Deported!

Jared was deported today! Wait, I better explain! It’s the wonderful day we’ve been waiting for! Jared’s port was removed from his chest today! It was minor surgery, with just a local. He stayed home and took it easy, however he didn’t want anything for the pain. And with all the radiation, he only threw up once.

We had a party Friday to send Aaron off for his move to Denver, Kristina leaving for B.Y.U. Hawaii and for Jared entering maintenance chemo. We talked about what we had learned, especially Jared, and let go of eight balloons, one for each month Jared’s done chemo.

Jared started Radiation treatments on Monday. Five days a week for two weeks he will get a few minutes of radiation. Just saying it makes me want to cry! It’s scary! However at the same time, I’m so grateful for everything they are doing for Jared. Shaking, with tears in my eyes, I am reminded again that we can’t always control what we are experiencing, but we can control how we deal with it. Every minute of everyday we are choosing how to act, think, feel, and learn about what we are experiencing in life! Our children will learn more from our example than from our words! As our children make their own choices, sometimes we question our ability as parents. A couple of months ago, someone said, "By todays standards, Lehi’s family was very dysfunctional." I love that thought! Lehi did a great job being a father! Maybe Lehi had the children he had because God saw the big picture. Nephi became strong because of all of his brothers! He became strong because of his challenges! Maybe Jared’s Leukemia is his Laman and Lemuel.