{Time Out & Breathe...}

Posting some small things I grateful for, (why we only acknowledge gratitude once a year is beyond me.)

{The greatest husband and best friend I ever could have asked for, no matter how bad things are, at least our relationship is something always going great.}

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{Healthy beautiful children who are smart and healthy, they can always make me smile!}

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{I live in an area where the church is strong, the safety we have through the Gospel}

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{The priesthood in my home, a priesthood leader who respects it as much as I do}

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{Good Renters x2!}

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{Ryan's ambition, his success in school, his perfect grades}

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{Cars, that at the moment, run great}

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{A healthy pregnancy, never learned to truly appreciate that until the "scare" with this one}

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{A husband who stands for what he thinks is right and doesn't just go along with the crowd}

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{A brilliant husband who does what it takes to make our family, and our finances work, being brave, "man"ing up and not taking the easy road.}

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{A husband who deals well with my craziness, and OCD stress}

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{Good friends}

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{Family who is local}

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{CELL PHONE & INTERNET!}

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{A husband who inspires me to become better, makes me laugh and makes me dream}

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{I'm also grateful for this little guy. His sweet little smile can always brighten my day!}

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And because it's my blog and I can do what I want, some fantastic quotes pertaining to, the most important topic of our lifetime, our freedom.

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not themselves, and under a just God cannot long retain it." -Abraham Lincoln

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin

"When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." ~~~~ Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931