As I have looked at this picture I have thought of the mother holding to back of the wagon. I wonder if there are children in the wagon just needing to know that their mom is close by. I wonder if she is holding on because she doesn't know another way to find strength to go one more step. Is she wondering, "How much longer is this journey"? As I have looked at this picture I have thought of our journey with Nicole. How many nights as we stayed at the hospital when the nurse would come and take Nicole's vitals have I needed say to Nicole, "It's ok I am right here". How many times I have needed to say, "It's ok Nicole, I am here," just so I can hear her settle down and know she is ok. How many times have I prayed "How much longer is this journey?" I have thought of the pioneers for some reason this week. Each day they had to get up, fix breakfast, feed the cattle, and break camp. Each day they would walk miles and miles, then stop to regroup, eat lunch and water their team. Then up they would go again and walk and walk some more. Then they would stop for dinner, unhitch the team, build fires, cook dinner, write a little in a journal. Sometimes they would play a little music and dance. They found joy in their journey.
The primary song "Pioneer Children Sang as They walked":
Pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked and walked.
Pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked and walked.
They washed at streams and worked and played.
Sundays they camped and read and prayed.
Week after week, they sang as they walked and walked and walked and walked and walked.
They didn't know where or when they would reach Zion. They knew what they were commanded to do and they just walked each day with faith.
In Moses 7:21 we are taught that city of Enoch was taken up to heaven "in process of time". The Lord doesn't just snap His fingers and our trials are over. Just like the pioneers, just like the city of Enoch, each one of us moves forward "in the process of time" by getting up each morning and just doing the basics. He wants us learn and grow from them one footstep at a time. So many of our experiences our personal experiences are for our own personal growth to become like our Father in Heaven. Our goal, our Zion, is live in His presence with Him.
Nicole had an MRI this week and everything looks really good. She also had a spinal tap and a bone aspiration today (May 9, 2014). During that procedure she struggled with breathing and her heart rate dropped significantly; they had to intubate her and needed to do chest compressions as they did so. These scary types of things have become fairly routine over the past couple years - just another part of the journey. Everything turned out great and she doing fine this afternoon.
She will start radiation on Monday at LDS hospital. She needs to be there each day at 7 AM for eleven days. Nicole and I will be moving in with my sister at that time. She will get about a 5-6 day break after radiation before she is admitted into Primary Children Hospital for chemotherapy prior to her bone marrow transplant. (around May 30th).
She will start radiation on Monday at LDS hospital. She needs to be there each day at 7 AM for eleven days. Nicole and I will be moving in with my sister at that time. She will get about a 5-6 day break after radiation before she is admitted into Primary Children Hospital for chemotherapy prior to her bone marrow transplant. (around May 30th).
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