I don't usually have posts with this theme or mood. I don't like to share too much that is personal with friends, let alone a wider audience. But at the moment I feel tempest tossed; I have been looking at others with their lands and gold and wonder why I have not been granted the righteous desires of my heart. And so, I will count my blessings, naming them one by one.
"...the thought I heard many years ago that surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don't expect it and often feel they don't deserve it."
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

The family last summer at the Wheeler Peak bristlecone grove; there is a lot about life these ancient trees can teach us.
"...And you will be singing as the days go by..."