McKenna Family

We had quite the busy last couple months of 2014 with kids and their various medical needs.  It was a little stressful and hard to watch them go through all they had to go through, but we were very blessed and everyone turned out okay....well at least as good or better than they were before ;) We started with Linli who needed a few procedures after coming home from China to get a baseline of where she was and check internal organs, etc.   She had one here at Logan Regional and one done at Primary Children's.  She did fantastic and everything turned out to be great news.   She will be good and free of surgeries for quite a few years....maybe in her tweens or teens.   so YAY that was amazing news!   She handled everything like a champ! Next up we had little Meili with a very big surgery.   It was time for her bone graft....something we had been dreading for years and knew would be a long and hard recovery.  They took a small piece of bone from her h...

Christmas is always my favorite time of the year.   There's just something magical about it....the snow, the lights, acts of love and service.   This year was no different but it was also very bittersweet at our home.   We were missing Josh so much and were reminded of him at every turn.    Aside from missing him we felt a connection with our Savior like none else.   We knew he was exactly where he should be and honestly what he was doing was far more in line with the true Spirit of Christmas than anything we were doing.   We felt truly blessed to have him serving our Lord and Savior during the Christmas season.   We felt the love of our Savior so perfectly.   Having a missionary out at Christmastime, although hard, is truly a beautiful thing and really made us evaluate and think about what is really important at Christmas.   We are truly grateful for the sacrifice of His son and the love of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and feel ...

Meili's ballet recital was so cute.   I was a backstage mom for this recital which was fun with all the cute kids.   They all did great and had a fun time.   Meili also had a Chinese program at her elementary school right before Christmas break.   It's amazing to me how quickly these children catch on to a new language.   They did terrific and all looked so adorable.   Such a fun day.