happy birthday mom.

lets walk in her honor.

I was just made aware of a American Cancer Society walk "to make strides against breast cancer". it is on Saturday in Salt Lake City, with registration starting at 8 and the walk begins at 9.

.... so on Saturday...lets go on a walk in her honor. mom's spirit will always be with us as well as the need to work towards a cure for breast cancer. i have started "Darla's team" for the American Cancer Society's making strides against breast cancer. we would like to invite all who are interested to walk with us Saturday morning, in honor of mom, who fought a strong fight against breast cancer.

you can click here if you want to register to join Darla's team. and find out information about the event.
if you want to show your support but are unable to walk you can also donate to Darla's team here.

i would like to thank you all for all of the love and support and prayers that have been on behalf of mom, and our whole family. you will never know what that all has meant for us.

Mom is at Peace

Mom passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 6th at 4:45 pm. Although she will be missed it is such a blessing for her to not be in any more pain. Her last few days were a struggle for us all but the feeling of peace we all felt when her spirit was able to be free of her body and return to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father is one we will all hold close to our hearts.

We are SO thankful to all of you who provided us with so much support these past few weeks. And we are so thankful for the friendship and love you have show mom throughout her life.

The funeral and viewing have been planed and we would like to pass the information on to those of you who will be able to make it.

There will be a viewing held at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home on Thursday, October 8th from 6 to 8 pm. The address for the funeral home is 646 E 800 N, Orem, Ut.

There will also be a viewing prior to the funeral service from 8:30 to 9:30 am at the Edgemont Stake Center, 3700 N 300 W, Provo. The funeral will then begin at 10:oo am.


We also ask that in lieu of flowers to please donate to the Susan G. Koman Foundation.

Thank you again...for all of your love, support and prayer. It has been felt by us all.

strength.

My mom has the strength of a rock, and this week she continued to show that strength as we were able to visit Mt. Rushmore with her. Daniel had asked what was something she would want to do while she still had the strength and she said she had always wanted to go to Mt Rushmore, so the airlines tickets were bought and we were on our way. We were able to see Mt Rushmore as well as Crazy Horse.

Those whose faces are on that mountain became who they were and accomplished all they did in part because of the trials in their lives, those who worked on the mountain accomplished this great monument with trials of their own... and my mom is the woman she is and has helped shape us all into who we are because of the trials she has been chosen to go through.

Just as in this picture above we must always be connected to Christ and the Gospel with ropes and harnesses and continue to face our life...slowing working through the trials until we can look on our lives and see the masterpiece that has been created.

Many men and women have made sacrifices to make this country to what it is today just as Mom has made so many sacrifices to make our family what it is today.

We will always be thankful for her and what she has taught us, for her strength for her love and for the rock of her testimony.

We were able to take the trip just in time for the weather in South Dakota to turn as well as the way mom was feeling.

She is consistently but somewhat reluctantly taking her pain medicine. She is awake a lot less and we hold on to the moments she is awake with all we have. Although she, herself, is not up for visitors or calls we are conveying all of your love, thoughts and well wishes to Mom and they all mean so much to her.

As her daughter I just want you all to know how much we, as her children, also appreciate all of your love and support for our mom. Thank you for the emails, cards, flowers, comments on the blog and facebook, calls, comfort food and visits. It al means SO much. thank you.