Blessed Beyond Belief

How much of life do we miss

 by waiting to see the 

RAINBOW

 before thanking God

 that there is 

RAIN.

This morning as I was saying my personal prayers I told Heavenly Father that I was grateful and aware of how much his hand was in our lives. All day I've just been reminiscing and trying to count my blessings as of lately! I can't tell you how blessed we have been these past few months. And more particularly, these last few weeks. We have been barely making it by since I've been working part time as well as Ethan while he goes to school. From my prospective even being able to "Barely make it by" has been such a blessing. 

Great news! I am now working full-time!! It's a little nerve wracking and stressful learning all the inns and outs of my new position up front at the office, but I am so grateful to be working full time and helping out more financially. 

Something I've learned this past week is to give your trials some time before you freak out and trust they god knows what he's doing and is in charge. Tuesday night we came home to a dark house! The utilities company had shut off our power. No light, no fridge, and most importantly in the winter, NO HEAT!! We were so upset and confused seeing as how we were completely caught up on our account and always on time with payments. We slept at Ethan's parents house that night and went and worked everything out with the utilities company first the the next morning. Turns out, our meter box has been mixed up with our neighbors upstairs for the past month, meaning we have been paying their bill  and vice versa. WHAT?! haha We always did wonder how it could be so high! Here comes the best part, we now have $700 in credit with our utilities company and will be covered for the next 5-6 months!  What a blessing!! And we never would have found out if it hadn't been for the power being shut off in the first place. Lucky for us, yet unfortunate for our neighbors. Thankfully though the utilities company will not be making them pay anything back and they are just starting fresh. Best of both worlds! 

Another thing to be grateful for is the fact that Ethan and I are done with our talks! We spoke on Gratitude two weeks ago. How fitting for this time in our lives. 

I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for the many blessings that he so frequently sheds on my life. I know he will always hear and answer my prayers and take care of our needs. I am so blessed to have the life I do. I have an amazing husband and the best families. I am grateful for my calling as a primary teacher and the experience and lessons we both learn from each other every week. I am grateful for this past month and the experiences I've had, whether good or bad, to remind me of all I have to be grateful for. I am grateful for my savior and his sacrifice. I am grateful for the atonement in my life and that I can start over and be forgiven. I love my Heavenly father and I am beyond grateful.