Happy Easter

Happy Easter Dear Blog Friends

I hope that you all have a wonderful day. We are going to visit Mindy’s ward (congregation) for church because Claire is singing a solo and Ernie is directing the choir…. and since we are attending their ward, Mindy asked me if I would teach Austin’s primary class. (That is what happens when your daughter is the Primary President). I guess their regular teacher is away for Easter.  I’ve spent most of this afternoon getting the Easter lesson ready for them. There are 13 little 7 and 8 year olds. I’ve also made an Easter goodie bag for each child with a Easter spiritual thought attached. I hope they will like it.

After church we will have Easter dinner at Mindy’s home. Because I will not be home all day, I won’t have a chance to post a Sunday blog. That is why I wanted to wish you a Happy Easter tonight.

I have a testimony that Jesus took our sins upon Himself and died for us so that He could atone for our sins. I know that through Him, we can repent and become worthy to live with our Heavenly Father again.

I know that on the 3rd day after his death, Jesus was resurrected and that He lives today and loves us. Because of His loving sacrifice we will be resurrected too and have eternal life.  For this I am eternally grateful and joyously celebrate this Easter season.

“I know that my Redeemer lives…. What comfort this sweet sentence gives.”

Have a great day.

 

Happy Hospital Easter.. day 31

Saturday 4/23/11

Saturday started out with me getting these pretty spring butterflies from Marie.

Then these nice ladies dropped by with an Easter basket for me. They had made , at their own expense, over 100 baskets for all of us in this Care Center. They do this for Easter and Christmas.

At 10:00 a.m. the care center put on an Easter egg hunt for the patient’s families.

Erin and Patrick brought Ellie and Cal.

The Center provided muffins and juice for everyone.

I think that was really nice of them.

Cal was delighted

to find eggs filled with chocolate.

Ellie felt gypped she didn’t get any

delighted for her brother

and

was ticked

off happy to settle for a nice bottle of milk.

Sunday 4/24/11

Easter Sunday morning I attended church here at the Care Center. Being with some of the other residents here makes me realize that I am not that bad off.

That afternoon Erin brought Ellie by so I could see her in the pretty little dress I had made for her blessing dress. She wore it when she was blessed after my first week in ICU but I was too drugged up to remember it.

I was glad Erin used it as her first Easter dress and I got to see it again. I made it with love for our beautiful girl. I am so glad that it survived the car crash.

That evening Lynell and family drove down to bring me more Easter love.

Lynell and Erin made us a delicious Easter dinner and brought it to the hospital.

They decorated the table so pretty. We invited, Joann, my cell mate room mate to join us.

It was nice the hospital gave us our own room to use.

Mindy and John called from California to wish us well and tell us they missed us. We missed them too.

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After our dinner we played games. Of course I won …almost won.. lost, but I blame it on the pain meds I’m taking.

Then Lonica gave me a much needed pedicure.

I surely appreciate all the work and effort my girls and their families went to, to bring me such a nice Easter dinner. The food was good, tasty, out of this world delicious but as my cell mate, room mate said, the company was even better.

On this beautiful Easter weekend I have felt love for our Savior, Jesus Christ, and love for and from family. I am surely blessed.

I have even more reasons to smile this week. I will show you on my next post.

I have been fighting nausea but it is getting better I think since I’ve been taking my pain pills with soda crackers. Tomorrow I go back to the trauma center at the hospital in Provo to be re-evaluated. I do not look forward to the trip but I am anxious to learn what they will say. I am sick of being in the hospital and I want to go home but at the same time I am not able to do much for myself yet and I am getting good care and therapy here. I will let you know what they say as soon as I find out.

I hope that you all had a joyous Easter. I so appreciate your prayers, love and support.

Thanks to all of you. Hugs, Lura

Happy Easter

In a few minutes, here in Utah, it will officially be Easter…..my 31st day in the hospital.

I have been thinking a lot about our Savior during the last month since our accident. One day, shortly after the accident when I was in terrible pain in the ICU, my friend Kris gave me an idea. She suggested that maybe my suffering could help me understand a little bit more about how Jesus suffered for us.

I don’t remember much about what was said or what went on those first 2 weeks I was in ICU….But I did remember that idea that Kris gave me. I have thought about it a lot.

I have always loved Jesus Christ. I have always believed He is the son of God, our redeemer and Savior. However, this past month, as I have endured more pain than I thought I could, I think I have come too know Him a little bit better.

I know that my suffering is nothing compared to His. In the Garden He bled from every pore so great was His anguish as He took all of our sins and pains upon Himself. After that long night, He allowed them to scourge Him and hang Him on the cross. He did this for us. He did this because He was submissive to His Father’s plan of salvation. He , who was perfect, did this to atone for us so we can repent of our sins and return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father again.

My suffering has been intolerable to me. I’ve begged for all the pain medicine I could get. For a while, even though I love my family and friends and didn't want them to be sad, I begged God to let me die just to be free from the pain.

I am embarrassed by the lack of modesty forced upon me , as caring nurses help me when I need to go to the bathroom, bathe and dress. Christ was striped naked by cruel men who mocked Him.... and yet He said "Father forgive them"

Our dear Savior took all of this upon Himself….willingly….for us.

How did He do that???? How could He love us that much???

We have a Hymn that says

“I stand all amazed at the love

Jesus offers me.”

Indeed, I do stand all amazed!

Soon all the Christian world will celebrate His resurrection.

He lives… and because of Him we all may return to Heaven and live with Him again.

This Easter, here in the hospital, I love and appreciate His great sacrifice more than ever….and I am so thankful.

Happy Easter to you all.

Hugs, Grammy Lura