Autumn Roses

 I was going to write a slightly depressing and cryptic post about empty buckets, but then mine was filled.  A comment on my cousin's blog led me to her daughter's blog.  I read all her posts including one about trials.  She insisted that her readers watch this Mormon Message by Elder Holland.  It was exactly what I needed to watch.  Her husband also gives her roses which is incredibly sweet and reminded me of the roses right outside our door.  I'm thankful for my cousin's awesome grown-up daughter. 

I cut off a rose bud and stuffed it in a vase.  Then I became fascinated by the shadows it was creating on the wall thanks to sunlight from the kitchen window.  It's been a partly cloudy day, so truth, sunshine, and roses were just what I needed.