For Dad
God did not send us here to earth to fail. He sent us here because he knew of our potential and knew who we could become. He gives us trials to refine us, to bring us closer to him and to cause us to seek His loving guidance. Everyone's life has a different story. A different start, middle and ending. From the time I can remember, my dad had suffered with Crohns disease. {For those of you who haven't heard of it or don't know what it is, look it up.} This was a huge trial on my family. He had the absolute worst of it all. Think of having constant cramps in your stomach, every day all day. What manner of living would that cause you to want to have? I know that when I have cramps of any kind, all I want to do is lay down and do absolutely nothing. There were a few times where he probably should have died. Like when his liver started hardening, and after much fasting, prayer and priesthood blessings he miraculously had a healthy liver again. The doctor