From Bristol to Boise with Faith

  Original map From Amy: A picasso style side view of a face   Original Map From Andrew: It looks like France  

  From Steve From Amy’s friend Janna: What do you call a Grandma on speed dial? Insta-gram

  From Doris: Our family has walked 1747.36 miles to Bristol.   Paul and I went on four walks this week. Three of the four walks were for at least a mile. The trees and bushes in Eagle have started to bud. I can’t hear the birds singing when it is raining. We are enjoying a month’s subscription to BritBox. I cooked some hard white wheat kernels in the crockpot. It will be a quick breakfast for me on Tuesdays when Paul is at the temple. I got out the quilts I use in March and put away the ones I used in February. Paul will be de-thatching our lawn during the month of March.

  From Doris: My white blood cell count was in normal range this week. I was able to listen to our Stake Relief Society conference via a zoom link. As I look backward, I realize that I have less pain overall than I did a month ago and my GI issues are less chronic. Paul goes on walks with me even though walking is painful to his knee. Two of my friends came over for a visit on Thursday. Technology allowed me to have a zoom meeting with my siblings, FaceTime visits with Amy and Tom and Google Meetings with Kyle and Jonathan. General Conference is only a month away.

  From Doris: I was given the strength I needed to be able to bear my testimony in our fast and testimony meeting today.

  From Doris: A Child’s Prayer Reverently Sing parts separately, then combined. 1.     Heavenly Father, are you really there? And do you hear and answer ev’ry child’s prayer? Some say that heaven is far away, But I feel it close around me as I pray. Heavenly Father, I remember now Something that Jesus told disciples long ago: “Suffer the children to come to me.” Father, in prayer I’m coming now to thee. 2.     Pray, he is there; Speak, he is list’ning. You are his child; His love now surrounds you. He hears your prayer; He loves the children. Of such is the kingdom, the kingdom of heav’n.

  From Doris: Elder Steven C. Barlow October 2025 General Conference We show our love for Heavenly Father when we serve, listen to, love, lift, or minister to His children. That service may be as simple as truly seeing others without judgment.

  From Doris: Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

  20210301 Cycle 10 Week 1 From Doris: One of the most difficult questions for me to answer is the following, “How are you feeling?” It leaves me stumped. I am certain nobody really wants to hear the details of how I am feeling physically, mentally or emotionally at a particular moment. How I feel physically can change in a moment without warning. So my answer to the above will be, “About the same.” I just completed nine months of cancer treatments. I am now on “auto pilot.” Because there are no significant treatment changes expected over the next 15 months, our life will not be much different from one week to the next. From Paul: As of February 27, we are in Cycle 10. This is the part that the doctor calls the “autopilot” stage of treatment. That is a good thing. It consists of labs every four weeks and a consultation with a provider every eight weeks. The medication is indicated to be the same throughout the rest of the 24 cycles. The oral chemo pills continue with one ...

  Original Map From Tom: A Raccoon Original Map From Andrew: A Saxophone

  From Tom: Our local ice cream charges an extra $0.80 for non-dairy options. This seems like a discriminatory practice against those who cannot consume dairy products.   In other words, it ’ s a lactose intolerance intolerance.   From Scott: What do you get when you cross an angry sheep with an angry cow?   Two animals in a baaaaaaaad moooooooood .

  From Doris: We will soon have another grandchild! Jonathan and Britta are expecting a baby girl who is due to arrive in early August. Greer came over this week and began designing a gallery wall for our master bedroom. I am going through this cancer journey with my best friend, Paul. I can feel spring is approaching.   We had snowy days as well as days filled with sunshine this week. We were able to go to the temple again. A dear friend came and visited me on Monday. We were able to have a video chat with our children on Saturday. All of our children were invited to join us. We do this once a month. Tomorrow I will have a monthly zoom meeting with my siblings.

  From Doris: Behold the Wounds in Jesus’ Hands   1.     Behold the wounds in Jesus’ hands, The mark upon His side, Then ponder whom He meant to save When on the cross He died. We cannot see the love of God, Which saves us from the Fall, Yet know that Christ from wood and nails Built mansions for us all. 2.     Behold the outstretched hands of Christ— Our Lord, who came to save— Whose love and grace redeem our souls And lift us from the grave. Though we are bruised whene’er we stray, His guiding hands caress. He washes and anoints with oil, And in His arms we rest. 3.     Behold the wounds in Jesus’ hands. Look to your Lord and live. He yearns to bless you with His love And all your sins forgive. Oh, empty is the heart of man When it is filled with sin. Come, open wide your broken heart And let your Savior in! 4.     Behold His wounded hands and feet! Come touch,...

  From Doris: We live in a time when medical assistance is readily available.

  From Doris: 1Nephi 18:16 Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.

From Doris: Our family has walked 1700.39 miles to Bristol, England. Saturday seemed to be “take your mattress to the dump day.” Paul took our twenty-year-old mattress to the dump. There were four other people dropping off mattresses at the same time. Today we have a gentle breeze and I am able to hear my wind chimes. The mallard ducks are beginning their mating season. I was wrong. We still have wigeons in our ponds. A neighbor girl came to our door and asked if she could take snow from our front yard. She wanted to build a sliding hill in her front yard but did not have enough snow. Of course we said, “yes.” My sister introduced us to the book A Porcupine Named Fluffy. I have made 56 English paper pieced flowers. I need to make 130 to make the quilt top I have planned. Had we gone on our mission, we would have finished the first half of it by now. I am not yet halfway finished with my cancer treatment.  

From Doris  Gerrit W. Gong October 2025 General Conference   I invite us to worry less, judge less, be less demanding of others  —and, when needed, be less hard on ourselves. Let us trust the Lord more and choose joyfully to obey all His commandments.

  From Paul: Cycle 9 Week 4   Once again, I am impressed by how long this journey seems to be, but also, how quickly time flies. We have enjoyed watching some of the Olympics during the past couple of weeks. There were a couple of events that were really inspiring to me.   1.     Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (NOR) – Men’s 50 km Mass Start Classic. This amazing athlete scored four individual gold medals during the 2026 Olympics. This 50 km race was very impressive. For most of the race, he and his two fellow Norwegians were together in the first three spots, almost two minutes ahead of any other competitors. During the final lap Klaebo and his compatriot Martin Lowestroem Nyenget had paced themselves ahead of another compatriot, Emil Iverson. Klaebo and Nyenget traded turns taking the lead until the final climb of the final lap. The commentators mentioned that this stretch was named in honor of Klaebo, as the “Klaebo Climb”. And climb it he did! He po...

  From Doris: Our family has walked 1641.14 miles to Bristol. Amy ran a half marathon today (February 15). If not for her, our family would be much further away from Bristol. When walking the halls at our church building, I did not hold Paul’s hand. I learned to my dismay that my balance has weakened.  The oncology pharmacy ships my medications to our house. My sister brought us four gallon sized bags of pecans. The nuts had been cracked but not shelled. We have shelled all the pecans in one bag. Paul went to Kyle’s apartment to tend Lachlan so Greer could take Ewan to a medical appointment. When Paul arrived, Lachlan looked for me outside. He said, “Where’s Grandma?” I am listening to Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge’s “Stand Forever” Series on YouTube. I made tapioca pudding this week.