APPOINTMENT UPDATE!

Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord until he comes to rain righteousness on you. HOSEA 10:12

Angelia and I went to see the doctor at M. D. Anderson this morning. We have decided to have an operation to reduce the size of my spleen. They will go up the artery in my leg and into the spleen, where they will inject a clotting agent that will kill part of the spleen and reduce its size by half. The weather has turned off cold, so no fishing. I am cooking pork chops, green beans, and potatoes for dinner. The picture is one of my CAT scan pictures, it is of my heart and lungs. Angelia just told me that my pictures are to big and making my bible verses to read, I am sorry and will correct this in the future. I may have a job on Sunday outside of Houston. I hope the job pospones so Angelia and I can attend church, but if it is Gods will I hope I get the opportunity to witness to someone. I hope you all have a great weekend, and God bless everyone, and the USA!!

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. ECCLESIASTES 3:4

I am having a pretty good week, Iwas in Lafayette, LA for a job on Monday and stayed for Tuesday to do some training. The picture is of the managers truck in Houston. Some of the guys wrapped it in suran wrap. Angelia is coming into town tonight, we have a busy weekend planned. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to see about a surgery to kill my enlarged spleen. We have tickets to the Blue Collar Comedy Tour for Saturday night and church on Sunday. There is a slight chance I may have to make a job on Sunday (where God leads me I will follow). I will update to let everyone know what happened at the doctors as soon as possible. I am hoping the weather does not get to bad this weekend and we can do some fishing. I pray God looks out for everyone and blesses them with good health. God bless and have a great weekend!

THURSDAY UPDATE!

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits -- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. PSALM 103: 1-6

I was not allowed to have chemo again, because of my platlet count was at 65, and it needs to be at least 100. My doctor called and said she had been talking to a surgeon about my spleen being enlarged, I was already aware of this problem. The doctors believe my spleen is absorbing the platelets. I have an appointment next Friday to discuss the options with the surgeon, the do not think it would be wise to go in and remove the spleen as this would be my second invasive surgery in less then 6 months. They are going to go in and cut off the blood flow to the spleen, so it will die. I hope it will allow my platelet count to increase and I can stay on a constant chemo therapy routine. Other then that I am doing fine. My mother (Sue) had a surgery on her foot to relieve pain caused by bunions. Please pray for her speedy recovery. God bless everyone, and have a great weekend!

BLESSINGS ABOUND!

I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. The trees of the field will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them. EZEKIEL 34:26-27

I appologize for having not updated my blog in awhile, I have been blessed by God, and got to spend the last 11 days with my wife. It just worked out that the jobs that I needed to do were all within 2 hours of Nacogdoches, TX. I am doing really well, I have been having problems with my platelet count, that has delayed some of my chemo therapy. I have done 3 jobs in the past week, and it has felt good to be working in the field. I love each and everyone of you, and will attempt to update my blog more often. Have a blessed day and may God look over you and your families!

GLOBAL WARMING IN HOUSTON!

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning -- the sixth day.

I just got my chemo pump removed, and I am feeling pretty good. I had a little nausea this morning, but I did not take anything for it. I am trying to determine if it is the nausea medicine or the stopping the chemo pump that makes me so tired on Thursday afternoons. It is suppose to get to a ten year low in the Houston area, around 20 degrees for the next few days. I pray that my winterizing efforts on the trailer are enough to not have any broken or frozen pipes. I am thinking of installing insulation under the trailer in the spots were there are pipes and holding tanks. It is to late for this cold spell, but it will be better, as I am sure the winters are getting colder every year. I pray this finds you blessed with health and warmth, God bless you and yours!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, O Lord, God of our father Isreal, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name." 1st CHRONICLES 29:10-13

Happy 2010 to everyone, I hope the new year brings you an opertunity to thank God for all he has given you. This last year has been very good to me. I met and married the most amazing women, Angelia has really been a blessing in my life. I had my colon tumor removed and I am now feeling healthy again. I am back on chemo, but my platelet count is low already and I have only had 4 treatments. I got to visit my sister, Karen when I took Angelia to Illinois to meet my parents. I pray God continues to bless me in the new year, and I don't forget that all things are possible with him, and all things are from him! May you be blessed and healthy in the new year!