Blessings and more blessings

It seems that every time we turn around there is another miracle. The first person that looked at the car we wanted to sell bought it.  The first person to look at the house leased it.  Things we  have needed appeared and we had lots of help and support from family and friends.

After moving out of our home, we moved into Jason's home for the MTC experience.

On Wed the 20th, five days before we were to enter the MTC, I (Catherine) stepped off a curb (ok, it would probably be more accurate to say I TUMBLED off the curb and Sam said I actually somersaulted. I don't know about that but I do know that I landed on my right ankle--ie my BODY landed on it.  the other foot had folded under me as well so I was pretty bruised up with some noticeable pain in both ankles and especially over the right ankle bone--weird for me because I usually get hurt on the left.  After trying to tough it out for a few hours I realized an x-ray was in order, and sure enough the ankle bone was broken so they sent me home with a boot and pain pills.  Problem!!!  because the ankle bone protrudes and my feet were very swollen, I couldn't really use the boot.  I was thinking this might delay the mission and so I called the MTC  and found that they do have wheel chairs, so I was feeling a little better about things. 

However, the next day the swelling was still quite bad despite the RICE routine and I was sleeping on a mattress on the floor downstairs waking up frequently because of discomfort despite medications. So Sam called Ben and asked him to come over and help give me a blessing. Ben gave the blessing and the spirit was strong in the room. The blessing was conservative saying the healing would take time but all would go as it should.  At this point I was still having trouble doing any more than wrapping the ankles with ace bandages because of the swelling and it was very painful to move at all. But Friday morning I woke up to feet that were not swollen and I was not in much discomfort.  I was able to not only wrap my feet but was able to wear the boot on the right foot with the broken bone and a regular shoe on the left---nothing less than miraculous!  The Lord must want us to go!