Making It To Trail's End

Thursday, my husband and I went to the Valley of Fire in Nevada. Though I couldn't keep up with the other hikers, or make it to the end of the trail, it didn't matter. I am grateful that I can get out and walk a trail, and that I can experience the beauty all around me.

After a year of treatments for stage 3 ovarian cancer, I am grateful simply to be alive and that the cancer is gone for now. I have experienced so many miracles this last year and feel very loved. Though I don't know how much longer I will be here, I know my Savior will help me to have the strength to face whatever I will need to and that He is helping me be happier and more at peace than I ever have before. 

For those who are Mourning

I know that there are many who are mourning this holiday season. For some the pain in their heart is sharp and new, and for others, holidays bring a flood of overwhelming memories and a deep longing for those who are no longer with them.

My family is also grieving this holiday season for the loss of my brother-in-law who died just before Christmas. Though we all knew that he had been suffering a great deal for twenty years as he bravely fought cancer, we are all deeply feeling his loss.