So Many Blessings

My friend Shauntae made a post about the blessings she was grateful for and it made me think of how many, many blessings my family has received at this time of year. We are so grateful to have finally sold our house in Logan. It closed on Christmas Eve. It is a very much needed Christmas gift. We are grateful for my parents and their love and help. They sent a great package of gifts for our family and some Christmas money, which is also very helpful at this time. We are also grateful for an amazing family in our ward, the Hickens (it is our bishop's family). They are so generous and thoughtful. They brought our family gifts and some groceries. We are also grateful for our ward and their concern for our family. Our family had an amazing and humbling Christmas thanks to so many people's generosity and love at this very special time of year. Shauntae had mentioned the blessings of paying tithing and we too have seen those blessings.
We are also grateful that our Heavenly Father loves us so much and blesses us with the things we need, right when we need them. Sometimes it is in material blessings, sometimes Spiritual blessings, and sometimes it is just those "Ah Ha" moments that show us that we are not, and will never be, alone. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year!

Christmas Eve the kids always get new PJ's

- Kids' Christmas Gifts -
(The blankets in the background are from my parents)

(I think it loaded Josie's sideways because she was laying down??)

This is an ornament of the St. Paul Temple
that the Hicken's gave to us.

We made breakfast after we opened gifts.

Julia had so much fun she couldn't even stay awake
during Christmas Dinner. :)