It has been a difficult week for Tom as his hip and leg pain has not improved and perhaps even gotten worse. He is fine when he is sitting but it is extremely painful for him to walk unless he bends over like an old man. Dr. Collingridge had him get an X-ray on Friday and we went to the Langley Hospital for that. There doesn’t seem to be a fracture and that is good. We asked Paul and Max to give him a blessing on Sunday and after they finished giving Tom a blessing, they drove to Chilliwack to give Reid a blessing because he is suffering from a similar ailment. We went to see Dr. Collingridge yesterday and he said Tom definitely has a pinched nerve and we are now going to have a CT scan to determine if it is just sciatica or cancer related. We are praying that it is the former. He also prescribed some better pain relief pills but they take a couple of days to be of benefit. Tom has been so pleased with the improvements he has been experiencing as a result of his treatments and he has probably been overdoing things with yard work such as shovelling dirt, mowing the lawn and power washing along with brisk walks and housework. I am just praying that he receives some relief soon. He is the sweetest spirit I know and very accepting but at the moment he is also frustrated by his desires to be doing things and feeling of value. He is always of great worth to me and valuable beyond words I have to express.
President Van Horne emailed us on Sunday to let us know that with the new provincial guidelines the Temple will be opening to phase 2. He suggested our children, who have been waiting to receive their endowments and sealing, book ASAP. The Temple actually opened yesterday and Max is now booked to receive his endowments on June 12th, the same day Jacqui will be receiving hers in Australia. Sarah will receive her endowments on the 15th and she and Ross will be sealed on the 19th by Tom. Such a blessing to move forward with these ordinances and finally have them completed. Hopefully Jacqui and Max will be able to get together soon for their own marriage and sealing.
We were able to book our appointments for our next covid vaccinations for the end of this week and it will be a blessing to have that taken care of. We hope all of these happenings mean a step closer to normalcy for the country and the world. We had no idea when we left our mission over a year ago that this pandemic would still be raging months later or that we would not be returning to our mission. How we miss our mission and life before 2020. However, we have been greatly blessed and have had some wonderful things happen, special people bless our lives and we have learned some valuable lessons.
I made some of Mom’s cookies this week and gave some to Marie next door and then we took some to Carol Jones on Sunday as it was our last day helping her with the sacrament before their move to Saskatchewan. That cookie recipe has been enjoyed by many over many years. It was Mom’s birthday on May 31st and she would have been 101years old. We miss her everyday but know she is always near even when we are not eating her cookies.
We always watch our five “Come Follow Me” broadcasts each week and we met with the Sister Missionaries yesterday via zoom. We are still zooming our church meetings although in person meetings will be starting again following covid protocol. We will probably continue to zoom for the next while ourselves. The last time we were in a sacrament meeting was March 15, 2020 at the London Temple Lodge in the meeting room across the hall from our own apartment #16.
We continue to receive calls, kindness, food and love from others. It is overwhelming and causes us to reflect on what we should be doing for others. We did go to Sandra Barroby’s this week to help her select a new paint color for her front door.😊
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