Nature

I am grateful for nature. We had Thankgiving in Gainesville, FL where Ben's sister lives. They have a cute little house surrounded by so many trees! When I was loading up the car this morning, I could smell the nature. Okay, it was probably all the pine needles on the ground surrounding me, but what is more indicative of the smell of nature than the smell of pine! I am so grateful to be surrounded by so many beautiful things innature. From trees (from pine to palm, I love them all....except for Russian Olive) to flowers, to the mountains (on vacation in Utah) and the beach. We have been so blessed to live in a country with so much diversity in nature. I am grateful for beautiful sunny days at the park, crisp evenings snuggled in watching a movie, stormy days spent building forts with chairs and blankets, starry nights spent searching the sky for planets and ufo's, and although I could do without the extremes of any of these, I really wouldn't appreciate the perfect-ness of it all without those extremes. I am grateful to have been able to live in different parts of this diverse country and witness for myself some pretty amazing thigs in nature. The wide and powerful Mississippi, the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, the grandeur of Zion's Canyon, sprawling cotton fields, gigantic trees in California, mysterious gyesers in Yellowstone, the wide open spaces and barren expanses of Texas, so much to see and appreciate! I can't wait for a time in my life that I can explore even more! I am grateful for the beauty that Heavenly Father has surrounded me with.