Grateful

 This is it for the week.  Chemo time is back.

I have lots to be grateful for.  From the little (the custodian who finally vacuumed my classroom--it really needed it) to the large (the conversation my mom and I had about how the gospel gives us strength and perspective to keep afloat in our trials).

I am grateful that our travel plans are coming together for later and that my sub plans are coming together for this week.  Love when plans are in place.  They are my security blanket.

Speaking of security blankets, I'm grateful that we have some storms coming up.  This winter has been amazingly warm and dry and snow on the mountain is my security blanket and I will be grateful if we get some more.

I'm grateful for my friend Kim that I walk with intermittently.  She is very patient with my sporadic schedule.  She is endlessly kind and makes me want to be better.  Our conversation almost always goes deep.  Walking with her enriches my life.

I'm grateful for my sweet school.  Although the reading scores would likely be better, I wouldn't trade for a wealthy school.  I love my humble and earnest students.  A mother let me know that since she didn't have a car right now, she couldn't bring her son's birthday treat because she had to walk to get it.  She would get it to us tomorrow.  I tried every way I knew (through my app that  interprets into Spanish) to convince her that she didn't actually need to send or bring a treat, it is just an option.  She loves her son and wants him to fit in, so she is doing everything she can.

That is inspiring to me and gives me encouragement to do everything I can for my students.

I am grateful for Adam.  He is wearing himself out with his high pressure job, being bishop and taking care of me.  I try to be as low maintenance as possible, but I kind of fail at that.  

He is unfailingly generous and he goes out of his way to serve me and our children.

It is also inspiring to me.