I think back 38 years ago today and all the planning and running to and fro before the BIG EVENT! It was a magical time - Right before Christmas! There were last minute things to do - not to mention the sandwiches for the reception. It was discovered that those had NOT been ordered. Rather than telling my mom and having her stress more - Kerm and I decided we would make them ourselves. BAD IDEA! It was the end of the semester at BYU. Kerm was studying engineering and had several HARD final exams. I remember going to the bakery to buy bread dough - I bought the stuff for the insides of the sandwiches and at about 10 pm on the night of December 18th we started that long arduous process! We were missing one very important piece of equipment! We could not find a rolling pin. We implemented with a 2 liter bottle filled with water. We made HUNDREDS of little sandwiches - all through the night. I ASSURED my mother that we were doing something BIG. She was none too thrilled with me spending the night before I got married at Kerm's house! At 7:30 in the morning we were finishing up and he had to leave to take the last final of the semester. We were to be at the Provo Temple at 1:30. We had NOT gone to get our marriage license YET! Those are some great memories - And that is how we started our married life! There has never been a DULL moment in our household. It was been the absolute BEST ride and I am filled with THANKS! I am thankful for a LOVING husband who has supported me through thick and thin. He gently urged me to find my purpose and has supported me quietly by simply being the WIND beneath my WINGS - LITERALLY! I love him to the moon and back - FOREVER!
I am filled with THANKS that I get more time with this man! The last few months have been such a whirlwind and I am just GRATEFUL to be able to take a little time and write my thoughts.
I had lung surgery November 18th at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital in Salt Lake City. They removed the little 1 cm mass that was in my right lung. This was major surgery and I was taken immediately to the Intensive Care Unit. The lesion proved to be a metastases - it had been there since the day I was diagnosed. The doctors were not sure what it was - just followed it. It grew to the 1 cm size and they decided to get rid of it. They took a large section of that lung and several lymph nodes around the site. All margins and lymph nodes were completely free of cancer. My oncologist says at this time I am cured. I am GRATEFUL. Of course we all know how that goes. Something else could pop up. I have a great deal of FAITH and HOPE and my gut feel is that I am fine and will be fine. I have had several Priesthood Blessings that have given me HOPE and COMFORT. I am grateful for those blessings.
My surgery was on a Monday. They gave me a pain pump to use like usual. I only pushed in 3-4 times the whole time I was there. This is a very painful surgery - so they say. They go in a couple of places through the ribs. The next day on Tuesday morning they told me I would probably go home that day. In the morning I told them they were CRAZY! They pulled the chest tube out later that afternoon and I honestly felt GREAT! We were discharged about 7 pm and came home. Kerm stayed the whole time with me at the Hospital and planned to stay the rest of the week. Wednesday morning I woke up and told him he could go to work. I was fine. I did not get dressed Wednesday but did some straightening and ironed his shirts. Thursday I got dressed and cleaned the house and went shopping. My doctors were AMAZED at my progress and my lack of pain. With all three surgeries that were cancer related my pain was very minimal. I only took a couple of ibuprofen over the next week or two and really did not skip a beat! This has been a HUGE blessing for which I am grateful. I continue to be amazed and blessed by TENDER MERCIES!
I am THANKFUL for my life. I am THANKFUL for the things I am able to accomplish and the support that I have been given and for each new day! You can TRUST me when I say - I take NOTHING for granted. I give THANKS so many times throughout the day and I am humbled.
THANK you for your love and SUPPORT. I have had so much support and honestly - that is what we are here for. To support one another and to bear the burdens of one another. I am THANKFUL for your prayers! I truly BELIEVE in the power of PRAYER! I am THANKFUL for a loving HEAVENLY FATHER who hears and answers our prayers. Not always in ways we expect but in ways that He knows we NEED! My heart is full.
So Happy Anniversary to My GREAT HUSBAND. The LOVE of my LIFE. I am so THANKFUL to be here to celebrate this day with him!!
Please continue to pray for me when you think about it. My job is to help OTHERS and I am thankful to have the energy and strength to do that.
THOUGHT: - "The Soul that Perpetually Overflows with Kindness and Sympathy will Always be Cheerful".
Love and BIG HUGS! GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!
