On the seventh day of Christmas I am Grateful for The Tender Mercies of the Lord

I bore my testimony of this today in church. Heavenly Father is mindful of us and wants us to be happy. He gives us a beautiful sunset at the end of the day to remind us He is there. Gideon last night was almost asleep in my arms and he opens his eyes and softly says, "I love you." What a tender little message that makes me feel so good and how that gives me a small glimpse of how heavenly Father must feel about us. It is also amazing how through others we can recieve tender mercies through their testimonies, acts of kindness and service and a simple smile on a hard day. I know I am strengthened when someone does these things for me and I hope to be able to continue that wheel of tender mercies by giving a little of myself as well. I love opening the scriptures and feeling the spirit when reading a certain verse or chapter. I know that is the Lord testifing to me that what I am reading is true and that he cares enough to let me know that. I am grateful that my testimony grows when I bare it. I love the simple pleasures of life and know if we just take the time we will notice the out pouring of blessings on us. I hope we all start noticing the little things more and counting them as tender mercies from the Lord.