A New Year

     The year 2015 was filled with doctor appointments, chemotherapy, radiation, and several fun adventures for Lon - and a few for Janet as well.  As we begin 2016, the doctor visits are much fewer and further between, since the cancer has spread to Lon's liver and he is receiving palliative care (for pain) rather than any further treatment to curb its growth.   At this point, a Hospice nurse is overseeing Lon's pain medication and checking on him weekly at home.

     We have been blessed with much more time and strength than ever was expected by the doctors who have had lots of experience with this disease, and we are very thankful.  It has been a wonderful opportunity to trust in God's promises to be with us in all circumstances - and to be assured He is ultimately in control.  We have great hope for eternity through our Savior Jesus Christ!

Here are some pictures and memories from the fall of 2015...

Lon with our three children and eight grandkids on the occasion of his 70th birthday surprise celebration in October

Lon with Dave and Helen Ellingson, 

dear friends from our Friday Harbor days

Lon with Janet's cousin Alice and husband Bob visiting from Boise

Lon with Paul and Karen Caplinger 

at the end of their cross country (USA & Canada) RV trip

Thanksgiving at our home with our tribe - our three kids, two spouses and eight grandkids!!

Special times with Gail home from Papua New Guinea this year

Christmas at Carol & Toby's

just one picture of that for now...daughters and dad

And here was the beginning of our snow in December

Gail has been perfecting her skills running the snow blower!  The snow has really come with a vengeance again this week, and she has already run that machine twice in two days.  It looks like it may be three in a row, the way it has begun to snow again this evening!  It is stacked so high now you can barely see those light posts shown on her left in the picture.  Ah, snow...it is beautiful!!!