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Oh my! two posts in two days I am on a roll again! LOL! Actually I just have energy so here we go... payday! yes it is a tad materialistic of me but after three weeks of working it is great to get a paycheck and to top it all off it went direct deposit for me! SO no silly bank going to for me! Now I am NOT an extremely worldly materialistic person but money is a needed thing in this life so to have a job and recieve a paycheck are wonderful blessings. What is also a blessing is that with how and where I am living right now I should be able to save quite a bit of my paychecks and get a nice cushoin forming which will be a wonderful blessing to not be stressing every second over money and bills.

a couple of blessings for a couple of days

missed a few more days there. Just been plain busy and had internet connection issues but what blessing it is to even have the internet or to be busy with life! Now I just sound OLD...I remember when...LOL! But the thing is I DO remember when! What a blessing and miracle the instant communication of today is. I mean cell phones, internet and high speed dsl cable or whatever the latest and greatest is for speed now, 24 hour news stations (Ok maybe that one isn't such a blessing at times..but...)it does breed some impatience for the ordinary rate of life but it does make to waiting more entertaining!
For example because of instant communication of cell phones I found out from a good friend that the Prophet of the church had passed away within hours of it happening while I was driving far from any other source that would get it to me. She found out from her uncle who lived in Utah and there was a news bulletin flashed across the screen and he called her. The phones were faster than the internet at that point in time. While I am saddened that Gordon B Hinkley will no longer be the Prophet I am glad for the miracle of eternal marriage that now he is reunited with his dear wife. What a blessing for him and for me to know that I too can have an eternal family if I work for it and love an d nurture it here.

positively wonderful

Missed a few days of blogging here but I have an excuse.... I have been tired...ok...not so much an excuse.
The blessings I have noticed have been in attitude. I have been very upbeat and positive in my outlook lately seeing more of the good in life and people than the bad, sad, or tragic. The sunny side of life has been blazing it's way around me lately. Wonder if doing this blog is helping with what I am choosing to see? Hmmm???
Have a wonderful day!

Friday...

This is for Friday as to me it is still Friday I just got home from a dance. So the miracle or blessing of the day for Friday? Finding fun in the mundane. My new job is anything but a mental challenge and is rather routine and boring at times( the same could be said for church dances... :) ) and yet I had a really fun day with it. So there you have it finding fun in mundane.

A Job

The miracle of the day? a job! Not just job interviews, which were amazing themselves, but three job offers! I accepted one because it seemed to offer the best in benefits. It pays a tiny bit less than the other two ( 5 cents less) but promises me 40+ hours a week which the others wouldn't. In the way of benefits in 90 days I will be able to get the whole shebang medical, dental, vision, life,short term disability, 401k... now I doubt I get the life or short term but the rest for sure. I may call one of the other ones and see if we can work out a pt schedule during the hours I am not at primary job since I will be working 11-7 I could possibly work an earlier or later shift elsewhere. But it is such a miracle to see myself employed again not only employed but at a higher pay than my last job and with benefits coming up.

Work

Work to do and the ability to do it. No matter the work I am grateful for the blessing and miracle of work in my life. Not only does work provide a means for mee to survive and live in this world of material things but it provides for self esteem and self worth as well. Plus it fills my days (or nights depending) with endevours that contribute to society as a whole and my community specifically. So today ( and hopefully everyday) I am grateful for the miracle of work in my life.

My blessing today is the temple. Having one nearby and being able to go to it. The past three months I have been unable to attend the temple while I cared for my mom so I was very excited and happy to get to go tonight. When I joined the church there were something like 23 temples in the world a vast majority being in Utah. Now there are well over 100 temples and they dot the earth with 4 in Texas alone. Attending the temple was a great re-fueling for me after a drought. It felt like going home to walk in and see people I had gotten used to seeing each Tuesday but hadn't for 3 months because I was gone. To be back where i was missed and where people were glad to see me was so relaxing and energising. Yup today I see the blessing of the temple in my life.

I am grateful for a friend who has a knack for making me feel beautiful and sexy even when I feel far from it. There is something about feeling you are beautiful and/or sexy that allows you more confidence in yourself and a brighter attitude with the world.

being surrounded by friends old and new

Dancing, dancing with friends. Having friends nearby to dance with. Dancing.

Green

GREEN. All shades of green. The ( well one of the) best things looking out he window of the plane today as we came in to land a hobby airport was all the shades of green. IN new Mexico it is kind of monochromatic not enough green ever but most especially this time of year. So today I consider green a major blessing.

the blessing of the day...to have people who care about and love me.

attitude

Today I am blessed with a happy attitude. A good outlook on life a rarity for me is seems so it is a blessing to see the positive side of life and see it in my life. the skies were clear with just enough clouds in them to be interesting as I drove back to my mom's from my sisters. The sunrise was gorgeous in the mountains. All in all a good day, a happy day. A blessing.

Bright New Year

Might be a bit early for this but one blessing of today...it is a brand new year! I survived 2007 and 2008 dawns bright and clear. Full of promise and possibility. I guess the same could be said each and every day. It is a new day with new wonderful things ready to happen but something about the promise of a brand new year makes this days dawn so much brighter and crisper.