Ward Family

I have been handed a trial that sometimes feels like I am drowning.  I will admit!  This week my dear friend found out she had breast cancer.  She will be having surgery tomorrow.  I have been blessed to have an AMAZING Ward Family!  When I tell you, she is my Sister, she really is!  We have been to girls camp, I have seen her crazy hat, we have laughed and we have cried together.  This woman is one of the most amazing women I know.  I have thought of her a lot this week.  Her strength radiates from her.  Now, I know she is strong today, there may be some days in the next year where she won't feel that strong.  That is when her Ward Family can step in.  When I tell you that there is not one person in our ward that will not step up to the challenge to help another, I am not lying.  That is the kind of neighborhood we live in. 

As I have been going thru my trial, I have learned a lot about taking care of myself.  One way that I love to take care of myself is treating myself to a pedicure.  So, I was blessed to take this dear friend to get her toes done before her surgery.  (OK, I was a little selfish because I haven't had my toes done for a little bit, and I saved my Christmas bonus).  There is not a better way that I could have spent my Christmas bonus than to go with my sweet friend and take an hour out of my time to get our toes done.  It was an honor to sit with this woman and visit with her, and soak in her strength.  I think of my Ward Family, and I am SO BLESSED!    In our religion we believe that Families are Forever, well, I hope that goes for my Ward Family too because there is not one that I would not want to spend eternities without.