miracles happen: & not just once in awhile.

2011 has been a year full of

• sorrow
• tears
• devastation
• and a lack of hope.

but these past few weeks, i have learned that miracles happen. i have witnessed my saviors hand in my life. something i didn't think would happen this past year.

my cousin, Will Jacobs, is a loving 12 year old boy who had a bright future ahead of him. On August 28th, he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, a very rare, aggressive brain tumor. Will underwent surgery to remove the tumor on August 29th. and has since, had 4 other surgeries.
The doctors gave him a 1% chance to live.

he is now at home, spending Christmas with his family.




my grandpa, paca max was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on May 5. he was given 6 months to live. he went through chemo, battled his lung filled with fluid, and cease of strength, but he has not given up. his goal was to make it long enough to see my brother come home from a mission.

my brother gets home tomorrow, and is flying out to see him on the Monday after Christmas.






beginning of August, i tore my ACL, MCL, and Meniscus. any dream i had of trying out for BYU was crushed, as i was out for 6 months.

it is now 3 months later since surgery, and i have already begun stunting. something i never thought possible.

beginning of August, my little brother broke his arm. right in half. any hope he had of being quarter back of his 8th grade A team was gone.

a few weeks later, he was playing for the championship game.

and so you see, life is hard.
but a whole lot of learning came my way from it:

trials happen, and you have to learn to put on your game face and be strong.
you have to love everything if you want to make it through the tough, because without love, we haven't learned anything.
patience. patience is the  key to healing.
without faith, you might as well give up now, because you will never pass the test without it.

and so i conclude, by beginning a new chapter in my life.

i believe in miracles.