Thanksgiving...and so much more!

Thanksgiving ... a special time of year to give thanks for all that we have been given. This year, for us, we have MUCH to be thankful for! It has been a rough year for our family, but along with the hard times we have been given so much. We are so thankful for Jarods' life and for all the wonderful doctors, nurses and support staff who helped him and Lindsey through the hardest thing they've ever dealt with. We pray daily for his continued good health and a long, happy life with his beautiful wife.

Another blessing we have received this year is that we've found a healthy kidney for Cleo and on January 14th he will receive that new kidney! I have to say the process wasn't without a few ups and downs, and we are very thankful for the family who were willing to be tested. There really are angels who walk on this earth and Matt, Tami and Camille are but a few of them...for wanting to give Cleo that gift, we love you with all our hearts! And for all the others who wanted to be tested but weren't given the opportunity...we appreciate your unselfishness as well.

I always knew that when the time came, I would be tested for possible kidney donation to Cleo, but I NEVER dreamed in a million years that I would be the one to give him that gift. You see, I love this man more than life and to be able to give him renewed health, well that pretty much takes my breath away! I am looking forward to spending forever with this man and cherish each moment that we have together and now am very hopeful we will have many, many more years together here on this earth.

We are looking forward to this most wonderful time of the year...spending time with family and celebrating our Saviors' birth. We pray that each of you will do the same.

The next few months won't be without challenges for us, but with the love & support of family & friends we are confident it will all be good.