Last night my aunt, Shelly Wallwork Catton, passed away. After a battle with cancer, she went home to live with our Heavenly Father.

Today, I am incredibly grateful that I know about the plan of salvation. I know that Shelly was greeted by friends and family that love her. I know that I will see her again, and I know that she is happy.

Though I am sad that she's no longer with us, I know that it's not forever.

She was a kind, sweet, and gentle woman very much loved by her family. We will miss her greatly.

AoG Day 7

Tonight, I am grateful for Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bars. They remind me of family dinners at my grandparent's house on Loganberry. Add in a 2 liter of Squirt and a big plastic bowl of watermelon and that about sum sums up my childhood.

This familial memory comes at a time where I am greatly missing my family. We're going through a hard time right now, and I want to be with them very badly. It's not much, but it makes me feel connected a little bit.

L.O.V.E.

I love this movie!!!!! Hugh Jackman is a fox and makes me dream of hunky Australians. What's not to like?

See? Foxy, right?

AoG Day 6

I'm grateful for my parents who, like it says above, inspire, astound, and amaze me. I love them so much!

AoG Day 5

Today, I am grateful that after basically a year of complaining about the noises and vibrating pipes our kitchen sink causes, someone came and fixed it.

Overall, it took the guy just 10 minutes to fix it. Countless hours of frustration silenced in mere minutes. I love being able to turn off the faucet without worrying about rattling the walls.

Woo hoo!!!

AoG Day 4

Today, I am grateful for small favors. Yes, it snowed today, but it didn't stick. That made all the difference.

Oh, and something that I forgot to say I was thankful for on Friday, I'm thankful that I had the opportunity to hear Brandon Mull speak.


He's the author of the Fablehaven series and gave lots of really great advice to aspiring writers. It was great!

AoG Day 3

Today, I am grateful for small mercies. For church, I usually pack a couple packs of fruit snacks to tide me over until I get home. I usually have morning meetings and am gone for a long time.

I had to leave early today for a meeting and forgot to grab my snacks. I texted my roommate to bring them with her, but she was sick and not attending church. I was sad.


While sitting in Relief Society, I was digging in my purse for some gum, when what should I find but a pack of My Little Pony fruit snacks. I leaned over to my friend Stacey Bond, and whispered, "Jesus loves me." and proceeded to eat my bounty.


Also, I found a girl who knows Excel pretty well in my Relief Society that came over to help me out with some stuff that I had been stuck on. She seems pretty fun too. New friend!

Despite the long day and the dreary weather we're having, today was a good day. :)