Day 2 After Surgery

March 2, 2015:  I can't speak for all but today may be the hardest day so far. Not for mom but for the family.  The happiness of getting through surgery is gone and we are now feeling the sadness of the reality. We are waiting to hear from the doctor who did the surgery and waiting to hear if she qualifies for in patient rehab. I am grateful for my Dad who loves "his Barbie" the way no one else can. He has been a rock but I know this is all starting to wear him down. He as appreciated all the loving emails from friends old and new. 

Our family is grateful that we have the fullness of the gospel. We pray together, play together and we are sealed together. Because of the gospel we have comfort and knowledge that we are here on earth, for this very purpose. 1) We gain a body, 2) we are tested by being asked to follow all his commandments, and we for our benefit are perfected through our trials and our individual hardship. 3) Then we return to our Heavenly Father where our loved ones are there waiting for us and we get to be all together. This we know!

I am grateful for my parents and the missions they have served. I believe that the first mission us kids learned how to work together. The second mission in my opinion  help us/me learn how to be more self sufficient in our own families and venture out. I believe that each mission helped prepare us for what we are dealing with today. I couldn't be more proud of my brothers and sister (that lumps together in-laws). We make a great team.