Happy Thanksgiving!

Okay, so it's a few days late. Better late than never???
We have had a wonderful week. Brian has been home the whole week with only one day of real work time. We have really enjoyed being together as a family this week!
Thanksgiving Day was very quiet. We just had the 6 of us here for dinner. Rick and Sam and family came over for dessert that evening. We enjoyed a round of Ticket To Ride- 1910 expansion pack version. If you haven't tried it, it's fun!!!
We have so many things to be grateful for this year!! Brian is still working and will be through at least next summer. The children are all healthy and doing okay in school. We have our family. We live in a great nation where we get to speak our minds. We have the freedom to vote, to worship according to the dictates of our own consciences, to own weapons (and to use them), to work, to move if we want to, and we don't fear our government (well, maybe some of the people in it. LOL) We have a home, food in the cupboards, 2 vehicles to get us around, good schools for the children, a wonderful, peaceful town (despite what the national media says about us) and money in the bank account.
Most importantly we have our knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. We have a living Prophet who guides and directs us. We have Truth and Light in our lives and it makes us happy. I am so grateful for this knowledge. Even though it is not a complete knowledge yet, line upon line we will learn and grow and one day return to live with our Heavenly Father. We have a Temple just a mile from our home that we get to attend as often as we like. Our neighborhood is full of wonderful people who make it a great place to live.
There are so many things to be grateful for and I can only begin to ennumerate them here. Just know that I am grateful for all that the Lord has blessed us with and all that He will bless us with.
I hope you had a fabulous holiday and that you are all safe and well. God bless you always.

The Day After

I woke up this morning to a mostly clear sky after last night's storm. We have an inch or so of new snow. The neighborhood looked the same as always. The same cars came and went this morning on their way to work, the gym, school or where ever. The kids got up, we had family prayer, ate breakfast and got everyone to school. So, in other words, it seems like a perfectly normal, November morning.
And yet, there's something so fundamentally different. As I watched the election results come in last night my heart just sank. What are we going to face in the next 4 years? I don't know. I know there are tough times ahead because we have an extreme liberal(socialist/Marxist) headed for the White House. Our economy is struggling (and I have my own theories about why that is), we're fighting 2 wars and the incoming president hasn't said anything reassuring about either.
I don't believe this country will fail completely. I think we have enough conservative people in the country that we will not loose everything. I do think we will have to fight for our rights and beliefs. I think it will be a hard fight for certain rights (freedom of speech, right to bear arms, religion). I may be homeschooling again just so my children learn why this country is great the way the founding fathers set it up. The Constitution may be in danger. We will fight and we will save it from those who would change it or get rid of it and bring this country to its' knees.
I will not fear. The Lord is watching over us.