Family:

So, dear readers, I have been supremely grateful lately for such a great family!  So, this post is all about them.    I recently read a quote that I quite liked.  It says “I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich” 

 I am truly rich.  Here are some of the reasons that I love my family:
-They love me no matter how many stupid mistakes I make
-They are the ones who can make me laugh the hardest
-They understand my somewhat idiotic sense of humor
-They will always welcome me with open arms when I am having a bad day
-They LOVE playing games together!
-They are the ones who first helped me realize that I was a daughter of God and helped me gain a testimony
-They are working to get back to the Celestial Kingdom with me so we can be together FOREVER!

Have you ever thought of that word?  Forever.  It is infinite.  There is no end to it.  Can you imagine being with your family forever?  Never having to say goodbye?  That gives me the happiest feeling in the world!  It really makes me hope that I am being just as good of a part of the family as they all are.

So, to end off, I wanted to share just some of the little things some of my family members have done this week that made me happy and helped me burn some calories by laughing about.
First, I am having a conversation with my Grandma.  My grandpa is gone, as usual.  She says to me, “I always worry about Grandpa when he goes off into the woods by himself with a chainsaw.” Bwahahahahah!  I love it!  Only my grandpa could elicit such a comment!  Oh how I love both of my grandparents.  

The next funny quote comes from my little brother Jaye.  I am cooking dinner on Sunday because my parents are gone for the week and I am babysitting.  I ask Jaye to go outside in the freezer and get some jam and as he walks out he says. “Jam, G-A-M!”  I laughed so hard I cried!  Thanks Jaye for my entertainment for the week!!!  

So, the moral of the story ladies and gentleman who may be reading this blog, is that your family is the most precious thing that you have in this life.  Live worthy of them in this life or you may not get them in the next!

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.  Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.  ~Jane Howard"