Christmas Season

12-7-08

The Christmas Season is near, we will be going to the First Presidency Christmas Devotional in a few hours, so look for us!!!

Another week has passed and we still don’t know the primary source of the cancer. The surgery went well on Tuesday and I feel fine. I am thankful that all the tape is off! This week I will have a CT and MRI scan on Thursday, and then on Friday we will meet with Dr. Harker, the oncologist. Hopefully we will have an idea of what we are faced with.

We continue to feel calm and that all will go well. Thank you for the love and support that we have felt from everyone! It is amazing to be the object of so many loving prayers and thoughts! Our ward family is so supportive…meals, prayers, priesthood blessings, and thoughtful cards. What a great ward to get sick in! Thanks to everyone who joined us in fasting today! The best support that we have is all the prayers of faith that are said for me and my family!

Ron is celebrating the fact that he is done with all of his class work for this semester. He will return to teaching this week. Tomorrow he will be interviewing with Jordan District all day. Last week he had interviews with Granite District on Tuesday and Friday. Hopefully he will have the opportunity to be an administrator next year. He continues to enjoy his experiences at Bingham High School, even though he is going back on track he will continue to help with evening events at the high school.

Savanna returned to class work this past week. She is driving down to Provo on the days that she has classes. This will be her last week of classes and then the following week finals begin. The sad news is that she will have some finals on her birthday!!! Bummer! Savanna continues to feel better and is looking forward to getting her stitches out! Her social life continues… Friday she went out with Spencer, Saturday she went to Provo for an ugly sweater party with her Jerusalem friends, and today she joined her cousin Brian in attending a singles ward. Life is always fun when Savanna is around!

Marie remains busy too! This week besides school she enjoyed shopping with the YW for the sub for Santa families that the ward is sponsoring. Thursday evening she went caroling with the South Jordan Youth Council and then on Saturday morning the youth council helped out with a breakfast with Santa. She enjoyed playing in a winter league lacrosse game on Saturday. Next week she will be attending the Christmas Dance and taking the ACT!!! The busy life of a teenager!

My life is returning to a routine. I was able to return to school on Friday. Everyone was so thoughtful and supportive. I loved being serenaded by the Madrigals, their voices are so good!!! Savanna, Marie, and I also enjoyed attending the Relief Society Christmas Breakfast on Saturday. It was a delicious breakfast surrounded by the supportive sisters in the ward! I look forward to returning to school tomorrow! I continue to be grateful that I still feel fine, my neck is stiff but other than that I feel normal!

Thank you again for your continued love and support! We continue to feel the peace that is a result of your prayers for us!