Sunday, August 5, 2012

Today I am fasting for two people who have health problems, Kim and James. 
We had a sweet fast and testimony meeting today.  Curtis Wilhelm, the 4 year old boy who has cancer and is doing chemo treatments so he has no hair, bore his testimony.  Ty Applegate a ten year old boy who fell out of a tree and is in a torso and neck brace, and has two broken arms bore his testimony and reminded us that Heavenly Father loves all of his children.  Sister Swansey, our new convert, just had surgery on her hand and she bore a touching testimony.  I am so grateful for the testimonies of other members because it strengthens my testimony.
James was so miserable but he wanted to come and partake of the sacrament.  I took him home after sacrament meeting.  When I got back to the church I asked Brother Wallace if he could send someone over this afternoon to give James a blessing.
When Sister Soderquist and I got into the young women's room no one was there except Jordyn Applegate.  Sister S.(Natalie) went out to look for them and she never came back so I went out to look.  The only person I saw was the bishop's wife, Denise Hall.  I asked her if she had seen the young women and she said yes, they were in opening exercises of Relief Society.  Oops!  That's were we are suppose to be on fast Sunday.  By this time it was too late for me to go in so I went back to the young women's room with Jordyn. 
Natalie gave the lesson on finding and using our talents.  I provided a handout.  We got a new Laurel class president.  McKenzie Hunsaker was released and Mary Swift was called and set apart.  She is an indian girl and her adopted mother, Sister Singleton was there for the setting apart.  Mary is a very sweet girl.  She is a bit of a tomboy and hangs out with the boys alot and loves to play basketball.  She is a senior and when I asked her what her plans were for next year she said she didn't have any.  This concerns me.
I spoke with Tina Allen today who is our young women's secretary about her two year old granddaughter who has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.  She is on methotrexate and enbrel and her hair is falling out.  She has it so badly that the doctors said if her mother hadn't caught it when she did that she would be in a wheelchair.  She is in so much pain she cries all the time and just wants her mom to hold her.  She also has night terrors (so do I) because of the meds.  My heart goes out to her and I will pray that soon her arthritis will go in to remission.  Her name is Marlee.
When I got home James was asleep on the bed with his white shirt and tie, pants, and shoes still on.  He slept until right before 4pm when Sean and Kip Hunsaker came over to give him a blessing.  James talked to them for a long time about the history of his back and heart problems.  I am worried about how he talks very slowly.  I hope it's because of his medicine and not because he has any damage from the carbon monoxide poisoning. 
Sean Hunsaker gave James a wonderful blessing and I felt so much better after they left.  Kip came back and brought a maching called a Chi machine that he uses for his back pain (the Hunsaker's work in concrete too) and some herbal tea that is supposed to be like a detox.  I am so grateful for the Hunsaker family.  They are goo neighbors. 
We had rain today and lots of it.  I love this weather!!  When it rains James and I love to go on the backporch and read.  First we read from the Book of Mormon and then we read from our Victoria Holt book of the week.  The one we just started is an historical fiction novel about Marie Antionette. 
Misty Mae Treanor and Kerri Walsh -Jennings won another volleyball match.  I love them!