Sunday night

Really good day today.  Hannah was able to go to church with us and l think she loved doing something familiar and normal.  I even saw her singing the songs.  In this ward they sing primary songs a lot of the time instead of hymns.  I always love them.  As we were singing one today I was thinking about how simple the message was, but how it really summed up everything important.  Sometimes we tend to make things so complicated, when really they're not.  I think that's why Jesus told us to be like little children.  They are so good at simplifying the things we try to make hard;  having faith, loving others, trying to be like Jesus.  Just the basics.  If we could do these few things well, our world would be so much better!
Hannah's one day off of therapy is Sunday.  So that's the day that she is able to have visitors and spend time with so many people she loves.  She had a lot of visitors today who showed up to go to church with us.  Zoe had come to spend the weekend with Hannah but ended up getting the flu and instead spent most of the weekend throwing up in her hotel room.  I felt so bad for her. But Hannah loved the time they did get to spend together.    One of Hannah's seminary teachers also came by this afternoon and she was happy to see him.  Her seminary class has been so great to her.  They have been doing her assignments for her so she won't have to make them up.  Such amazing teenagers!
Hannah spent a lot of the day with some friends from home who were really good sports about her idea of entertainment.  It involved them getting their nails done (they are boys) and maybe some facials. . .?  Hmmm we won't say any names but there may be some pictures forthcoming.  Anyway, they really made her happy.  That's sacrifice!  Tonight Taylor and his roommate and Sierra and Brooke came.  Because we were all really tired we spent a lot of time laughing at stuff that wasn't funny.  ha ha  Anyway, thanks everyone who came and brightened our day.  It's so great for Hannah to have a day like today so she can gear up for the rest of the week.
Tonight after everyone had left she decided she wanted something from the cafeteria.  I told her I'd go get it and be right back.  When I walked back into her room her bed was empty and my heart felt like it dropped to the floor.   I raced to the bathroom and there she was-all casual as if she did that everyday-ha ha I looked back at her bed and the rails were still up.  She had to straddle her legs over the rails to get out and then walk by herself .  She is pretty steady walking now but this weekend one leg has been shaking really hard (she says her leg is having a seizure) and so we have been helping her walk everywhere. When I realized what she had just done I about had a heart attack.  I said, "Hannah, what were you thinking!!!?"  She said, "uhhhh. . . that I had to go?" ha ha Guess that says it all.  Needless to say I don't think I'll be making any more cafeteria runs for her.

As always, we are amazed and humbled by all of you who continue to pray for Hannah and love our whole family through this ordeal.  We are so blessed.  If we live to be a million years old we will not be able to repay all the kindness, but hopefully someday we will find a way to pay it forward.   Thank you.