Pictures and Blessings

These are a few examples of what my kids do with my phone when they get their hands on it. Got to love them!!

Today I feel the need to be grateful . . .

I really do have the best husband in the world, others may say theirs is the best but I will rebuttle with: He is perfect for me!!

Elizabeth is beautiful and has a good spirit. Yesterday she played outside for a long time then came in and started doing Family History without me saying anything.

Samantha is supper helpful getting the children to play together and not whine.

John Derek loves candy. It is amazing what he will do for a jolly rancher.

Maddie loves to love. If I am frustrated she will immediatly come over to me and in her sweet girly voice tell me how much she loves me.

Michael loves to laugh. He is always doing something funny and he makes the whole family stop arguing and start to laugh.

My mom is amazing and so willing to listen to what is going on. She feels so helpless being so far away but I can feel her prayers and her love and they get me through the day.

My dad is awesome. He heard me complaining the other day and sent me an email with an idea to cheer me and Elizabeth up. So sweet.

My inlaws are amazing. Mom T. takes Michael for a whole day so that I can get things done. Dad T. is always there with a hug and a genuin, "I Love You, Lexia." I am so blessed.

My sister in law is so sweet and always supporting me and encouraging me with words of wisdom, council and praise.

I have an amazing mentor who knows just how I feel and can give me great advice and council. It is so nice to have her to turn to and follow after her example.

The Temple. I get to go there today and am so looking forward to the calming of the Spirit and the Peace of my Father in Heaven.

I love nature, it is so nice that Spring is finally coming. I have been able to be outside, enjoy the trees, the water, the sun. I love listening to the birds and seeing blue jays, blue birds, robins, cardinals, sparrows, squirrels, deer, hawks, etc. I just am in awe of how much nature I see here in North Carolina that I would never see other places I have lived.

My Father in Heaven and His son Jesus Christ. I am grateful for the testimony I have of them. How they love me and support me. They send angles when I am depressed, they send children who make me laugh, they support my feelings and lift me up when I can no longer stand.

Book of Mormon, Alma 12:37

"37 And now, my brethren, seeing we know these things, and they are true, let us repent, and harden not our hearts, that we provoke not the Lord our God to pull down his wrath upon us in these his second commandments which he has given unto us; but let us enter into the rest of God, which is prepared according to his word."

I look forward to the rest of God. I am grateful that there will be a rest. Sometimes I get tired of fighting but the hope of the future with God keeps me going. His Son's Atonement gives me the strength to go on.

WE ARE EXPECTING BABY #5

Yes, you read it correctly. The Thornton Family is expecting a new baby in Dec. 2012. We are very excited. Today we made the announcement to our 4 children and I am sure that each of you heard their screams of excitement. Maddison immediately told us that it was going to be a boy but then after a few minutes decided that we need one boy and one girl. John Derek would like the baby to be a boy so that he can have a brother. Samantha would like the baby to sleep in her room. Elizabeth would like the baby to have brown hair so that more kids in the family would look like her. Then the conversation turned to names. Here are some of their favorites: Elizabeth wants: Sarah, Eva, Evelyn, or Eve, and if it is a boy Phineas or Ferb Samantha wants: Sam or Ammon John Derek wants: Johnny Maddison wants: Cinderella and Johnny So here we go. Taking on a new adventure of 5 children with faith that we are following our Father in Heaven's desires for our family. In this last conference Pres. P

Lessons from Friends/Faith

I had a fun visit with some of our friends yesterday. We talked a lot and I learned a lot. At one point she said that she has to rely on the Savior and the Atonement to make up for the love that she cannot give her children. She loves them but her weaknesses do not always show that and she prays that they will feel loved through the Atonement. I loved that idea. In my life right now I am functioning good but not perfect. I need the Atonement to make up for what I cannot give my children right now. She also talked about how important siblings are. That in China one of the problems with only having one child is that there are no aunts, uncles, or cousins. The family network is gone. How as parents we may not be able to give our children all the love that we would like but they are still getting loved from their siblings. That as children we fought with our siblings but now as adults we are closest to our siblings. This gave me great hope for my children, yes they fight an

Anniversary Day 3/Weaknesses can Become Strengths

We slept in again, oh so nice. We didn't leave the hotel until 11:00. We went to a local pancake place and had a scruptious breakfast. We then went in search of apple orchards as this area is known as Apple Country. We ended up at a place called Grandad's Apples. I was in 7th heaven. We bought a full bushel of apples and then more for making apple sauce. I loved it. We then went to down town Ashville and bought chocolates at the Chocolate Feddish. Mmmmm . . . Then we headed home. It was a wonderful time to be together with my best friend. I am so grateful to my loving Heavenly Father for helping us have such an enjoyable anniversary. We felt truly loved and blessed by Him. We enjoyed our 15th Anniversary and are looking forward to an eternity more. . . Book of Mormon, Ether 12:27 "27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that the

Thornton Mom

Search This Blog