Day 747

      Last week was Conner's 6th birthday!  We worried his party would be a disappointment due to the rain spoiling some of our fun - or worse, that his party would have to be canceled all together because Katie was sick.  Katie had an off and on fever for 48 hours, that hovered at 100 degrees - if her fever had gone up even slightly, she would have ended up in the hospital.  We are glad to report that Katie's fever broke, and the rain stopped at just the right time, allowing us to put up the jump house.  Conner had a fabulous birthday party, and it was a great day for us all!
     Katie still has a bad cough, so we are watching her closely.  And she is still having struggles with her blood sugars, so we are watching her closely on that as well...  I wonder how all this "watching her closely" will effect her in the long run.  Katie is timid and shy by nature anyway, and now she has this added "carefulness."  She is always telling Conner and her friends to be gentle with her so she doesn't break any bones.  She is correct in doing so, as her bones are fragile, due to all the chemo.  I just wonder if all this carefulness will make her more cautious as her life goes on... Time will tell... 
    "A seed of faith is already planted in your heart. ... But, like a growing plant, it must be nurtured or it will wither. Frequent and heartfelt prayers of faith are crucial and needed nutrients. Obedience to the truth you have received will keep the testimony alive and strengthen it. Obedience to the commandments is part of the nourishment you must provide for your testimony." (Henry B. Eyring, "A Living Testimony")