Our traditional ADVENTURE‼️🙌🏻 Happy New Year 2019 from the Dunes!!🎆🎶🎊 Love when I see others with “handicapp equipment “ at the dunes!! It’s certainly not easy!! One of my favorite quotes, “You can have excuses or results! But, you can’t have both!!” If you want it, go get it!! 💪🏻👊🏻Wishing you all the joys a new year can bring!! Love spending the holidays with family and friends!! ❤️🎶🎆 #merrillsworktogetherplaytogetherstaytogether #newyear2019 #fivepillarsofhealth #cerebralpalsy @ Gordon Wells Sand Dunes

“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you have accomplished.
It’s about who you’ve lifted up or who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” -Denzel Washington
The best part of these 4 days of building houses, is getting to be apart of giving these houses to the families. One man was so grateful, he had been living in a tool shed with a dirt floor with his family. He never imagined he could have a home for his family. My kids look forward to this every year; mortaring, stacking block, cleaning up trash and their over all favorite.... hammering nails on the roof 🔨 🏠 and getting to meet these wonderful families! #merrillsworktogetherplaytogetherstaytogether #fivepillarsofhealth #lifevantagelegacy #inspirechange @ Puerto Peñasco, Sonora

“If ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” -Matthew 25:40 #lifevantagelegacy #familieshelpingfamilies #lighttheworld #merrillsworktogetherplaytogetherstaytogether #fivepillarsofhealth #rarediseasesanddisorders @ Puerto Peñasco, Sonora

So funny story when we were camping ⛺️ When Keith was only four years old he stood up for our family and yelled out “We are the Pembers!” 💪🏻 And that quote has stuck with our family ever since! And now we’re standing together for him and fighting! “Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see you.” -Hebrews 11:1 And my daughter’s favorite quote “let your faith be bigger than your fear!”

Life is crazy! Ups and downs💙 We’ve had so much love from friends and family reaching out to us. Thank you for all the love and prayers. Just wanted to give an update for those who have been asking. My baby brother is now mostly non responsive. He is now in Neuro ICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was diagnosed with MS just after Christmas, but now has secondary things going on. Sparky has been given every test possible and we are still waiting. He shifted his fingers a bit today when asked by his beautiful wife to squeeze her hand. He’s trying!!! ♥️ We see and feel with all our hearts that he is fighting!! We love you little brother! His wife, Sierra, is staying strong and his children sweet and happy. There has been a gofundme account set up for those who have offered their help. We love you and thank you🙏🏻 💙

This has to be one of my most favorite pictures through this journey the last month or so. I love smirk on his face. Love my fun loving brother and I’m so proud of him today!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 So a fun update!!! He’s out of the ICU and he got to eat ice chips and some very simple hospital food that was smooth down his throat. He said it felt good!! Love hearing him bring some words back, it’s soft and slurred but it’s happening! Actually the word No, was pretty clear 😂 it’s even more progress from the last couple days, he’s been answering us with blinking his eyes with Yes (blink once) and no (blink twice) and that was so incredible to get to see him have a voice again and opinions. These are some fun pictures from Thanksgiving being silly with his nieces and nephews and kids. He’s wearing a funny shirt that he got out of the plastic game ball. Such a good sport!! 😍 What a cool uncle, brother, husband, son and father!! 💙💙💙 Satya Merrill Lucia Norris Sierra Pember Loren Lawlor Merrill thank you all for the love and support 🙏🏻 @ St Josephs Neurological ICU

Oh my goodness!!! 😍 My heart is so full! I loved seeing all the support and love from our White Mountain community, family and friends♥️ The fundraiser was incredible!!Thank you!! Thank you!! Woodsides you Rock!!👏🏻#compassmedicalcenter