being grateful

The ensign had some amazing articles in it ....  I especially needed the one on showing gratitude and enduring WELL.

What a concept huh?  To endure well.  It's not the first time I've heard it nor will it be the last, but man it was what I needed.  I'm telling you, I have lots to be grateful for and that makes it easier to endure well.

So today I'm listing a few things I'm grateful for...

First and foremost I'm grateful for Jacob.  I don't know how I'd make it through many things without him.  He is kind and loving and he takes such good care of Paisley and I.  Sometimes I don't know how he does it.  Especially right now with me feeling crummy being pregnant.  He just endures well I think :)

I'm also grateful for the gospel and the impact it has had on my life and others too.  As I am surrounded by things that would be otherwise unbearable (death of a loved one being at the top of my mind lately), I am grateful for the peace the gospel brings in my life.  We are also waiting to hear back from dental schools and boy is that stressful AND I've learned through countless experiences that "everything will be okay".  So we are anxiously awaiting that news and grateful for the comfort that comes from knowing our Heavenly Father knows us and is watching out for us.

I'm grateful for my family...not just those who started out as Grannis', also those who are Foutz Family.  Everyone in our family teaches us so much.   I learn things from everyone in our family and I grow because I am watching and learning.  It's such a blessing to be a part of something like that.

Today started with me NOT enduring well, it's hard to find something I want to eat that doesn't make me feel sick and when I take to long to decide I feel sick and then don't want to eat and it's just an awful cycle and it gets me down.  I feel bad for being sick even though Jake doesn't mind (he's such a trooper).  And then I think of the article I read about enduring well.  So I had a bagel with cream cheese...which always helps....not super healthy, but not super unhealthy either.  I stretched and did some light yoga to try and get some energy.  I announced my pregnancy (what a weight off)...weird how that was freeing.  Now I'm writing about it and getting over it.  I'm grateful for the opportunities I have everyday to learn and grow.

I'm thinking about having an orange...doesn't that sound good?  How cool is it that we can pull something off a tree and eat it!  Small miracles huh?

Today can be a good day....if I choose for it to be!

sick of being sick

This is my whine post...so stop reading if you don't want to read my whining :)

Being sick for over a week now and still going strong might I add...is not fun!  I only have one thing that makes it better....when I think about trying to make it better...

Being so sick makes it hard to figure out what symptoms are this dreadful cold...and which are because I'm pregnant!

Still haven't told everyone about being pregnant so it's fun to be able to have a space where I can put that down in writing!

We are due around mid October with "Number 2"...exciting!

Okay that's it!