Counting my blessings

Today, my heart is full. I am grateful for so many things. I am grateful to have partaken of the Sacrament to renew my covenants with my Father in Heaven. I am grateful to have been able to hear the messages and testimonies bore today in our meeting. I am thankful for a wonderful husband who holds the Melcheizedek Priesthood and a son who wants to go to nursery so much, but couldn't because he was sick. Today, I am glad I was given another day to be pregnant with Taylor.

I have been dwelling on the "what ifs" with this pregnancy and haven't been enjoying it much. I cannot get what was said during a blessing that Jeremiah gave me the other night. It is constantly on my mind when I feel at my lowest point. I was reminded that all I needed to do was my part and that the rest would be in Heavenly Father's hands. He has a plan for me and I needed to increase my faith in Him and to accept what he has planned for me. It makes me emotional and grateful for the things I have now, the knowledge I've gained as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and the privilege I have had as a mother for the past two years. As I was lying on my couch today, I looked all around me and began to count my blessings. I saw Jacob's ball on the kitchen floor, his rocking horse on the carpet, and his shoes on the dining room table. I looked at my wall and stared at Jacob's pictures for what seemed like a long time and began to think of how blessed I've been to have such a smart and healthy son despite his early arrival. Underneath the picture was a framed picture of the Oakland Temple given to us by my BIL, Ben. My eyes began to well as I thought about the promises given to me when I was sealed to Jeremiah for eternity. I was comforted when I thought of all the blessings I'd receive here on earth and thereafter. I have so many things to be grateful for! Sometimes when things aren't going my way, all I need to do is be humble, count my blessings, and think of My Lord, My Redeemer and the things he has done for me.




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