A couple weeks ago, we made the following exciting announcement: Cook’n Gets a Stunning Makeover with iOS 26 & Liquid Glass.

This week, in the latest Cook’n for iOS update, the Cook’n Elves sprinkled in something special for iPad users — enhanced multitasking support!


Now you can resize the Cook’n app on your iPad and run it side-by-side with other apps. Imagine watching a recipe prep video on one half of your screen while viewing the ingredients and directions in Cook’n on the other. Pretty slick, huh?

In the following screen recording, you will see that I simply double-tap the top of the screen and choose "Split View." Then, I can select the YouTube video and see the recipe video on one side of the screen and the actual recipe in Cook'n on the other.

The Cook'n cool factor is going through the roof! Way to go, Cook'n Elves!

Dinner, Seinfeld, and Kathy’s Birthday

Speaking of multitasking... we pulled off quite the balancing act yesterday for Kathy’s birthday! I bought tickets for the 5:40 p.m. showing of the new Tron movie and invited all the kids and their spouses to join us for dinner beforehand.

When I told everyone we were meeting at 4:30 p.m., Brennah texted back, “4:30?” I replied, “It’s either 4:30 or 7:50. Momma prefers to eat earlier — so 4:30 it is.”

Brennah responded with a meme that said it all:



Kathy laughed and said, “I represent that!” Then Brennah added, “There’s a Seinfeld about this…” 😄

Ahhh...these kids are so funny!

Dinner was great, full of laughter and memories, and the movie was a blast. At dinner, we went around the table and everyone shared something they love about Kathy. By the end, she was glowing — and she deserved every word. ❤️

From Pain to Peace — My Motorcycle Miracle

Finally, as I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I suffered a major knee injury while dirt biking with my buddies, Don and Karl. I went into shock and started shaking all over which was...shocking, to say the least. I've had my fair share of injuries; broken ankle, ruptured achilles tendon, severed finger, etc. but I've never gone into shock like that.

I almost had a panic attack at the thought of riding out of there with my hurt knee. We rode a single track trail deep into the High Uintah mountain range so the only way home was to either call a helicopter or ride it. Don and Karl didn't know it but I almost broke down crying at the thought of riding that motorcycle out of there with that hurt knee!

But, thankfully, Don and Karl gave me a Priesthood blessing which is the only way I was able to make it out of there on the "2-wheel stretcher" as Don likes to call it. Haha. And, fortunately, they knew of an alternate route out which wasn't quite as challenging as the route we took to get there.

The MRI indicated that, among other issues, my MCL was hanging by a thread and my PCL was ruptured completely. The exact words were:

• MCL: "Nearly completely torn off where it attaches to the thigh bone, with only a few fibers still connected. Also a partial tear in the middle section of the ligament."


• Meniscofemoral ligament & posterior oblique ligament: Both torn.


• MPFL (medial patellofemoral ligament): Partially torn.


• PCL: torn


• Bone bruise and swelling

ChatGPT said I would need surgery. A knee doctor in my local church group took a look at the MRI results and said I would need surgery. And, Dr. Wallentine in Provo said I would need major reconstructive surgery with cadaver parts and the works. He said that he would need another surgeon to perform the operation together with him and made a phone call to see when they could schedule it. He said they would make an incision on the inside of my knee that was about a foot long or more.

He said that it was pretty major and that I would be on crutches for 8 weeks and that I would need 9 months of physical therapy.

Needless to say, I was incredibly discouraged. Why oh why did I ride that washed out section of the trail? When Don wasn't willing to ride it (FYI...Don is a pro), that should have been my first clue to not do it! How dumb am I?

I felt hopeless and helpless. Kathy had to bring me food and drink and ice and pretty much everything. I was totally useless. I was in the pit of despair!

