Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Where does time go? Especially when it is so precious..

Halloween and the events of the last post seem far away! The last week has brought another round of chemo for Dad and all the not-so-fun effects of it. Yesterday marked 6 weeks of knowing about and trying to treat his Cancer. It has been a roller-coaster of emotions. Seems like just when things seem to be improving, and hope is budding, we come crashing down again with some little (or big) down-turn. It is difficult to keep emotions in check and sometimes they come out in all the wrong ways. I was just reading about how the positive effects of hope and attitude that are believed to help in this whole situation. One quote was that hope and being positive is like religion, a personal belief. I know that my religion matters, so should my hope and yes, sometimes my pleading.

A friend of mine had this to say about our particular challenge:

"The outcome of your current health challenge is already determined and you will be blessed greatly for passing through this with faith and courage."

I have thought a lot about Heavenly Father knowing the outcome and His care and concern for us at this time. I have also felt the closeness of those who love us on the other side of the veil. There is concern felt and wishes that they could alleviate the pain of it all. And, on this side of the veil, there are many who continue to be concerned and express their love for Rick and for our family. Even last night, Rick took a call from Katie's mission president who had rec'd the word that Katie had deferred her call. He left a sweet message of love with us and an open invitation and open arms for her to come when she can. Can we really ask for more? Yes, I can ask for more faith in Heavenly Father's plan for us....it is needed.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Halloween n' Stuff

Wow, this last week has been a whirlwind of events. Most fun had to be Jake and Halloween...Jake was Mr. Incredible (prounounced Mr. Credible) and had a marvelous time. His enthusiasm is difficult, if not impossible to describe...no matter what it is he is excited about. He was excited to wear his costume (not so excited to wear the mask, so I did (see the pic), so excited to trick-or-treat; so excited to answer Grandmother's door and give kids candy either out of the bowl or out of his own stash it didn't matter. But he was profuse with the compliments, my personal favorite was, "oooohhhh, you look sooo pretty" It was an appreciative compliment and gave me a glimpse into the future when he has a pretty princess on his arm. But for now, he was excited to eat about everything in his little pumpkin in a few hours...probably a good thing.

We have had everyone here this week under one roof...what a blessing! Rick has been here since Wednesday and I have appreciated his efforts to come and be here for a few days...it has been good for him and good for us. I am sure it is hard to leave his little family here for another two weeks, but hopefully he can work hard and get things ready for their return. They are talking about moving from their apartment....I would hate thinking about it (not because it is an amazing apt, but just the packing and moving AND in winter). But they are young and seem not to be bothered by the prospect, they have gotten a taste of what the utility bills are like and it isn't pretty, apparently their apt is not well insulated....decisions, decisions. I hate to see Rick leave, I feel like we haven't had much chance to talk...but time flies and he leaves in an hour or so...and so the day goes. Cam works, Katie takes Dad in for Chemo, I work and Sarah takes Rick to the airport...a busy day. And life goes on.....

It is good to know that when we all return from things today that we will be met by the excited voice of a three year old...we are trying not to count the days before we won't hear it except over the phone for a few seconds...we have seen how busy he is and how quickly he likes to get on and off the phone...puts life into perspective and we see what we are asking him to do every day when he's not here. But we'll still need our "Jakie fix" each day.

Today we vote. That's about all I can say, except that when I reviewed the sample ballot, there were some other options for President that I wasn't aware of, maybe I'll do a little research :) (Although, I think I can eliminate Ralph Nader) We are in for some rocky years I think, I guess we hang on for the ride and see what 4 years brings for us in our country.

Is this post is eclectic enough????...Katie says this is my journal...and that's about what it is.

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