Today marks the 10th Anniversary of my fathers death. So when I saw an ad for a cancer 5k run/walk, I knew I wanted to do it.My mom ended up coming too.When I got to the end of the race, I felt so many emotions all at once and started to cry. Tears of joy that I finished, tears of sadness because I missed my dad, and tears of accomplishment that I was able to help someone by contributing to the event. I collected myself and grabbed a water then started to walk back the trail to find my mom and walk the rest of the way with her. when we finished, tears started flowing for my mom and we hugged for a bit. It was a neat experiance to do that race and to do it with my mom. My Sister Debra did a race in Idaho and my Sister Tamra and her family did one in Provo. My brother Alen was able to come over for a bit this evening and look through pictures from over the years, brother David did service by helping someone move, and brother Jon is in the military so he thought of my dad during PT this morning. I'm grateful that I had 16yrs on this earth with my dad and I can't wait when we will be reunited once again. I have a testimony and know that families can be together forever. I know that as we fullfil the covenents and promises we make with the Lord in the Temple that we will be a forever and eternal family. I'm grateful for a 14yr old boy who invited the missionaries to his home and later joined the church. I'm grateful that my parents were sealed in the Provo Temple and that I was born in their family. I love my family! Wouldn't ask to be reassigned to another. I have 5 great brothers and sisters and loving parents.
I love you Dad! See you later! Wish me luck( The last words I said before I left for school that morning. The wish me luck pertained to, at the time, an english paper that was due that day)
Sherilee
That's so great that ya'll were able to do that! It's crazy how much cancer affects people. My grandpa died from cancer and in January Lee's Grandma in England died from it. It's something I hope they can find a cure for soon, too many good people are lost to it!
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