Hope for a Happy New Year...........

Happy New Year Tomorrow........

I just had a good visit with Tami and Tim after yet another Doctor's appointment.  Things went well and they're trying to help Tami and get her well enough so she could visit at home to get Maddie to the Temple and have her missionary farewell.  I think most of you know that Madison is leaving on February 13th for the Denver Colorado South Mission.  Tami would like to be able to fly home and go through the temple and then return to Massachusetts to finish her healing.  Dr. Lambert siad that might be a real possibility.  At some point, she would like to get to the point that she can eat and drink and feel like she is doing well enough to leave her important insurance and Dr. who cares and loves her.  That may take 1 or two months or 6 or more months.  Dr. Lambert doesn't know for sure how she will heal and so we just take it a week or two at a time.  We think Tim might be able to come home in a couple of weeks and then go from there.  All in all, we look forward to another year and in some ways we're glad we can't see what it is that our trial for this year may be.  If Tami had known what last year had in store for her......she may have turned tail and ran....but not knowing, we put our trust in the Lord and go forth each day and do the best we can.  Tami sounds good, she feels relatively well and longs for a good cold glass of water..........
But knowing she can't, her spirits are still good, she has hope to heal and she has actually helped me to do better by thinking of her and changing a little myself.  Isn't it a wonder that those we love can inspire us to be better by what they suffer?  All in all I was pleased with the fact that they had a wonderful Christmas with her family, her hopes are up and she looks forward to a better year.

Love, Judy