7. Creation of beautiful nature - for instance Multnomah Falls in Oregon
8. That Apryl Sean Vaughn Pax anf Gage have the opportunity to live in Vermont
9. So grateful for being able to send and receive pictures in the moment of Ayris & Michael
10. Holy Smokes what a blessing my 4 girls are and the opportunity to visit SanAntonio.  Grateful to know Fred Dewitt. Pray for corrine and family.
11. Again Nature and the creation = Caves in Texas! Specially The Cave with no name!
12. I am blessed with the most wonderful DILs grateful to spend time with Anona today.
13. So grateful for Colton Walker he is Adorbs! I love love love his smile and eyes.
14. Grateful to put so many miles on the vehicles and do it safely and with Richie!
15. Grateful Austins things arrived in one piece and his family is settling in to a new home
16. I am grateful for Richard and all he does to support me at home and provide for us to live.
17. Blessed to take the sacrament and "feel" worthy to do so. Grateful Richard got to albq ok and that his escape room challenge went well for work.
18. Grateful to stay home and get a lot done around the house still working to get it set up enough to say "Just Us and all are welcome"!!!
19. Grateful to get into a DOctor
20. Grateful for my health and Richards.  Prayers for those we know that are struggling with health issues.
21. Grateful for Ryan and all his help with the Samish house
22. Grateful that we have a new appraiser out at the house today on the Island doing a new Appraisal.
23. Grateful for Relief Society and the creation thereof.
24. Grateful for Shawn bringing us Ayris and Michael.
25. Grateful Colton is ok from eating a bee!
26. Grateful for Ayris Joan so so grateful. Grateful she is my daughter, my friend and a forgiving kind MOM she is a mom now!!!! Grateful for her help around here. grateful for 50cent tacos!!!
27. Grateful my pumpkin cheesecake turned out ok!
28. Grateful for Sis. shes super on my mind this year.
29. Grateful for Pax! she sent me a picture and she looked so beautiful I'm grateful she took time to send that to me.
30. I am grateful for Michael Eugene.

My Happiness Project August 2017

Resilience

I am late thats for sure! but it has been a very hectic crazy 3 months, (well 4 now) but especially craZy August.

"WORK WILL WORK WHILE WISHY WASHY WISHING WON"T"    -Monson

Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it survived.

Joshua1:9
Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

The man and I went to Gila Cliff Dwellings. I thought about Resilience everyday! But especially on this day! I didn't know if I could make it up that short hike, (but to me very long and steep trail)!  When I walk on the treadmill I always say "I don't incline!" well that day I did!

 We have moved so many times I don't know how to count the addresses.  But I have them recorded don't you know it!  This time was a little harder on me than those of the past.  Bruised my arms and legs and I even think I broke my ribs!  Well I fell that didn't help.  The point is I am resilient I snap back.  I roll with the punches as they say!  From house to house and Month to Month with this Happiness Project of mine.

Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.     

Yasmin Mogahed

Meek

Matthew 11:28-30 Be thou humble in thy weakness and the LORD thy God shall lead thee...and give thee answers to thy prayers.

Meek; Humble is the opposite of Pride.  The anitdote for pride is Humility -- meekness submissiveness, it is the broken heart and contrite spirit.  --Benson

Water reminds me of the possibility to be both meek and prideful.  From the Samish River to the Rio Grande We've done it again and although I have not written much for this month believe me it is on my mind and it is teaching me #MyHappinessProject is keeping me focused and helping me to bounce back!  On to September!!!!!