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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 125

Today I am grateful for a few productive meetings at school. Today I am grateful that I was able to keep my cool when technology was not my friend during first period. It got worse when I realized that I had opened the wrong lesson for the day.... and that I had not gauged my… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 125

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 124

Today I was teaching a voice lesson and I was teaching Ariel's song from The Little Mermaid to a student and I had a sudden amazing thought! We are spiritual teenagers! We think we know best. We think that life outside the home has got to be better than at home. We think the rules… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 124

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 123

Today I am so thankful for General Conference! So many great messages. I can't even concentrate to even list the messages that I remember most. I loved the talk by President Nelson about increasing faith in Jesus Christ with his 5 suggestions. I loved the talk by Elder Uchtdorf reminding us that God is among… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 123

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 122

Today I am grateful for General Conference. Today I am grateful living prophets. Today I am grateful messages that are proof that God knows me and knows what I need to hear. Today I am grateful for the whispering of the spirit. Today I am grateful for John. It's his birthday. He was sure I… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 122

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 121

Okay... it took me a bit to get to this mind set. Drive to work I was still a little grumpy and sitting in the mud with my dead horse. As I rounded the s-curve corner and gazed over at Roth's I knew what I needed to do to change my attitude. I whipped into… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 121

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 120

I am very tired. Today I feel emotionally and mentally drained. I think it is because the world of education is overwhelming. No matter how many hours a teacher works, no matter how many time we write and re-write lesson plans and curriculum, no matter how much we sacrifice, it is not enough. Every week,… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 120

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 118

RATS! I have been having trouble posting. Every time I hit the publish button it says there is an error. sigh... Today I am thankful that I was able to finish all my lessons plans that needed to be posted this week. It was rough. I worked 12 hours to get just one class done… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 118

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Days 116 and 117

Today I am grateful for the opportunity to visit my parents. I sure love those guys. It was fun to chat, look at fabric, eat mom's cooking, and sleep in my old room. It was even better to share the opportunity with Lilli. Today I am grateful for safe travel over the mountain. Today I… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Days 116 and 117

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An Attitude of Gratitude experiment 2.0 Day 115

Today I am grateful that Lilli and I traveled safely to Klamath Falls to visit McKay and family. It was a little scary for a portion of the drive. We were not prepared for snow and ice. We drove about 20 mph for about 40 minutes over the pass because the black ice was insane.… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude experiment 2.0 Day 115

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 113 and 114

oops. I thought I hit the post button, but I didn't. Thus I will just add to it and hit the button at the end of the day. Today I am grateful for the sugar free, gluten free peanut butter cookies I mixed up and Lilli and Jordan baked. Today I am grateful the John… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 113 and 114