Happy Holidays!

This year christmas is going to be very small for our little family. I have been thinking and worrying a lot about money this year. We don't have a lot and I think that is why I am so worried about it. Even though my daughter is tiny and doesn't care or understand anything about how much toys cost I still feel bad that I can't give her all the things that other more well established families can. It reminds of something my very wise father in law told me and my husband. He said that our generation doesn't have the patience that past generations have had because we see what our parents spent a lifetime trying to get to and think that they we should ahve what they have now. Isn't true though? It is hard to go from the comfort of your parents home with no bills and then have to struggle and grow up and be patient. Our prophet Thomas S. Monson gave a talk in the last conference about finding joy in the journey. I know that his talk was meant for me. He quoted the musical The Music Man "You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays." This is exactly what I have been doing!! I am so concerned about the future that at the end of the week I find myself wondering where all my time went and how I didn't do anything for anyone and I didn't relish the time I had with my family. So this holiday season I am going about everything differently. I don't care if I don't get any christmas presents from my husband or family. I am just so grateful that I have the love of my life for all eternity and that we have a beautiful daughter who makes getting up every morning a joy! I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and remind you all to live in today so that when tomorrow comes you have lots of fun memories and not a lot of empty yesterdays full of regret.