FINALLY FRIDAY!

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on the throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will seperate the people one from another as a shepherd seperates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world." MATTHEW 25:31-34

I am doing pretty good today, I had some post chemo nausea yesterday, and I went to sleep early last night. Today I am getting fitted for my suit for the upcoming wedding. I have a job outside Dallas/Fort Worth for Monday, I am planning on going to Angelia's for the weekend if nothing else calls in. I have a stress test scheduled for next Friday, just as a precaution, to check my heart. The wedding is going as planned, with no surprises, and all details are being taken care of. It was my wish that this be as stress free as possible, and God has been very compationate in making that happen. I hope everyone had a great week, and God bless!

BEAUTIFUL WEDNESDAY!

This is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. PSALMS 118:24

Chemo went well yesterday, my port was opened and I was out of the bed at 12:30 pm. I will go back tomorrow at 11:00 am to have my pump removed. I am feeling really good with no nausea and pretty good strength. Last night I don't think I rested well, however I did sleep until I needed to use the restroom at 4:00 am. I hit the snooze and went into work a little later then normal, but there was not anything pressing that needed to be done this morning. Angelia and I are really getting excited about our up coming wedding. We have hust a few more things that need to be taken care of marriage license, flowers, fitting for suits, and alterations on dresses. It will be a beautiful ceremony, if everything goes as planned, but I am sure God will through a little humor into the mix. I pray everyone is healthy and doing well, have a God blessed day!

CHEMO DAY!!!!!!

In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had fait to be healed and called out, "Stand up on your feet!". At that the man jumped up and began to walk. ACTS 14:8-10

I am hooked up to the machine that injects the chemo medicines. For the next two chemo treatments I will not recieve one of the medicines, as it stops healing, and the doctor wants me to heal good from the surgery. I will try to keep everyone updated to the side effects from the treatment, as it has been a long time since I discussed them and the blog site gets rid of blog entries after they are so old. The worst side effect is I can not handle or drink anything cold, it gives me a sensation of needles stabbing my skin and will cause pain in my throat. Angelia made a beef stew this weekend that was excellent, we had corn bread with it, she is a very good cook, it should not be a problem putting my weight back on. Have a great day and bless God for it!

CHEMO WEEK!

Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in nfaith will make the sick erson well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. JAMES 5:13-16

I start chemo again tomorrow. The picture is of me when I was taking chemo back in December of last year. I will take a picture tomorrow so you can see the difference a year makes. I am beginning to put some weight back on. I would like to get to about 190/195 lbs and then try to level off. It is raining in Houston today, we are suppose to get 4 inches and flash flooding. It would be a great day for a nap. I love you all and have a blessed day, and God bless!

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. JOHN 3:16-17

I traveled to Midland, TX yesterday, the drive made my lower back ache, but it will get better. I am still getting stronger every day, and can do a full day at work with little discomfort. I have two jobs to do and now it looks like they will be Friday and Saturday. The jobs had better not delay any more then that or I will have to leave to insure I am in Houston for chemo on Tuesday. It was 42 degrees this morning, I was not ready for that, I enjoy the cold but that was a shock. I pray everyone has a great and God blessed day!

BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY!

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in rightousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2nd TIMOTHY 4:4

I visited with my Onocologist yesterday afternoon. All the problems in my Colon area were removed during the surgery, that was great news. The spot on my Liver has started growing again, and there are some new spots. There maybe a spot on my right lung, they saw it on this CAT scan, and when they looked at the previous scan it was there also, but smaller. They do not know if it is cancerous, but if chemo shrinks it then it most probably is. My bone scan came out good, no cancer in the bones, which is great news as that is where blood cells are created, and I need all I can get. I will be starting chemo again next week, I am looking forward to getting back to work shrinking the tumors. The doctor believes since I responded so well to the last chemo that staying with the same medication will be a good idea. Everyone says I look great, I have regained some weight in my face, for which I am glad, I was afraid I was going to have to be a skeleton for holloween :-). I am feeling much better, and my sense of humor has returned full strength. I was messing with the ladies at the doctors office and said something funny, which made Angelia blush. It had something to do with having strength for my up coming wedding night. It is quite fascinating how you can get sick over a long period of time, and you just learn to live with the problem, but when the problem is removed, then it is like being reborn. I feel better today then I have felt in probably 4 or 5 months. I love you all and have a God blessed day!

