Day 94

© 2009 Carrie Morris

This evening as you celebrate with your loved ones,

remember the lowly birth of our Savior and King.

I am grateful for His birth, but more so for His death...

For without His death, His would be just another birth.

The Atonement is the ultimate gift we have ever been given.

Merry Christmas!

Day 93

© 2009 Carrie Morris

My heart is still happy from our trip to temple square. I'm grateful for the fond memories Olivia is garnering in her childhood. She told me "I can't wait to go back to the temple and next time, I want to go inside!" I'm glad she has set that goal in her life. I want to make sure she sees it fulfilled.

Day 92

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I'm grateful for the light of Christ. As I celebrate His birth this week, I'm going to focus more on His love and the gift of His life. I hope I can share His light and love with my little family so that my girls will recognize and KNOW the true reason we celebrate Christmas.

Day 91

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I Believe!

Day 90

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas!

I'm not one for wishing for snow... except at Christmas.

I'm wishing for a fresh new blanket of snow to make Christmas day perfect.

Merry Christmas!

Day 89

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I'm grateful for Christmas traditions. New and old. We started a new family tradition by taking the girls to the Ogden city lights. This is also an old tradition because while growing up, my family used to go each year. Seeing the lights and the displays brought back so many memories. I hope my girls have as fond of memories as I do when they grow up. I'm grateful for our time together as a family.

Day 88

© 2009 Carrie Morris

Evergreen trees. Always faithful and true. They stand as a reminder to me to be true to myself. To hold onto my values and the virtues I was raised with, and to not lose them just because the seasons of my life change. I need to remain as faithful to my true colors as the evergreen.

Day 87

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I LOVE being warm and all wrapped up warm and snugly...

especially when it's snowing and cold outside.

I'm grateful for the warmth of a loving family.

Day 86

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I'm grateful for this world's beauty.

Day 85

© 2009 Carrie Morris

I love a good game of Peek-a-Boo! I especially am loving the game with this little tease. It's her favorite thing to do as of late, and we get to play at every meal time. I love how she will "peek" out of her hands to make sure I'm watching. As soon as she catches my eye, she starts grinning. She is so adorable!

Day 84

© 2009 Carrie Morris

Brad and Olivia had their very first Daddy Daughter Date on Saturday. I took this picture just before they left. Brad took her to her very first movie in a theater. They saw "The Princess and The Frog." I was so excited for her. I knew she'd love the big screen, and according to the reports afterwards, I was right. "Mom! It was even BIGGER than Daddy! It was amazing!"

I'm grateful for a loving partner in my life who loves his girls so well and who treats his daughters so amazingly. I hope this is the beginning of a new tradition with Brad and his daughters. It was fun to witness her excitement and the joy she received from time with her daddy.

Day 83

© 2009 Carrie Morris

Antiques. Yesterday's treasures. Memories.

I am grateful for what we can learn from the past

and how the past can help us make a brighter future.