My Grandma Sheranian is very sick. She has been battling Ovarian Cancer, Stage IV on and off for the last 18 months and has stopped pursuing treatment. She has been so brave! As my friend Dave, who is battling cancer for the third time in his life can attest, cancer is no fun!! You spend a lot of time in the hospital, you get poked by needles all the time, you often get to have surgeries--sometimes more than once, and you never have energy.
It seems like the longer I live and the more people I meet, the more I realize that life is hard. My parents wisely protected me from the difficulties of life as a child-- and I am grateful. Perhaps because I have had such a stable, good life, I am all the more surprised by the how much others suffer--sometimes because of their own choices, but often because of events beyond their control. And I'm surprised when I have to suffer--even in small ways-- because so often I expect life to be easy all the time.
And it seems like when I talk to other people about disease, aging, death, or other life challenges, one or the other of us will say, "Life is hard!" And that is true.
But life is also good!
The good memories really do outweigh the bad. The blessings we receive each day-- food, shelter, family, friends, employment-- outweigh the challenges. And just like the Book of Mormon teaches, the hard times bring greater sweetness to the good.
Brent and I spent a week in Utah together last month and had such a wonderful time visiting family, enjoying the cool weather, and most of all spending time with each other. It was fun to be in the place where we were married on our first anniversary. It has been such a good year-- hard in a lot of ways, but good!!!
The future is full of potential and hope if we face it with faith.
2 comments:
Sarah, thanks for your kind comments on our blog. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness in your comment. Ryan does remember you, and I think I have met you before, too, at Megan and Bryan Baker's house, when they still lived in Provo. Anyway, I've spent the last hour perusing your blog and I love it! Congratulations on your pregnancy, and I hope all continues to go well.
Yes! I do remember meeting you at Megan's. I felt like we had met before, but I couldn't remember where. It seems like we had a game night or something. Small world! Anyway-- I would love to keep in touch-- because from reading your blog and seeing what you're up to, I would totally trust your mommy advice. In the future, I may want ideas from you! :-)
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