Thanks

Even though this hasn't been the best week and half ever, everyday I am reminded that we still have so many things to be grateful for. Though this list is definitely not all inclusive, I want to put a few things. (These are not in any particular order.)

That Ian has CML, and not another kind of leukemia.
That he doesn't have to do chemo.
That experts on CML are based in Salt Lake.
That we have a good doctor in Provo.
For all the love and support we've gotten from all of you.
For the comfort of priesthood blessings.
For everybody who came to visit while in the hospital, and even now at home.
For everyone in our ward who has been wanting to know how they can help us.
For family, who are always there for us.
That Ian's parents were able to come down, and that Debra is still here.
For my professors and boss, who were so accommodating.
For Ian's boss, who is willing to bend over backwards for him.
That we were sealed in the temple.
For everyone who has prayed for us.
For temple prayer rolls.
That we're already pregnant.
That it was Ian who got CML (but only because of the baby).
That Ian hasn't been very sick.
That Ian got to watch ESPN.
That I got a raise (even if it is only because my boss felt sorry for me).
For peanut M&Ms. (They make everything a little bit better.)
For drug companies that give away their medications free.
That drug patents eventually run out, and generic drugs become available.
For health insurance, even when its not great.
For Ian.
That I'm a nursing student, so things were more familiar.
For beds.
For optimists.

I'm know I left out a lot of things, but I think its very important to take stock every now and then, and realize how many good things we do have and how much God has blessed us, even though on the surface it doesn't necessarily seem like it. I know God is real and that he loves us, no matter what we do or what trials we have to face. I know that Christ suffered everything, not just our sins, and that he knows everything we've been through in the last few weeks. I know that no matter how bad things may seem, we are never alone. I'm especially grateful for all of those things.