Lipsmackers and blowing bubbles in milk.

Today at work I walked past a table with these two little girls attempting to blow bubbles in their water and Mom and Dad getting mad at them for not behaving appropriately. This inspired me: Tonight I am going to not stand by propriety-- I'm blowing bubbles in my milk. It just makes me happy. You might think I'm bizarre, but I'm grateful that I can blow bubbles in my milk.

I adored lipsmackers as a child, and now... although they are completely useless as either chapstick or lip gloss... I still do. I can't help it. It gives me very happy memories, and I love it!

Mostly: I'm grateful for the reminders to be a kid sometimes. It's okay. Life would be boring if everyone was grown up. :)

It's been a while....

It's been a hard few days, folks. It truly has. I haven't wanted to get on at all, but I just barely realized that that's exactly the problem. So here's what I'm thankful for right now:

My gym membership
My job
My little brother's stuffed animals

Hopefully next time I'll have more uplifting things to say...

Testimony

Today I feel an overwhelming amount of gratitude for my testimony of the Gospel. The one thing that is and always will be constant in my life is the Lord. I love my Heavenly Father and His son who is my Savior and Redeemer. I don't know where I would be without the knowledge that they love me too.

Sometimes I get sad and lonely, and sometimes I want to stay sad and lonely, just for a little bit, but when I think about what Christ did for me, when I think about the atonement, and how all of that was so that I could be happy not only for eternity, but now, as well, I just can't bring myself to stay sad any more. That may sound weird, but the truth is that I know how to be happy. I know how to get happy when I'm sad. It's as simple as allowing the Holy Spirit to touch your life again by listening to a hymn or opening the scriptures. It's funny to me how often it seems like it just isn't worth the effort. It is always worth the effort

I am grateful to know that my testimony is so strong that I couldn't turn my back on it if I wanted to. I know with such a surety that every time I feel like giving up or like it would be easier to not go to church any more, I still find myself waking up on Sunday morning and going to church. Sometimes it really is the last thing I want to do, but I do it anyway because I know that it is the right thing and that it will ultimately make me happy.

I am so thankful for the testimonies that others share with me and how they can brighten my day more than anything in the world.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is a beautiful thing, and I am so glad that I have been blessed to have been raised with it. I just want to shout it from the rooftops! I want everyone to know and be as happy as I am! It is truly amazing! And this is what I am thankful for today :)

Gratitude

I was at the campus bookstore the other day and I saw a book called 40,000 reasons to be happy. All it was was a list. This lady had been writing down the things that make her happy for 40 years, and she published that list. I thought it was amazing, and it inspired me to start up again.

So... This post may seem a little silly, but I'm very grateful for the opportunity to show gratitude. When I show that I'm thankful for things, it reminds me of what I have helps people I care about be happy, and that makes me really really happy. :)

Also, babies are really cute and make me happy as well.