WHAT A PAIN IN THE STOMACH!!

                                                         Ronald's Latest Update: 
Day 11(days start the first day he started Chemo again, and will start again the day he receives his bone marrow transplant)
Doing well, but developed an intense pain in his upper gastric area yesterday morning that was pretty painful and after talking with the doctor they believe it to be a form of mucositis. Mucositis is like little ulcer sores that can develop shortly after strong chemo like Ronald's has been administered and his has developed a bit in his esophagus area. Apparently this is not uncommon and they are treating him with a few meds and he is more comfortable today and sleeping a bit better. Other than that he is just moving along by listening to books on CD, memorizing The Living Christ, and loves taking the time to teach and educate the nursing staff whenever he can ;-) They get a kick out of him trying to lead his own treatment plan!!! Some of you may be able to picture this scenerio better than others but it is fun it watch !! He feels a bit disconnected so feel free to email or post anything that you and your family are up to and involved with these days whenever you get the desire! Sure love you!

                                                                   Daily Devo: 
Comes from President Ezra Taft Benson:

"To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassing. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It is total commitment of our very being—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—to a love of the Lord....Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace. Whoever will lose his life in the service of God will find eternal life."

I love the power available through this principle and promise!!...Personally I visualize this principle like placing it all on the altar and allowing the Lord to magnify and glorify whatever efforts we are making anyway he chooses to do so, AND in the timing that He chooses to do so...and He will! Much like the Brother of Jared bringing the stones to the Lord and placing those stones before the Lord - asking and allowing him to touch those useful, yet dull stones, knowing that the Lord's touch can turn them into literal LIGHT!!- At times it may feel and appear as though there is NO WAY that glory and light can arise from such difficult and painful circumstances... well, we just need to press on and wait on the Lord a bit longer - glorious light will most certainly appear to illuminate not only our journey forward,  but literally our hearts as well !  I testify this to be possible and to be true!!