I Know, I Know, It's Been Awhile

The last month has been very crazy for me. So I will start when it got really crazy.
Sunday, September 20th
I woke up to a sick Zona and sick Billy. So I decided to take Ireland and Broc to church. We have been trying to get to church a little early for awhile but this Sunday it actually worked. We walked in sat down and the second counselor walks over to me and asks if we could talk. My heart starts a pounding as I say yes. As what is he going to call me to be.......starts running through my head. He starts by telling me that the Relief Society is getting a new President and there is going to be big changes (which I knew). He then goes on to tell me that he wants to call me to the Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment Counselor. Which I'm thinking great I love Enrichment Night crafts, dinners, fun, fun, fun! I have a lot of great ideas to help plan Enrichment Night. He then goes on to say, so the new President is..... and her first counselor is...... and you will be the second counselor in Relief Society. At this point I'm very much confused because I thought I was just helping out with Enrichment. He must have seen the look on my face and thought I was going to turn him down (or bolt). Because he says, "Are you ok with this calling?" I then asked him again, "You mean I'm a Counselor to the Relief Society President?" He smiles and says, "Yes Is that ok?" I kind of half smiled back and said, "Yes that's just fine." I really was quite blown away. I'm not sure that I can do this calling. It has a lot of responsibilities!So my responsibilities are much more than Enrichment Night (which is no longer called Enrichment Night). I would like to tell you what exactly I do but I'm still learning and don't quite know what I do. But it does have something to do with Relief Society Night (aka Enrichment Night). So I walked back into Sacrament and they sustained me to be the Relief Society (2nd) Counselor. The whole rest of that Sunday was a blurr to me. I did however call Billy after the passing of the sacrament to tell him. After church they set us apart (gave us a prayer to help guide us while helping others). So I went home feeling very much overwhelmed. But I did feel I would be able to accomplish things.
Shortly after I got home I got a text from my sister Amber saying that my Dad wasn't doing very well. They had taken him to the hospital and that the doctors needed to operate. The doctor felt that my Dad was in such bad shape and that he didn't think he would make it through the surgery. I knew at this point I needed to go home. So I got a plane ticket for the next morning. I called a couple of sisters in the ward to help me with Broc and Ireland. And pretty much left Billy to take care of things.
All in all my Dad had 3 big surgeries. He is still in the hospital today but doing a lot better. I got to stay a week and by the time I left he was looking a ton better (and feeling better too).
My Dad is an amazing man. I don't know how I got the parents I have. I can't tell you how much I am grateful to my mom and dad. They have worked hard to make sure their kids grew up knowing that they are loved. My sister Amber likes to tease, "I'm an only child and my brothers and sisters know it!" But I am very lucky to have my brothers and sisters, all 9 of them. My parents have taught us that we should look out for each other (and they do look out for me). I am very blessed!