Enjoy the Rain Not just the Rainbow after {Day 14} of Leggings

 Leggings: Macy's // Shirt: H&M // Belt: Pick Your Plum //

Pumps: Target // Umbrella: Ikea

I am not a rain lover. I never really have been, except the occasional warm summer rain or a night rain. I am not however a fan of the rain in the middle of the day. I don't find it fun to get sopping wet while walking from my car to the store, and my eye sight is terrible when the lights reflect off the wet ground. I love the sunshine. I am a sunshine/ summer, I like it hot, type of girl. I like to be outside. I know blah blah I don't like rain most of the time. But this day. This day I enjoyed the rain. I enjoyed it because it didn't rain all day. It was just enough to enjoy, to soak it up, to find its beauty, to wash away the gunk in the air but not too much that it seemed to run the entire day. So this day...This day I decided to enjoy the rain. I took my shoes off and I jumped in a puddle, I jumped with an umbrella and it was FUN!  The rain and humidity also loosened my curls just enough that it seemed to be a really good hair day...thank you rain a girl can never thank enough for a good hair day...am I right?!

So why this day? Why did I enjoy the rain this time? Well it was because of an amazing talk given by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf last weekend during the LDS general conference. Do you ever feel like a talk in church, in general conference or just something said or wrote is meant specifically for you, like those apostles and Christ are speaking right into your heart? This is how I felt that Sunday morning and I am so grateful for that. I needed it, I wanted it and I am going to live it. I love what general conference does, how it uplifts and gives us just what we need to keep on going, to be the people we are meant to be and to reach our true potential in all aspects of our lives. These words I have heard before but I needed the reminder at this time.

His talk was about being grateful but it wasn't talking about being grateful after you have gone through a trial and then all way good and you learned the lesson you needed to learn, no, it was about being grateful everyday, it was about finding a way to be grateful during the trial or harder time. Gratitude should be a way of life, not just something we think about after sorrow or during thanksgiving and the holiday seasons. Gratitude will bring us joy and happiness, it will help us focus on the good in life. We can choose to be grateful no matter what. The choice is ours, we can choose to live in sorrow and focus on what we lack or we can choose to focus on what we do have and the blessings we have received. We need to enjoy the rain, not just the rainbow at the end. Keep a grateful heart and you will have joy in your heart.

Like I said this is just what I needed to hear right now in my life. It was meant for me as I am sure it spoke to many others hearts. It was no mistake that even though I slept in I just happened to wake up and turn on the TV just as this talk was starting...not a mistake, not a coincidence, no, it was for me. And for that I am thankful.

Now I hope you all live your life in gratitude

Enjoy this Monday

Smile and be happy

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Happy Father's Day {2013}

As you all know this last weekend was Father's day so I wanted to take a second to tell the men in my life why I love and appreciate them so much. First off I just have to say I love that there is a day dedicated to all the hard working dads out their, they deserve it and should be celebrated for all they do for their families. Dads, you are the real life superheroes we all need.

First up of course is my amazing hubby, my best friend and the daddy to our two little sweet boys. I am so grateful for him and feel so so lucky to have him in my life and to be my companion and partner in crime in this whole adventure we call parenthood for eternity. Why is he such a great dad? Well let me tell you:

-He is kind
-He is patient
-He loves to get down on the boys level and play with them
-He teaches our boys
-He reads to them
-He teaches them the importance of the gospel
-He is an amazing example of hard work
-He holds and is worthy of the priesthood

-He is loving
-He sings them to sleep
-He comforts them when he is sad
-He treats me amazing
-He laughs with them
-He wrestles them
-He lets them help him when he does yard work
-He tells them he loves them everyday, multiple times a day
-He is their hero

Thank you Ty for being the dad I always wanted for my children. Thank you for loving me just as much as I love you. Thank you for being my partner and for always working so hard for us. We love you Happy Fathers Day!

Next up I wanted to tell my own dad how much I love and appreciate him in my life. Can I just tell you this man will do anything for us, his family. He is so hard working, loving supportive and smart. I am always amazed by how much he knows, and how much I learn from him and his random facts. He has skills in so many different areas and is always fixing something. Right now he is flipping an RV and it is so much fun to see the progress in pictures.

My favorite memories with my dad is when he is making us all laugh. He has the best sense of humor and I am glad he passed that on to me. I also loved when he would play his guitar for us growing up and we would all sing along. He really is the best. I love you dad and am thankful for all your hard work and love!

And of course I could never forget my father in law. What a guy. Seriously he is one of the kindest people I think I have ever met in my life. He is always serving and helping others and is glad to do so. What a great example. He treats me like I am his own daughter and gives me a hug every single time I see him, which is a lot. I love that!

I am so thankful for everything he has done for my family and especially thankful for the way he raised his sons. Ty learned so much from him and is a great man and father because of what he taught him. Thank you we love you!
 

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