One Year Milestone

Thursday, July 27, 2018
It seems surreal... one year ago today Dan was diagnosed with colorectal cancer.  I didn't think I could live through this experience but here I am... alive and mostly well.  I wish I could say we have it all figured out but we don't.  Dan is still working in Yuba City.  I am still living in Perry.  Carolyn graduated from high school and is moving to Provo to attend BYU in 4 weeks.  We know it's time to reunite our family... we don't know yet if that will be Yuba City or in Perry.  But do know that we are complete when we are together. :) 

Today is a good day. Dan is here. He is alive. He is emotionally whole.  He is spiritually whole.  He is physically whole.  We have been so blessed.  We have seen so many miracles. The Lord has been so good to us.

I am okay, the kids are okay, Dan is okay.  It's amazing to me that we were able to navigate through all of this.  We still have so many unanswered questions about our lives and the future.. But I know we are going to be okay.  Dan and I are okay with each other, the kids are okay.  They are amazingly resilient and good and strong.

I still feel the most at peace when I think about going back to Utah and continuing our lives there.  But Dan feels he is supposed to be here in Yuba City.   Dan feels like he needs to stay to fulfill the Lord's will. I want what the Lord wants.  We have to decide where Jacob is going to go to school in the next few days.  Jacob really doesn't want to go to school in Yuba City.  But Jacob is willing to do whatever we ask him to do....