Zach Story

Yesterday I had a pool party and invited some people from work. Originally, we were going to do it on Wednesday, but the rain came in hard and fast, so I changed the date. Emily and my grandson Caleb came. Zack showed up a little later too. We sat outside under the umbrella for hours talking while the kids ran in and out of the pool. After holding Caleb for nearly two hours, I finally handed him over to Grandpa and enjoyed a few Ranch Waters while floating in the pool. It was

October 15, 2019 Zack has been sick since Sunday night. He ate three chili dogs and then complained that his stomach hurt. I figured he had just eaten too much and sent him to bed. But throughout the night, he threw up several times, and I started to worry it might be food poisoning. Yesterday, he asked for a priesthood blessing. I placed my hands on my son’s head and gave him a mother’s blessing—that his pain and fever would subside and that he would begin to feel better. Af