In our church's hymnal is a song called "Count Your Blessings". I just love it! The chorus goes like this:

Count your blessings;
Name them one by one.
Count your blessings;
See what God hath done.
Count your blessings;
Name them one by one.
Count your many blessings;
See what God hath done.

(Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 241. Count Your Blessings)

This song kept popping in to my head today. We had a checkup with Katie. She's great! She's had a growth spurt. Healthy, happy girl. Doctor Katie (appropos, no?) even made the comment that she doesn't see Katie often because she's so healthy.

We are unbelievably blessed! I follow a few families on Facebook that have/had health issues. Baby Ella - a family that has lived through my greatest nightmare. They had a house fire and were unable to get to their baby girl. Luckily two firefighters were able to save her. She has gone to Hades and back but is a happy, healthy adjusted girl a year later.

Team Jackson - a little boy (3?) that has liver cancer. I had seen others supporting this family and posting on their page. It struck a chord with me and now I follow their FB page. Then I realized that Leila, Jackson's mom went to college with Dustin and I. I think sometimes we get so full of ourselves that we forget that the world still rotates, just not around us. It absolutely blew my mind to see how easily I could have been in her situation. She's so strong! They were recently told nothing more could be done for him. They dug in and started looking around at different hospitals and found one that says now they could do a transplant!

This has all made me realize how precious life is and how good I've really got it. Yes we have our ups and downs. I have had a lot of pity me moments. But when I get down, I just think of the hymn. Count your blessings, name them one by one. This is a lot of the intended purpose of this blog; to find all the Woo Hoo moments each day.

Name my blessings? There are too many to count! My top 3 are Katie, Kendall & Kennedy. Every day they serve as a reminder of God's love and the true miracle they are.

So what are your blessings? Can you name them one by one? Would love to hear from everyone! *MUAH*

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Count your blessings even on a night like this!
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My 3 Blessings!



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