281. Today I am grateful for my little Miriam

Today is my little niece Miriam’s second birthday! I just fell in love with her since I first saw her when she was just 2 weeks old. When I saw her last weekend I loved that she would come to me even though she would run away from other people. She is quite the chatterbox and comes up with the funniest things to say. This photo pretty much sums up how much I love her:

280. Today I am grateful for a weekend away

It’s always nice to have a weekend away from home. I was home in BC last weekend and now heading down to Calgary this weekend. I am going down for a midsingles conference so it should be a fun weekend of speed-dating, workshops, food, dancing and meeting people. Tomorrow my roommate and I are also planning on going to the zoo and see the new penguin exhibit. I haven’t been to the Calgary Zoo since I was a child so I am excited for that!    

279. Today I am grateful for my sisters

I am grateful for sisters and the special bond I have with each of my sisters.

278. Today I am grateful for cameras

I am grateful for camera’s to allow us to create images of important events and memories. I enjoy looking photos from my childhood and remembering those times. I am also grateful to also have some early photographs of ancestors.

277. Today I am grateful to have an eternal family

I am grateful to know that I can be with my family for eternity. A sealing is an ordinance which binds husbands and wives and their children together for eternity. When a husband and wife are sealed then any children born to them after are born within the covenants made. My dad was not a member of the church when my parents married, he was baptized soon after I was born, and my parents were sealed in the Cardston, Alberta temple about 3 years later. I know that “whatever is bound on earth is bound in Heaven” and that I will be with my family forever.  

276. Today I am grateful to be an auntie

I love being an auntie! My nieces and nephew are so cute and so much fun to be with. I am grateful for the time I have to spend with them; I only wish I could live closer to them. Even though distance separates us I am grateful for the influence I have on them. I am also grateful that they know how much I love them and that I know how much they love me.  

275. Today I am grateful for a new family photo ... with everyone!

It has been two years since we had a family photo and it was nice to get a new one to add to the 2012 family scrapbook page. I am grateful for a friend who took time to take some photos for us. The photo shows everyone but in reality my brother did not get the memo that we were getting family photos taken and was not there. I am also grateful for Photoshop so that he could be included in the photo. J