In the scriptures, it says that some have the gift of tongues and some the gift of prophecy and others have the gift of healing. In the Oaks family, we have the gift of healing (I can give examples). And, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we hold the holy Priesthood of God which is the power to act in His name. The thought of asking my sons to give me a blessing of healing occurred to me but I didn't even ask because I didn't feel like I deserved it cuz when you play dangerous games, you win painful prizes! It didn't seem right do something dangerous and then just ask for a blessing when you get hurt.

I felt guilty and ashamed for injuring myself doing something wreckless and stupid. I felt overwhelmed and devastated. I wasn't sure how I was going to do my work and all the things around the house all gimped up like this! I was in the depths of despair.

But then, the next night, it occurred to me that all of these feelings of guilt and devastation and hopelessness and helplessness and despair do not come from God. These feelings come from Satan! As I wondered how I could get God's spirit back into my life and feel hopeful again, I remembered that Jesus didn't just take our sins upon Him...He took our infirmities and our pain, fear, and guilt as well so that we can feel relief and hope and peace again! "I believe and accept Jesus' sacrifice for me!" I thought! "He can have all of these negative feelings!"

Amazingly, miraculously, at the thought, I instantly felt better! I realized that riding motorcycles is not a sin. It's not a selfish thing for me to do. I wasn't negligent. In fact, I've spent thousands of dollars in protective equipment. And, I realized that people wreck on their motorcycles all the time without suffering an injury like mine...this was just a fluke!

The author Stephen Covey got killed riding a mountain bike! Was he in the wrong? Was he being irresponsible? Not at all! One of the purposes of our life on earth is to go and do and to have experiences and riding trails on motorcycles is a great way to get out into nature and up into the mountains. Does God want us to just sit home watching TV all weekend in order to be "safe?" Not at all!

I started to feel hopeful again! In fact, I felt so hopeful that I went ahead and asked my sons, Danny and Jackson, to give me a blessing. Among other things, Jackson blessed me that my knee would be healed immediately and that the tendons and ligaments would re-attach and the fibers would weave back together. He said there would be some stiffness and swelling and soreness for a short period but that I would be 100% in no time. When he finished giving me the blessing, I stood up and walked without crutches for the first time in a week! There was definitely still some soreness and stiffness but I felt worlds better.

After a few days, I got a second MRI. But, as far as I could tell, the results were the same. I felt so discouraged and disappointed! What did I do wrong? Did I not have enough faith? And, even worse...what do I do now?

If I go ahead with the surgery, maybe my boys will have doubts about giving blessings of healing! I didn't want to be a reason for them to have doubts and to lose faith.

But, on the other hand, if I don't get the surgery, what does that look like? Am I going to not be able to play pickleball or ride motorcycles again? Doh! Such a dilemma!

In Matthew 17:20, it says "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." In Moroni 7, it says "Have miracles ceased?...Nay; for it is by faith that miracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain."

If you can move a mountain with faith the size of a mustard seed, healing a few ligaments must require just a miniscule amount of faith. Why do I not have enough faith to be healed? What more do I need to do to have even a particle of faith?

Well, yesterday morning, I went to see Dr. Harrison in Ogden who came highly recommended. He walked in and said "KTM?" I said "yep!" He said "...450?" I said "Nope..." He said "300?" I said "Yep! How did you know? Do you ride?" He said "No...I just have a knack for matching up bikes with riders." So, right off the bat, I liked this guy.

He looked at the MRI and said "Wow! That's a lot of fluid." He got out a needle and drained a surprising amount of fluid from my knee...



Then, he said "...we need to just give this some time and it will heal up on its own." I said "really? I thought the PCL was ruptured/severed." He turned the computer screen so I could see the images and said:

"I don't think so...look here...to me it seems like it is torn but still intact. In my experience, 9 times out of 10, these will scar over and heal up without surgery. Let's drain some of the fluid out of there and then come back and see me again in 3 weeks and we'll take another look."

I walked out to my car, said a prayer of gratitude, and then sat there crying — tears of joy, relief, and faith. God is good. Truly, it was a motorcycle miracle. 🙏