So Grateful
For FHE tonight we read some quotes about Gratitude and then filled in this year’s version of our Gratitude List. I’ll add the originals to our FHE Binder. Love this tradition… and love what it shares about our family this year! Happy month of Thanksgiving!
What’s something that you’re looking forward to?
Dad - Christmas and Katie coming home.
Mom - a Trip to Texas, Christmas and Katie coming home.
Emily - Going to the Lodge and my 18th Birthday!
Megan - Christmas
Luke - For the Coronavirus to go away
Matt - Christmas
What’s a simple pleasure that you’re grateful for?
Dad - Listening to audiobooks and podcasts
Mom - Hot baths every night, cute slippers
Emily - Bullet Journaling
Megan - TV - I love TV and I could not live without it!
Luke - Pokemon, Zelda and Video games.
Matt - My bed
What’s something that you are grateful to have today that you didn’t have a year ago?
Dad - A healthy shoulder
Mom - Perspective and plans for two adult trips with my family
Emily - I have my college applications in!
Megan - Outer Banks (TV show)
Luke - Not being Gluten-free!
Matt - The Lodge
Write about someplace you’ve been that you’re grateful for.
Dad - The Lodge
Mom - Heidelberg, Germany. So many great memories!
Emily - Disneyland
Megan - Disneyland - I love that place - such good memories there!
Luke - The Lodge
Matt - Germany
(I think that about sums it up: two for the Lodge, two for Disneyland and two for Germany!)
What’s something about your body or health that you’re grateful for?
Dad - That my right shoulder is close to 100% and the knowledge and ability to work out
Mom - Grateful for my health and my new knowledge and actions of supplements and vitamins
Emily - Blonde hair
Megan - The ability I have to play soccer without any difficulty
Luke - I am grateful that I have pretty strong legs so I can run fast.
Matt - My speed
Open the door or window and look outside. What’s something you’re grateful for outside?
Dad - The beautiful mountains west of Colorado Springs
Mom - Our neighborhood and ward, mountains and sunshine
Emily - Pretty sunsets
Megan - Fall weather
Luke - Living plants that are beautiful and growing
Matt - Nature and animals
What have you been given that you’re grateful for?
Dad - The Atonement
Mom - An amazing family: parents, siblings, Chris and kids
Emily - My Ukulele
Megan - My fam, extended fam, cousins
Luke - The gift of agency
Matt - My legs
What’s one of your personality traits that you’re grateful for?
Dad - A positive outlook on life.
Mom - Friendly and communicative
Emily - I’m quirky
Megan - My spunky lil personality, my toughness
Luke - Funny and fast
Matt - Funny and fast (The boys laughed that they had the same answer)
What friends are you grateful for?
Dad - The Christoffersons
Mom - Marilee, Monae, Megan, Ali, Tiffany, Geneva, Missy, Terri
Emily - Brynn, Maggie, Abby, Riley, Maci, Megan
Megan - Charlee, Alaina, Sami, Helen, Cass, Ken, Nya, Natalie, Em
Luke - Matt, Gavin, Kyler, Bridger, all my friends from church…
Matt - Anders, Ian, Cade, Cole, Luke, everyone!!!!!!!
What family member are you grateful for?
Dad - Lisa, Ryan, Katie, Emily, Megan, Luke and Matt
Mom - Especially grateful for my Dad.
Emily - Katie J Johnson and her example
Megan - Ryan, for being my best friend.
Luke - All of them! (Matt especially!)
Matt - Mom
What’s a tradition that you’re grateful for?
Dad - Focusing on being grateful in November
Mom - Our Christmas morning and giving gifts to each member of the family
Emily - Christmas Breakfast
Megan - Christmas obv
Luke - Going down the stairs without peeking on Christmas in age order.
Matt - Family gift exchange on Christmas
What skill(s) do you have that you’re grateful for?
Dad - Organization, spreadsheets, money management
Mom - Creativity and organization
Emily - Singing and sight reading on the piano
Megan - Pushing people over in soccer, obsessing over boys (zach/dax/gunner)
Luke - Running, playing soccer, climbing, bouldering, flipping, writing, singing and more.
Matt - Soccer and running
Open your phone or photo album and find a photo that you like. Why are you grateful for this photo? What are you grateful for in the photo?
Dad - (Picture of Lisa and I in Chicago kissing - my screensaver) It reminds me of traveling with my wife. Grateful for Lisa!
Mom - (Picture of Chris and I in Provo - my screensaver) Love him!! So grateful for family hikes, my husband and photography!
Emily - (Pic of Harr Styles) because he is amazing and ‘FALLING’ gets me in my feels
Megan - (Pic with soccer people) I literally love them!
Luke - (Family Picture on the wall) I’m grateful for this picture because the whole family is in it, and I am grateful for them.
Matt - (Family Picture on the wall) Family photos because we are all there
