Twas the week before Christmas...

 

....and our entire household was sick, sick, sick! We have all been sick since Thanksgiving with a variety of "diseases"....it was just one thing after another!!! (This was the last week of us all being sick...and we were very ill the entire week)
Whoever had the worst fever at the time spent the day in front of the fireplace...because it just felt better to be there. We made a bed in the middle of the living room and watched movies for days. We also spent alot of time sleeping, crying, pacing and giving out medicine. Curtis obviously has Tylenol in him for this picture! (he was also teething and was not happy otherwise)

I had finally had enough and so we called in the elders to give us all a blessing of healing. We left a message with one of their wives and when he called back, he said, "I hear Jeff needs a blessing?". "No actually...we all do," I said. I think he might have been a little overwhelmed! I am so grateful at the end of this Holiday season for the church and for all of the wonderful people that are members. My sweet visiting teacher brought us in a meal, twice! I am grateful for the priesthood and for a loving Heavenly Father who knows each of us and can help us through hard times, if we but ask. We, as a family, have had some amazing experiences these past few weeks and I am so grateful that we are able to learn and grow through our trials.