What would we do without wonderful friends and family?

"I don't know what would have become of me were it not for the kindness of the friends I have in my life. They have lifted my head and given me a cool drink of water when I was exhausted and thirsty. They have opened their homes to me as well as their hearts. Help me to bless them with kindness in return."

~Author Unknown

Brad had an unfortunate ATV accident on Tuesday the 18th. He was riding his ATV with a friend and as Brad was riding along he hit a jump in the dirt road that caused his handlebars to hit him just below his nose. Then as the front end came back down to meet the road he lost his balance and flipped over the front of the machine and landed on his tail bone. We spent 2 hours in the ER getting 11 stitches. The following day we headed to the dentist to get his tooth pulled back into place (ouch!), and then to the chiropractor to see what damage he may have done to his tail bone. Luckily for him he wore his helmet which helped him avoid a more serious injury. Overall, he is doing great! He is very stiff and the pain in his tail bone comes and goes, there was no fracture which is fabulous but it is tilted, which means lots of future visits to the Dr. (This is a picture of what I saw when I got home.)

We were touched by the many friends and family that called, emailed or stopped by to see how Brad was doing. Because of the timing of the accident I missed the YW activity that evening which was caroling around our neighborhood. I love to sing Christmas songs so I was a bit sad to have missed it. My cute leaders and girls stopped by to sing to us - they sounded beautiful, it was the perfect way to end a stressful evening.


We feel so blessed to have the wonderful friendships both in our ward and those we have had for years. The news spread throughout both our families and our ward. Our cute home teacher called to see how Brad was doing and he and a neighbor came over to give Brad a blessing. We are so grateful for his friendship and always being willing to help. (before stitches)



(Here is the new Brad with stitches)

We are so grateful for all our wonderful friends & family and pray that we will be as kind when needed to provide comfort to one of you!