I'm back....I hope...

I am going to T R Y to rejuvenate all of my blogs, at least with some degree of regularity.  I won't promise daily, and I can't promise weekly, but I will shoot for monthly....

Today, I can say I am truly grateful I do not teach on a regular basis...

O M G.  

I prepared to teach a class on journaling through blogging.....

EPIC FAIL.  

Technical difficulties galore.  

It was AWFUL.  

I am glad I do not have to go through the gut wrenching nerves regularly and then the winging it out of  frustration when things don't go as planned.

Day 8--What I'm Thankful for...My Profession

This week is 

National HIM Week...

so today I am grateful for a profession that continues to grow and evolve as the health care world does.  

I am also grateful that we have the opportunity to celebrate and educate others regarding what we do.  

(It is not just filing, ya know ;)

It's been fun so far.....we had a Get to Know You Scavenger Hunt that started yesterday...I'll get to see the answers tomorrow.  :)  I can't wait.  

Day 7--What I'm Thankful for...Technology

Today I am grateful for the technology that allows me to work from home as needed.  

I am on call pretty much all the time, and I get paged often during the wee hours of the morning.  I can generally take care of what is needed in less than 20 minutes (usually), which is just a quarter of the time it would take me if I were to have to actually go in to the office.  

It is also beneficial on the rare occasions that I am sick and unable to go into the office or days that I have appointments that require me to leave early...I can finish my work without losing any work hours.

Day 6--What I'm Thankful for...Testimony of Others

Today I am thankful for the testimony of others.  

For the strength and hope that I get from listening to others share their thoughts.  

I gain so much when others share their struggles and triumphs....additional insights, hope, and just  a more personal sense of who they are and why.  

Day 5--What I'm Thankful for...Sharing My Talents

Today I am thankful for the opportunity to share my crafty skills.  I attended a baby shower for a young couple at church....here is my gift:

It's a little misshapen, but you can see it's a star

And I made the card as well..... 

I love sharing my talents with others!!

Day 4--What I'm Thankful for...Being a Mom

Today's thankful post is easy....sort of.  It's my two youngest sons' birthdays, so while I am always grateful for the opportunity to be a mom, on these days, I am especially so.  But today, as odd as it sounds, I am thankful to be a mom to an angel.  You see, today is not only their birthday, but it also the angel day for one of them.  You can read their story here.

I cherish the time I carried the both of them in my womb.  It is the only time I ever "held" them together.  It is the only time they were together.  Being a mom to an angel is bittersweet, and believe me, it took me a while to get to the point that I can find reasons to be thankful for it.  The primary reason I am thankful is it gives me hope.  I have a reason to live my life in the gospel because I know that if I do, I will see my son again and raise him in the next life.  There is little that is more powerful than that.

Here is the display I made for him..

A close up of the card...

A close up of the flowers...

We also release balloons for Kyle and for my niece, Mallorie, who died in 2001.

And we make either cupcakes or cookies each year, decorated with a K.

This is Kraig holding the flowers at Kyle's gravesite.  

Day 3--What I'm Thankful for...Fall Colors

Today I am thankful for the colors of fall. 

I was driving home, and was again struck by the awesome beauty of the fall colors in the trees.  

The shades of red, orange, yellow, green, brown.....all mixed together like a collage.  

I wish I could take pictures as I'm driving...but I'm thinking the drivers around me might frown on that.  

There are several stretches of road that are tree laden....

and this time of year they make a glorious masterpiece.  

If I get an opportunity to take any pics before the leaves fall off the trees, I will come back and post them.