Busy!

I am sorry I have been so bad at updating this blog, I know it is really important to my dad to journal this experience and to share what he is going through and learning day by day. For now will give a quick update and tomorrow I will post pictures and videos and elaborate on the last week or so.

My dad is home! He came home last Thursday and home seems to be a healer. While he may still be in pain and mobility is difficult (we are all constantly shouting at him to be more careful) he loves being around family and his garden and having real life to keep his mind busy. Yesterday he had a new halo put on him at the hospital. Apparently the last one was set wrong and his neck wasn't healing. Luckily they caught it before to much damage was done and he is all fitted in a much sleeker looking halo model. We are currently trying to tailor some shirts he can wear to church and eventually to Brock's wedding in the temple. Life is great with him home. While he hasn't been back to church yet, after Taylor and Brock gave him teh sacrament on Sunday we held a little impromptu sacrament meeting. I lead the music, Dustin gave the lesson ( very willingly as he loves any chance to teach) and my dad shared his feelings of gratitude for all of his blessings. He spoke of the Atonement and how much more relevent it is to him and we discussed love and gratitude and how those feelings can bring reverence into our lives. My dad said that he has felt such a strong spirit over the last month and no matter how fast life might start to come at him, he doesn't want to loose the reverent feelings he has had.

I will fill in on more tomorrow...