In this time of Thanksgiving I’ve noticed a new trend on Facebook. There are people who are posting daily lists of the things they are grateful for. And it’s not just members of the Church either. Friends of all faiths are using social media to express their thanks. In more than one Relief Society lesson the suggestion was given to keep a gratitude journal or to have a prayer every so often where you do nothing but thank the Lord for your blessings. I had a mission companion who took a large piece of butcher paper and taped it to the back of her bedroom door and would write something she was thankful for each day. The idea of all of these is to remind us of our blessings and help uplift us when we are feeling down.
Hymn #241 “Count Your Many Blessings” tells us the same thing.

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings; name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings; ev’ry doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.
Count your many blessings; money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.

So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged; God is over all.
Count your many blessings; angles will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

(Count Your Blessings, Hymns #241 Text by Johnson Oatman Jr.)

So, what are you thankful for? What is your way to remember your blessings? Please share your suggestions for other ways we can count our blessings daily.