Increasing my scripture study:
- A much better understanding of HOW the spirit speaks to me, and exactly what revelation from God looks, sounds, and feels like.
- Calmness regarding "controversial" topics of the gospel. To the honest and earnest seeker, there is will be an answer.
- An understanding of why a good cross-reference system is so important.
- The food pyramid analogy that has served me so well and kept me from easy (and often incorrect) interpretation.
- A greater understanding of what it means to be happy and content in a place of struggle and strife.
- No more shoulder pains. Which means no more sissy graphite shafts in my irons for golf. :)
- No more lower back pain.
- No more nagging muscle tears and associated injuries. I played softball without pain and it was GREAT.
- Looking better in my clothes. I bought new jeans because my legs and butt got bigger. They fit nicer, as do most of the clothes I already owned. I look better out of my clothes too, which Maple appreciates. :)
- More stamina for work and fun. I like being able to run around with my kids in the yard and make them all huff and puff while trying to catch me. Not bad for a guy closing in on 40.
- Having Maple in my life. She has been a great blessing to me in many ways, but of special mention is the calming influence that she has on me.
- My children. I can't even get started on this, because I'd never stop. All of them, each one, deserves many paragraphs. From Apple's impish ways through Ash's stoic example, all of them bring me a smile.
- Working toward a common goal, building lives together and improving surroundings. Something as simple as new windows brings excitement for the future.
- Opportunities to serve that come to me. They allow me to show my love for Maple.
- Being married to maple brings me contentment, and contributes to the happiness I feel in spite of the sometimes unhappy surroundings of life. Much like #5 from scripture study.
