12 Days of Thanksgiving : Day Four : Earth Movers

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Today I am grateful for earth movers....you know the big yellow trucks with the dirt digger, shovel things on the front or the dump truck thingys...

Sounds like kind of a silly thing to be thankful for, huh? But really it isn't.

*photos from this website

See to me an "earth mover" signifies progress and specifically these earth movers signify one of the greatest blessings we will soon receive here in Kansas City. These earth movers are on the site of the new LDS Temple in Kansas City, Mo and only 45 minutes from my home!! YAY!! We recently took a drive up to the temple site to show our kids the progress and we were so excited to see the earth movers there.

Having lived by a temple most of my life I took for granted the safe haven that it is and the opportunity that I had to go and enter anytime. Gone are the days I can take a quick trip up the mountain and return within a couple of hours renewed and full of spirit. Now I have to plan lengthy trips to St. Louis or Omaha, 3 to 4 hours away. The temple is seriously worth the sacrifice and the planning but not being able to attend as frequently as we used to in Las Vegas & Utah is a pretty big downer.

But soon we will have our very own Temple, Right.Here. and right now those earth movers are making it happen. :)