Time seems to slip by so much quicker, the older I get. I turn around, and another month has gone by. Most of the time I don't mind, but occasionally I want to grab onto it and make it slow down. I feel that way when my famiy is around. I want to treasure every second, savor it, and make it last.
I look back on the past year, and the adventures we had. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were living in Oman, and preparing to come back to the U.S. I'm so grateful for the experience we had of living in the Middle-east, and seeing the culture upclose and personal. I'm expecially grateful we were able to do it in a save country.
The adding of a new grand-daughter was another highlight. She is so wonderful, and we are priviliaged to have her in our family.
We also had the oppertunity to go and pick up Jon from his mission in Jackson Mississippi. We loved seeing Vicksburg, Hattisburg, and Buloxi. Mississippi is a beautiful state. We also were able to visit with Valerie, Jody, Alexis, and Sienna in Conway Arkansas. We then went to Douglasville, Georgia and spent time with Dan, April, Alex, Trevor, and Nathan. Loved all the family time.
It has also been a very hard year. We almost lost Val during a treatment at the hospital. It was doctor error, and it took about 12 minutes of CPR to bring him back. He was in critical condition and in the ICU over night. It has been a difficult healing process, and discouraging because he seems to have some moderate brain damage. He struggles with decisions, problem solving and critical thinking skills. He also has memory glitches that randomly come and go. I think the hardest part is watching the frustration that he feels because he knows that he is different, and can't function the way he used to. I guess we need to accept the changes, and go forward from here. Most of the time we are doing this, but everyonce in awhile, the frustration sets in and we have a bad few days. It has been hard on everyone. But, as with all trials, we must trust in the Lord, and lean not to our own understanding. We must, absolutly must, have faith that all will be well. We will adjust to the new 'norm' and move forward boldly and explore our new existance.
We have set goals for this new year. We both need to lose weight. I think food became our comfort as we struggled with the past three months. But enough is enough and it is time to get better eating patterns, and cut back on our intake. We have also been challenged by our bishop to read the Book of Mormon. We are preceeding nicely already in this goal. We have also decided to read a good book every evening. We have begun with "Gethsemane". It is excellant. We are also going to try and exercise daily. That is a little harder. But with determination we will succeed.
We hope all our friends and family have a wonderful new year, full of good things, and righteous living.
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I think you have made some wonderful goals. I am also trying to read the Book of Mormon. I am starting in D&C though. Backwards, I know, but since the new Relief society Manual is the teachings of Joseph Smith I decided to try and read D&C....since I honestly don't remember the last time I read it. I am glad you took the blog plunge. It is a fun way to journal and keep in touch with family and friends.
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