Day 754

     We had an enjoyable Fall Break in New Mexico.  Scott wasn't able to go with us, because he needed to work overtime in order to pay some upcoming expenses.  Katie cried every day (usually more than once a day) for her Daddy. We had fun, but we missed Scott, and we were glad to come home to him again.  (Our computer wasn't working this week.  So, I wasn't able to post on the blog).
     Katie went to the clinic on Tuesday for her monthly dose of chemo.  I can't believe another month has gone by!...  Katie also needed an IGG infusion, so it ended up being a really long day.   Katie "only" has 3 more months of treatments left.  I haven't really felt a sense of relief about that yet, but I am so glad the end is near! 
     Right now we are dealing with the effects of the chemo and the heavy steroids - it is not fun or easy for any of us (it is miserable really), but we are making it through it. 
     I recently read the following quotes in the Church News (Week of September 22, 2013):
     "We are not born into this world with fixed habits.  Neither do we inherit a noble character.  Instead, as children of God, we are given the privilege and opportunity of choosing which way of life we will follow - which habits we will form. 
     "Confucius said that the nature of men is always the same.  It is their habits that separate them.
     "Good habits are not acquired simply by making good resolves, though the thought must precede the action.  Good habits are developed in the workshop of our daily lives.  It is not in the great moments of test and trial that character is built.  That is only when it is displayed.  The habits that direct our lives and form our character are fashioned in the often uneventful, commonplace routine of life.  They are acquired by practice.
     "We need to organize our lives according to gospel principles and chart a right course as we journey toward eternal life.  In the conduct of our lives we learn that good character-building habits mean everything.  It is by such behavior that we harvest the real substance and value of life.  The way we live outweighs any words we may profess to follow" (Elder Delbert L. Stapley, 1972 General Conference).
     "We sow our actions, we reap our habits; we sow our habits, we reap our characters; we sow our characters, and we reap our destiny" (C.A. Hall).