Broken Arm!

It has been such a long time since I have blogged it makes me sad. Life has been busy but wonderful. Christmas time is my favorite time. I love the holiday season to reflect on my Savior, I love the family time, the vacation time from work and I love the nice cold weather. (yes even though I do not like being cold I like the change in seasons.) I have started so many blogs lately just so that I do not forget to write about certain things. Hopefully tonight I can get somewhat caught up. So I recently broke my first bone and it was mighty painful and uncomfortable. It has taught me a lot and helped me to be forgiving and loving. The day after Christmas we were having some bonding and talking(my little sisters and our aunt) when I was pushed from our old bed which is a bit high from the ground. I was sitting with my legs crossed which made it so that I could not catch myself. I landed straight on my elbow. This was one of the most painful falls for me and I knew I needed to go to urgent care. I told Tommy right away and he could tell I was hurt. He was ready to take me to urgent care even with a full house of friends and family visiting. As we got there he stayed by my side and just talked me through the whole thing (along with my sisters and my aunt.) When I had to take x rays and the doctor let me know it was broken I just got so sad. It was true I was hurt and I knew there were a lot of things I could not do on my own. I am grateful for a husband who holds the priesthood and who gave me a blessing right away before we left. I know that blessing was for both of us. It helped us both remember to be forgiving, loving, and I have a strong believe it has helped me to heal so quickly. It has only been a week and I am typing this without a splint on. This experience has made me grateful for the things I do have and the things I am able to do. Often we do not realize what we have until it is taken from us. Being able to do simple things for myself like pill a banana, open a gallon of milk, twist toothpaste, brush my hair, do my make up, etc. have been very challenging. I have had to rely on Tommy a lot along with meals from my mom, help from my loved ones around me. I am so grateful to be having my Aunt staying with us, she has been so sweet to get things at the store or help tidy the house, it was nice having my little sisters around to help do my hair and make up or help put on my shoes. Tommy has been so patient and has helped with anything and everything I need. The first few nights it was so hard for me to sleep and I was very uncomfortable. He checked on me numerous times just to make sure I was okay. I married such a wonderful man and am so blessed. I have felt an outpouring of love from family members far away who have sent texts or called to make sure I was okay. Amanda totally made me feel loved and made me cry with a super fun sweet care package she sent me. I am so loved. Thank you all for the help and love it truly means so much!