Heavenly Father Loves Us

A couple nights ago, I couldn't go to sleep and I was cold.  So, (sinner that I am) instead of getting up, like I know I should, I decided that I would say my prayers while in bed. 

(Like I said, I was cold and so I didn't say them before I jumped into bed and curled up with a already asleep Luke.)

I figured that I would go to sleep halfway through my prayer, like I usually do.  (I know; I am horrible.  But I am sure that you do it sometimes, too...right?  This is where you say, "Yes," to make me feel better.)

Good news and bad news: I did not go to sleep while I said my prayers.

I told myself that Heavenly Father likes to hear from His children, even if they are just trying to put themselves to sleep, so I decided that I would say a "Thanks" prayer, too. I would talk to my Father in Heaven, not ask for anything, but just tell Him "Thank You/Thee" for all of my blessings.

Some of the things I thanked Him for were of a more serious nature: For a body that can conceive, carry and give birth to a healthy baby.  (I am praying that this applies to baby number two as well and all babies after her.)

Other things were, well, not so serious, but still important: Carpet that is light enough to make my house look neat and clean, but has enough color specks in it to hide dirt and whatever else gets dumped on it.

45 minutes later, I was still thanking Him.  I am not telling you this to brag about my praying skills (because they are nothing to brag about).  I am telling you this because I was overwhelmed with all the LOVE that our Heavenly Father has for me! 

I am sure that if you took the time to really focus and recognize all your blessings, you would know, without a doubt, that He loves you, too!  I know He loves you.

We are SO blessed!  We aren't perfect and still Heavenly Father gives us so many blessings!  I feel like I don't deserve a majority of the blessings He gives me. 

Even when life is hard, and we feel like everything is going wrong, our Father in Heaven is blessing us in ways that we don't even acknowledge. 

He wants us to be happy!  How anyone doubt that when all of the blessings are taken into account?!

I am so blessed.  You are, too!  I can't stop thinking about it.

This isn't the first time I have realized how much my Heavenly Father loves me and how many blessings He has given me.  I've always known it.  It's just that, right now, for no reason in particular, it seems to be what I needed to be reminded of most.

There is a song that goes along with what I am talking about.  You can listen to it.  It is more eloquent than I am.

I just had to tell someone.  (Besides Luke.  He's heard about it a lot lately.)