The quote I love on Emily's back door

The Master's Hand

"...those who diligently seek 
to learn of Christ eventually will 
come to know Him. They will personally 
receive a divine portrait of the Master, 
although it most often comes in the form 
of a puzzle—one piece at a time..."  

Love this quote especially as I look forward to going to the Carl Bloch exhibit tomorrow with Sydney & Talmage. I am especially excited to see these two pieces:

christ and the young child 1873

christ in gethsemane 1879

"...Each individual piece may not be 
easily recognizable by itself; 
it may not be clear how it relates 
to the whole. Each piece helps us to see 
the big picture a little more clearly. 
Eventually, after enough pieces 
have been put together, we recognize 
the grand beauty of it all. Then, 
looking back on our experience, 
we see that the Savior had indeed 
come to be with us—not all at once but 
quietly, gently, almost unnoticed." 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Casting Day pics

 Little Angel Boy

 Dr. D'Astous. (taken by Talmage) 

 They know how to make kids happy here.

 (I needed a kiss from little man before they took him away)

 "Bye Mama! I'm going to be fine!"

 I asked the docs if Talmage cried while he was in the OR and they told me that nope, he was totally cracking them up and being funny! The dr. with his back to the camera here is the anesthesiologist. He is awesome. But, I don't know his name! I need to find out what his name is. He is SO nice. I love everyone there. Everyone is so nice.

 This is Cole. He is AMAZING. Such an inspiration. So friendly and positive and strong. We are going to be friends forever. (I did ask Cole and his mom if I could post his pics & they said SURE!)

 Those are attached to his skull.

 Can you see what's going on here? His halo is attached to about 40 pounds.

 Right after coming out...he wanted his new cast to be black and Dr. D'Astous put some of the neoprene on for us in the OR.

 What he chose for his post-op meal. He was crushed when half his candy bar fell on the ground and we said he had to throw it away...he wanted to bring it home for Syd. So many times during that day when he was given something he wanted to make sure to get something or give part of what he was given to Sydney. This was the first time that Sydney didn't come with us. It was her turn to do Show & Tell at pre-school plus it was class picture day, so she skipped this hospital visit.

quote of the day