What a wonderful Thanksgiving week to remember all we're thankful for! I'm most grateful for my family. Their lives and testimonies are so precious to me. I'm so grateful for their examples of strong testimonies and strength through adversity. There isn't any one of their families who doesn't have something tough they're going through, and I'm so grateful for their examples and endurance.
It was so wonderful to share Thanksgiving with all of them. It was wonderful to talk to our missionaries!! I'm so proud of Abby, Adam, and Madeline! We missed being with Cam, Lori & Annabelle! Someday maybe we can all just teleport for these times we want to be together!
We did something fun with the Giving Machines. You've probably heard about the Giving Machines that the Church has set up in connection with Light the World. It's like a vending machine only it's things sent to various charities all over the world. On the opening day, I went down to the lobby of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building where I work, and I bought 18 different things in honor of my 18 precious grandchildren. Then each grandchild got to open a card telling them what they gave - it was totally random, which made it more fun! Annabelle's prize was three chickens. Abby gave seedlings for a greenhouse. Madeline gave lifesaving nutrition (I think that goes to Africa). Adam gave polio vaccinations for 100 kids. Here's what everyone else gave: Mac & cheese, laundry detergent, a child's eye exam with glasses, farm-to-fork meal for kids, cleaning supplies, a backpack with school supplies, five basketballs, art supplies, 100 meals, a STEM kit, a mobile vision clinic, soccer gear, groceries for a senior, and glasses for a child. We are so blessed with so much to be thankful for! This Christmas let's all try to find ways to give to others. Thanks for helping me to do it! #LightTheWorld!
Gratitude is so powerful! Love the Giving Machines, and how with each donation, each Grandchild had the opportunity to be part of that.
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