Day 454

     We have continued to keep Katie at home - which hasn't been much fun for Katie or me... But Katie's cough seems to have actually gotten worse this week, so...we are staying home.  She has had no fevers though - for which we are grateful and glad!
     As a mother, every once in awhile, I have a moment that touches me to the core.  I had such a moment a couple of days ago, Katie was half running, half skipping - more like flitting - down the sidewalk, with pure joy and radiance shinning from her whole being... I said to Scott, "Look at her!"  We both laughed and smiled at her.  It was a moment that touched me to my core.  She looked so happy, so full of joy and life.  She was radiant!  It was a moment to always remember and treasure.
     "We are commanded 'to give thanks in all things.'  So isn’t it better to see with our eyes and hearts even the small things we can be thankful for, rather than magnifying the negative in our current condition?"
(Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Of Regrets and Resolutions", Ensign, October 2012)