Count your MANY blessings

I am so glad that Bryan wasn't hurt more seriously or even killed in his car  accident in Jan many years ago. Because The Lord spared his life he went on to marry Brianne-finish school , have a nice family.  Bring joy to our extended family..making all the outings more fun.  Even though each year I reflect on the difference this tender mercy made in our lives and Bryan's life and his family's life.  I take it a step further and reflect on the many times that each member of this family has had near misses with injury or death.  I think of boys swimming in NY and Brad hanging on a rock.  I think of other Car trips where Hayley stopped at a stop light,,even though she had the right away, and a car goes through.  I think of brad in the icy water of a ski resort and dad in the mission feild with lighting striking around him, I think of four wheelers not turning over on Stephen and Joe being safe on his bike rides and Kerri being protected in poulvaluting and me being protected on a stormy night and an icy bridge on Midway lane.  I think of nancy on a moped  on Tantalus Drive, and Bryan in Mexico in bad places and getting the sister missionaries out of tough spots and stephen being hit while riding a bike, and Adrianne being burned with hot soup, and sprangs and breaks and burns and sports and I am so thankful that we are all able to look back and be thankful for the many times of protection --great and small events.  I know I for one am THANKFUL AND I COUNT MY BLESSINGS. 

     Every day I  count my many blessings often.  But at the end of each January I take a moment to count my blessings of the day of the month of the year so far and of the past years of blessings and tender mercies.  Maybe Thanksgiving is officially in Nov.  But for me Jan became a month of Thanksgiving  (about 7 years ago).  that year I vowed never to forget how grateful I was for His tender mercies in our family.   I felt like Jan would always be a month of Thanks giving for me.
   Not only because Bryan's life wasnt taken in the accident-but I feel Thankful for all that the Lord has blessed me with.  I Thank him for a life time of tender mercies.  For his love, for his forgiveness. For his blessing me with tamily and friends and the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints.  I thank him of a testimony and I count my blessings of the protection that he has given all of you & I.