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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!


Thursday, February 7, 2013

Another Birthday

Last week we celebrated three birthdays at our house very differently than they were celebrated last year.  It was wonderful! Derek had a German Chocolate cake instead of a Jell-o cake. Everyone opened presents on their actual birthday instead of a couple days before it. Nobody slept at the hospital that night. Plenty of food was consumed throughout the day and no feeding tubes were involved. We had our little family luau party in a different house in a completely different state. We interacted with many doctors and nurses last year under a cloud of anxiety about what was yet to come for a cancer-filled body. This year we also met with a doctor but it was a positive, hope-filled visit wherein we discussed another clear scan and a body that is still cancer-free for the moment.

Derek very much enjoyed celebrating his birthday with Savannah and Normandy and being involved with that milestone in their lives.  We very much enjoyed seeing Derek turn one year older... and are so grateful that he is healthy! We couldn't help but think about all that we have learned and experienced over this past year... not all bad things, but it is nice to be where we are now, instead of where we were then.  We hope to participate in many more happy birthdays like this one in the years to come!
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4 comments:

  1. JanelleFebruary 7, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Happy Birthday to all three of you.

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  2. Marianne N DougFebruary 12, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    Happy Birthday to y'all. I was just realizing we are not going to be seeing you at the amazing stake valentine's dance...we hope for the greatest blessing for your family the rest of the year!

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  3. TomFebruary 13, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Hey, Happy Birthday to my cousins, and Derek too. I also hope you have many more. If you would like to have a fun moment, check out my Root Beer blog. http://tomfloodeen.blogspot.com/

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  4. DebFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    So so glad to hear such good news!

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