forget me nots

saturday evening was the general relief society broadcast. unfortunately i had to miss it. (for a good reason, no worries) after being sick and being busy and whatnot i decided to take a few minutes with rachel's laptop and enjoy at least President Uchtdorf's talk..."Five things to Forget Not."

wow, did i ever need to hear his talk. it hit home, big time. here are the five things he implored us to not forget:
1. forget not to be patient with yourself
2. forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice
3. forget not to be happy now
4. forget not the 'why' of the gospel
5. forget not that the Lord loves you

you know, that is a list that is quite challenging for us women at one time or another in our lives. i do have a difficult time being patient with myself; i am constantly reminding me that i am a work in progress. i won't go through the entire list, but i will say that the message was loud and clear: Heavenly Father, and our Savior, Jesus Christ have not forgotten us, they never will forget us. in fact, it's just the opposite, They know and love each of us, They want what is best for us. we are blessed to have a loving Father and Brother who want us to return to live with Them someday.

i am so very grateful for President Uchtdorf's comments, for the obvious love he has for each of us, and for his ability to receive inspiration and share that with us.

and i am super excited about conference. i know i need all the inspiration and wisdom i can get!

calendar

i have been a bit on the busy side the past few days, and am not going to slow down any time soon. but, i took a few minutes today to update my dry erase calendar that amy gave me a few years back for Christmas. it looks so cute! i put the o in october as a ghost, drew a witch on a broom to the left and added a jack-o-lantern on the other side. i also put orange cardstock as the background and made the ctober all scary like letters. fun-ness!

i love being creative, and am grateful for every month that allows me to be so! thanks amers. :)

physical therapy

after a year of struggling with Achilles tendinitis i decided it was high time to go and see a pt, to find out what more can be done to help. this morning, bright and early, i had my first appointment with dr.jeff.

what a nice guy!

after just a few minutes he evaluated my ankle/leg. apparently due to the fact that i have arthritis in my knee i somehow over compensate or under compensate, something. as a result my calf muscles are strung too tightly and they need to be loosened. he said, 'it is not a coincidence that your ankle is only bad on the same leg where your knee is giving you problems.' then as he examined it, and treated it by massaging my calf muscle and my ankle i began to feel better. thank heavens...really.

after the exam he told me that this is going to be a pretty easy fix, that i need to do two exercises several times a day that take perhaps three minutes all together. he said my ankle isn't far gone, and that i will be good as new in no time.

i cannot even tell you how great it was to hear that news. i feel like i am going to get my life back again! that i will be able to walk regularly, and function normally. it was like this huge sigh of relief and a breath of fresh air hit me all at once. i wanted to rejoice. and on the inside i did. on the outside i simply thanked him profusely for giving me hope.

i just love it when the day starts out with good news. i am so grateful for the chance that i have to become healthy once again.

catching up

i have been absent from home quite a bit the past few weeks. while i am not completely back to normal health-wise i am catching up on the things that need to get done...one task at a time.

i am grateful for the time and energy that i do have that allows me to get my home in order. don't you just love an orderly home? i have a long way to go... like me, our home is a work in progress!

blessings

the other night just before rachel got sick i realized that i had a blood clot in my right leg. i called craig and asked him to come and help pat administer to me. just before craig arrived rach said she wasn't feeling well. she received a blessing also.

thank goodness for the priesthood. where would we be without the blessings we receive? while rach had a very long night, she was given all the support pat could give her (which was really hard for me because i wanted to help her but my leg wasn't doing well and we needed to not have an emergency on our hands).

pat and i talked last night briefly about all the blessings we had received yesterday:
1) he was able to drive the entire way home and take care of us at the same time
2) my leg didn't get worse
3) i actually didn't puke; i just was sick
4) rach only puked once on the trip
5) the car performed well
6) there was very little traffic

seriously, the trip could have been much worse, we were blessed and i am so grateful.

now all we have to do is get better.

home

yesterday we left for utah to travel home. we were a sorry bunch. rach had gotten the stomach flu the night before, i got it that morning, plus i had a slight case of phlebitis. that meant that i had to keep my leg elevated for the entire trip home. as a result pat was the only one able to drive, and we had to get out so that i could walk frequently. such a very long day.

we arrived at home around 10 pm. i don't think i have ever felt so happy to be here. i found rach immediately lying on her bed, asked her how she was doing, and she said, 'i feel like goldilocks, this bed feels just right!' needless to say she was grateful also.

baby blessing

i love the Priesthood of God. when babies are blessed i love the way the Priesthood holders stand in a circle, each with their hand supporting the baby. it is quite symbolic. to me they are saying, 'we will always be here for you, to love you, to help you, to guide, teach, and lead you back to Heavenly Father.'

how wonderful that today little darci lynn was blessed by her daddy, with support from her grandfathers, an uncle, a great uncle, a cousin, their bishop and a friend. i am so grateful for their worthiness, and the blessing she was given.

i am also grateful for the members of our family that could be in attendance.