Thursday April 5,
2012
I woke again to a beautiful spring day and I am so happy to
feel well. Today has been no different from the past 2 weeks as far as amazing
blessings happening in my life.
Today’s blessings
I was able to go with my cute” daughter-in-law-to be” to
meet with the cake decorator. She was able to pick out a beautiful cake. Later, we had a little brunch at home
and discussed further details of the wedding. I feel blessed to have this
amazing young woman become a permanent part of our family!
Later, there was a knock at the
door and when I opened it there were four of the most amazing ladies that I worked with
during Stake Girls Camp the last two years. They had a huge bouquet of
gorgeous flowers for me. We hugged and visited, and laughed and cried together.
It was such a sweet spirit and I am so grateful for their example and
friendship in my life. They expressed their love and their prayers for me. I am
so grateful that they came by.
Another sweet friend of mine, dropped by just to give me a hug and bring me a
beautiful bouquet of daffodils. I haven’t seen her in a while and I was touched
that she made the effort to come see me.
Later as we ate dinner, I saw that I had received a letter in the mail from my 12 year old
niece, Anna, from Seattle. I was excited to see a
beautiful letter from her 7th grade class and a beautiful drawing of
an angel that they had made for me. The letter explained that her class sends an
‘angel’ to people they know are in need of a heavenly hug from a difficult
trial. Anna, my niece, had told them about my diagnosis with lung cancer and
they decided to create an angel for me. They have added my name to their
angel prayer list and every day when they light a candle, they will pray for me
as well. I was overcome with emotion and had a very difficult time holding back
the tears. When I hear about children praying for me, I am overwhelmed by the
spirit that touches my heart. It is amazing! I called her to thank her for that
sweet act of service and to tell her how much I love her.
Then there was a knock at the door and I saw four little girls of my ward's Activity Days group. these girls are between 10 & 11 years old. They attend rocky Mountain where I worked. They are
between the ages of 10 and 11 years old. They were standing in the
doorway with giant smiles, holding a huge neon pink poster that said, “Sister
Jacobs, We love you! Spring has sprung with bunches of flowers!” Their leader,
Sharon, had taken the girls to the local greenhouse and they had spent the last
hour and a half potting a gorgeous flower pot with beautiful flowers. Their
leader is keeping the flower pot at her home until the weather is warmer and they
will bring it to me on Mother’s Day. The girls were so excited to deliver this
poster and I was so excited to receive it. What wonderful people there are in
this world and so many are my dear friends.
Activity Day Girls delivering flowers to my home!
Tonight, I received a text from another friend who wanted to
drop by to give me something. She told me how she had been thinking of me
through General Conference Weekend as she listened to the talks from our dear
prophet and the apostles. One talk, in particular, touched her heart. It was
the talk by Elder Henry B. Eyring entitled, “Mountains to Climb.” In the talk,
Elder Eyring explains that if we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as
well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing. She had a little tile made
that says, “Give me this mountain. Joshua 14:12.” I have THE most amazing
friends. They lift me, inspire me and sustain me.
I also received a tender email from my Bishop who shared his
concern for me as well as his desire to support our family in any way he can.
He bore his testimony of the Lord sustaining us during difficult times in our lives.
Once again, as I knelt in prayer, I thanked my Heavenly
Father for the tremendous blessings that I have in my life. I know that this
cancer journey will get more difficult as time goes on, but despite that, I
feel so loved and I feel so much strength from my Heavenly Father and for His
ministering angels who live here upon the earth that are all around me.
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