Now that we are past the initial surgical challenges and the uncertainty of cancer spreading elsewhere, this next step is sort of settling in. While it's easy to forget the great miracles we've already witnessed and focus on this new, incredible physical challenge, we keep coming back to what we're being taught. It's all about faith, open communication (especially within our family), putting others before ourselves, looking for the learning and blessings along the way, and refusing to swallow this whole thing in its entirety...we're learning to take it one day at a time and sometimes, one moment at a time!
We love all of you and have come to appreciate your sensitivity and goodness over the past several weeks. We still need your prayers and have relied upon them many times.
And now, for your viewing pleasure...here are a few pictures of little Cathi Carroll growing up in Heber, UT. When I was younger, our family made the trek through the mountains from Salt Lake through Heber to Vernal to visit my Grandmother Van Leuven. I distinctly remember announcing, as we passed the old A&W on Main Street in Heber that I would someday marry a girl from Heber and become a dentist. Well, I didn't quite make dental school, but I did marry the prettiest little gal from one of the prettiest little places on the earth.
