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Many of you know how the Todd Family feels about journeys. We try to keep an eternal destination always in view, while focusing on finding joy in the way we choose to get there. We are so grateful for the knowledge we have about where we want to ultimately be... in the presence of a loving Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, who made it possible for us to achieve that destination. We have been sent to this earth to see if we can reach our potential, becoming all that Heavenly Father wants us to be. Sometimes the journey back to our Heavenly home takes us through wide, gentle paths and sometimes the road is treacherous and unknown. Regardless, we feel that with every step we take, we should be looking for the beauty around us... learning from our fellow sojourners and relying on the maps that were provided to us to get through. Sometimes it is easy to happily skip along, but often we struggle, wondering if we will make it, and recognizing in the end that we can do hard things that we would have not previously thought possible. These are often the stretches of road that bring the most joy... the difficult ones. We have recently found ourselves on “a road less traveled” and, since we can’t turn around, we have decided to find joy in the opportunity to go there... to become better for having trod this new path. We hope that none of you will have to take this route, and can instead experience the vistas through us as you follow this blog. Here we go... Remember to enjoy the journey!


Friday, February 10, 2012

Staple Free!!

Derek is back to spending his days in jeans!  He's been sporting the jammie-pant look for the last week due to a desire to minimize rubbing on the 13 staples that formerly ran in a vertical line through his belly button.  We met with the surgeon this afternoon and he removed all the staples.  Derek said that was not a comfortable procedure but now it feels more comfortable to wear regular clothing... Yay!  Everything with the surgery appears to be healing really well.  Derek insists that the scar will change his modeling career, but I can't see that it will be too different... he didn't have many clients before anyway:)
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  1. JayFebruary 10, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    Great to hear you are back in clothes! :)

    When you feel up to it, I'm anxious to hear what the Docs said about going forward, and what that means with Lehi.
    I continue to have folks asking after you (John and Scott Darrington, George Stahl--representing a number of the shops guys, Marty Wine, Roger Jordan, and others). I gave Scott your email address. Is this blog still by invitation only?
    I hope you all have a wonderful evening!
    warmly,
    Jay

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  2. StraightAsFebruary 10, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    Happy to hear that he is healing well! Don't give up on your dreams Derek...photoshop is amazing!

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