Thursday, December 18, 2008

A really rough month

The last month has been a hard one for the Fisher family and for me especially. We've had to suffer through a lot of loss. The old saying that deaths come in threes held true. First I lost my unborn child. After five months of pregnancy we suffered another miscarriage. It was hard having to watch my wife go through the pains of delivery and feeling completely unable to do anything to help. Once the child was "birthed" it was easy for the doctor and nurses to see that the child had gastronesis which caused the miscarriage.
Then I lost my grandfather, my mom's step dad, in Florida. That was hard but he'd been sick for a while. Then just last week I lost my other grandfather, my dad's dad, in Oregon. That one came more unexpectedly. The majority of my Family were able to fly out for the funeral but I was unable to do so because of Finals. This also meant I missed seeing the aunts and uncles I haven't seen in 23 years ('85). To top it all off I had to deal with these during the Holidays while trying to finish the semester including papers, projects and finals.
All I can say is that I am grateful for the knowledge I have of the gospel., it really helps deal with everything. Just the testimony I have of eternal marriage and the literal resurrection of the body gives me comfort and hope. I know my child will live one day and that my grandfathers will live again and that I can be with them for ever in eternity.

1 comment:

Nicki said...

It has been a really tough month for us. You even more so! I am proud to see that you have weathered everything with a good attitude and strong faith. I love you.