I honestly don't know how to do this... I have a ton of updating to do and I don't know how to put it all in the right order. So I am just going to try from here...
So to start... For work there is this thing called Orange Day.It's a new thing where they give us a day off with the contingency that we will serve in the community. Its a designated Give Back day! My Uncle Todd made us our shirts! He did a great job! Shout out to Todd!
Marv Orrock arranged for a bunch of us to go to the Humanitarian Center in SLC and build hygiene kits etc. along side a group of Doctors in the area. Here are some of the pics from that adventure.
Then Reagan turned 8 years old! And guess what happens when youre 8 years old? You get to make the choice to get baptized. I am so proud of Reagan making the choice to follow Jesus Christ and be baptized. She and the other children getting baptized that day sang one of my new favorite primary songs... I am sure I wasn't supposed to be taking any pictures but I pretended in my mind to not know it!
My cute Gram and I at the top of the
Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Paul Cardall is an old friend that I originally met through High School friend Shannon Callahan but then he and I ended up working for EFY in 1996. He is also a very talented musician in the area that has a few CDs out and I have kept tabs on him through what was happening in his music career, always hoping for his success from a 
distance. Paul has had a heart condition since birth and was on the list for a heart transplant. There have been many articles in the news paper and he has quite the following on his blog regarding his experiences while waiting to recieve a heart. I dont remember how I heard about the benefit concert but I knew I would really like to support him. 
Knowing that my cousin Corey was also on the transplant list I called his family to see if they would be interested in going. Marsha & Craig Case along with Kelli & Brittney were there. 
There were many of the old musicians that I remember from EFY concert nights! Colors, Peter Breinholt, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberbands, along with Kurt Bestor and many more! It was an amazing concert and a very touching, emotional night.
distance. Paul has had a heart condition since birth and was on the list for a heart transplant. There have been many articles in the news paper and he has quite the following on his blog regarding his experiences while waiting to recieve a heart. I dont remember how I heard about the benefit concert but I knew I would really like to support him. 
Knowing that my cousin Corey was also on the transplant list I called his family to see if they would be interested in going. Marsha & Craig Case along with Kelli & Brittney were there. 
There were many of the old musicians that I remember from EFY concert nights! Colors, Peter Breinholt, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberbands, along with Kurt Bestor and many more! It was an amazing concert and a very touching, emotional night. The end was so great, Paul along with his beautiful wife and daughter (who the concert was named after "Living for Eden") was able go up on stage with his good friends and the nights' performers and talk about what it meant to
him and his family to have had this experience. Then Paul played for us! It was beautiful.
him and his family to have had this experience. Then Paul played for us! It was beautiful. The good news is that I know how the story ends because I waited so long to post all this! I actually ran into his sister Becky in Dallas over Labor Day Weekend at the BYU vs Oklahoma game... and she told me he was in the hospital and they hoped that meant that any day he could get a heart. I am sad to say that in my mind I thought "... or he could die before one comes available..." and I thought it wasn't all that likely. I just didnt have the faith or hope I should have had in my heart at the moment. I am so happy that I was wrong!
Paul recieved a heart recently!!
It was also so great to run into so many old friends there... Ranger and Jodi Nielson from the Africa Adventures. My amazing high school English teacher and dear friend Kati Burningham. So that is all the updating I can do for now... lots more to come!
Paul recieved a heart recently!!
It was also so great to run into so many old friends there... Ranger and Jodi Nielson from the Africa Adventures. My amazing high school English teacher and dear friend Kati Burningham. So that is all the updating I can do for now... lots more to come!
