June 25th, 2013

     It's been one year officially that we were put on the transplant list. It has been a different year in our lives. Every three months Eldon has to have a CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Check! Every month he's had to have blood work. Check! We have been put on stand-by three times and called into the hospital once, still keeping a good attitude. Check! It's not been easy, Check! Check!
    We have the next CT scan on July 5th. It takes about two and a half hours to get this all done but then we can start our weekend. We will also get blood work done that day too.
     I think as people of faith we have the knowledge/faith that God will take care of things for us in His own time. We believe He is watching out over us and knows when the right time will come for us to have this major life altering surgery. Occasionally the human or worldly side slips out and we wish things would happen much faster. I want to move on and accomplish more things. I hate to see my sweet little farm boy worry every time he has blood taken that maybe something is going wrong in his body or each time they do a CT scan he has to drink this awful tasting liquid and then he's concerned that something might show up. What a relief it is when we check our medical files to find out that he's holding his own. Those are the tender mercies of God.
     So we are heaing in July, a wonderful month. We celebrate Independence Day and here in Utah we celebrate Pioneer Day. How glad I am that we don't live in those times. Eldon's would be over by now if he had a tumor then. The medical care isn't wasn't nearly as wonderful as it is now.We would have had no chance of a long life together. So we celebrate what these earliy people did to make this a wonderful country to live in now, in 2013, to have the advances that we have and the opportunities that we have.
     There are a few that have said this a punishment from past sins/mistakes. I don't believe God operates that way. I think this is a result of being a spiritualy being that at this point in time is dwelling in a human/earthly body with all it's frailties and imperfections. I believe we agreed to deal with things like this prior to coming to this earth so that we can be made stong and worthy to return back to the presence of a loving Father in Heaven and His son, Jesus Christ.
     I don't have the answers for everything. I am lucky if I have the answers for a few things. This is something I do know. That God lives, He loves us. Eldon and I have been the recipients of many of the blessings I like to call the "Tender Mercies of God". So we will wait and we will continue to praise God and His Son. We will be stong, together, and come out better on the other side.
     Thank you for all your love and support, our family- whether by blood, marriage or just 'cause, we love you and appreciate your support and prayers.
Linda and Eldon