Evidence

I love these two. 

A few things I have been thinking of....

Of course I have been thinking of gratitude and thankfulness at this time of year. Along those lines I have been thinking what is the evidence of my love?

Often I teach my students to look for the evidence, that they are on a mission and that mission is to find the answers to the questions. They need to find the evidence to the mystery. I mean we are really just talking about comprehension questions to a story but if you present it in a way that sounds fun....then they usually work a little bit harder. Evidence.

I came across this picture the other day on social media dating back to 800 BC it is titled the 2800 year old kiss.

I just love this.
It is so tender. Evidence of two people who loved each other.

I hope some cute skeleton will hold my cute skeleton some day. This is like the ending to the movie The Notebook except in real life.

Do the ones I love the most have evidence of my love? Do they know that I love them? I started looking around my house and I saw The Children's Friend sitting on my nightstand. I read at least one article a week to my children as we snuggle in my bed and then have family prayer. Evidence. I went to the temple on Saturday. It was so good. Afterwards, I stopped at my favorite place in town to buy sugar cookies and I bought one for each of my children when they come home. The cookies are waiting patiently for my children's return and usually something is...a home baked treat that says, Welcome Home I have been waiting for you. Evidence.

These are just a few things...this weekend I completed one of my favorite holiday traditions. I filled the advent calendar. I have a large wooden advent calendar I bought years ago at Costco. I love it. Each day I fill it with a treat, a message, a coupon or a challenge to give service to someone in the family. My kids love it and look forward to it every year. I wasn't sure how I was going to afford the small items in the calendar and worried about it but I knew my kids loved this tradition and most of all I loved to put it all together for them. Evidence of my love. You know, sometimes things just work out. I was able to add another tutor student that will start on Saturday. A blessing and evidence that Heavenly Father will help me and hears my prayers. Evidence of his love for me. 

And I have been thinking do my friends and my family know that I love them? Do they have the evidence? I hope so. I love you all and am thankful for you everyday. I have felt so much love this last month and am so grateful. Really you are a miracle and thank you to everyone who touches my life for good. It makes me want to be a better person and leave more evidence.

Everything is going to be ok.....XOXO The Sunny D