FINALLY FRIDAY!

I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 1st CORINTHIANS 7:7

The picture was done by a guy painting on his hand, it is really neat. I will be sharing several pictures over the next week or so. I am doing better everyday, and am looking forward to seeing the doctor on Monday. Angelia and I are going to see Josh Turner in concert in Tyler, TX if I don't get called out on a job. We have a busy weekend scheduled, finalizing some wedding details, concert, church, and then driving back to New Caney for my appointment on Monday. I pray everyone has a great weekend, and God bless!

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1st CORINTIANS 13:6

I am feeling really good today, I slept the entire night and awoke rested. My stomach muscles are still a little weak, but I am getting around good. I went on a job in Laredo, TX on Monday, and drove back Tuesday. I have a CAT scan and bone scan tomorrow, so I will probably not get a chance to update. I have a follow up appointment with doctor on Monday, to discuss starting chemo again. I am looking forward to restarting chemo and shrinking my liver tumor some more. My weight is still stable at about 180 pounds, I would like to get back to at least 195 to insure I can withstand another weight loss if something happens, but it is nice to be at the weight I was when I got out of the Air Force. I hope everyone is having a great day and God bless!

FABULOUS FRIDAY!

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. COLOSSIANS 2:13-15

I am still getting better every day. I went and visited Virginia and Eli at the hospital last nite, she is doing really well she is getting around better then I was after 3 weeks, and she had surgery 3 days ago. I am cooking chili for this weekend there is a front coming in the first real cool front of the season. I went to sleep without my girdle on and I slept great. I left it off today to see how I do, if it starts to get uncomfortable I will put it back on. Angelia is going shopping Saturday to find a wedding dress, it is the only detail for the wedding that has not been taken care of yet. Have a blessed day, and revel in the grace of God through his son Jesus Christ!

THANKFUL THURSDAY!

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will. ROMANS 12:1-2

I am feeling stronger every day! I went by M. D. Anderson downtown Houston yesterday to visit a friend Virginia, she has Colon cancer also, and had to have tumors removed from her small intestines. She looked really good and was in good spirits, it was a pleasure to be able to visit. Virginia works with Angelia, I was giving her a hard time about trying to keep up with me in surgeries. Our wedding plans are coming together, I am excited about Angelia and I spending the rest of our lives together. Have a blessed day and may God keep you safe!

BETTER TUESDAY!

To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. JUDE 1:1b-2

I was pretty tired yesterday afternoon after putting in a full day. I had forgotten what it was like to have five people call with problems and questions, and theirs is always an emergency. With the grace and strength of God I made it through. I feel a little stronger today and suspect I will continue to get stronger every day. I did not have to go to Oklahoma, I guess the job cancelled. It is suppose to be 92 degrees today with a heat index of 109. I think it will be a good day to sit in the a/c. I pray God will bring you what you need in abundance, God bless and have a great day!

BACK TO WORK!

For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 2nd THESSALONIANS 3:10

Praise the Lord I have been released from the surgeon to return to work, as long as I don't do any heavy lifting. The Surgeon removed my staples, drain tubes and said I didn't need to see him again unless there is a problem. I went to see the Onocologist at M. D. Anderson, they want me to do another base line CAT scan and bone scan in 2 weeks and then meet with the doctor to discuss restarting chemo. The colon tumor has been removed and 7 of the 15 lymph nodes were cancerous, so I have that to be thankful for. I have lost 45 pounds in the last 2 or 3 months, I think I look bad in the face, it is to thin. I am eating 3 meals a day to put the weight back on, I don't want to get back to 220 pounds, but 190 to 200 would not be to bad. Angelia and I have been working on wedding plans and invitations. I have been able to spend the last 3 and a half weeks with Angelia, and it was hard to see her go back to Nacogdoches last night, but God will allow us to be together when it will be for his glory. I may have to go to Oklahoma for a job today I am waiting for a call from my boss, when he finds out more information. I had better get off and check my e-mail before I have to leave. God bless everyone who reads this blog and finds your love and grace!