CHEMO UPDATE!

"Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span." EXODUS 23:25-26

Here I am again going through another chemo treatment. This one should be my 6th treatment in this round of chemo. I am feeling real strong and I have some energy, it was nice taking an extra week between treatments, last week Angelia and I went on vacation. We were blessed to be able to visit with my parents in hill country, and our son Jimmy came and surprised his mother for mothers day. We then went to Lake Summerville State Park and spent 5 days fishing having fires and just relaxing. We caught some catfish and perch, enough for a fish fry Thurday night. Saturday Angelia had to be in Nacogdoches for graduation at the collage, SFA had there largest graduating class ever. We were blessed to be able to attend church in Katy, we look forward to sunday school and the sermon. I hope everyone is doing well, and God is blessing you and your families. I love you all and God bless!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD!

He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
MATTHEW 18:2-4

Emma Spencer is my first great niece, making me an excited great uncle. Isn't she beautiful [looks like me :-)]. I have been very busy lately, it seems like there's not enough time in the day. My company bought some new caliper tools from another company, so I need to learn how to run them, and process the information. I got results from my catscan yesterday, my tumors are staying the same size, which excited the doctor. I figure no change means I am not getting sicker. Angelia has been working for 2 and a half years on a project, for the college to start using a new software package. The college went live with the new software last week, and it appears except for a few minor problems, everything went well. Angelia and I are going on vacation the week of May 10th, we are going camping, we will meet up with Mom and Dad north of San Antonio for a couple days and then spend the rest of the week being together and fishing. I pray this update finds you happy and content, God bless and have a great week!

HAPPY EASTER!

HE DIED FOR YOU, WILL YOU LIVE FOR HIM!

I SERVE THE ONE TRUE LIVING GOD, HE DEFEATED THE GRAVE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE THROUGH HIM!

I am doing pretty well. The lower back x-ray came back negative for cancer or any other problems. I may try a chiropractor to get relief. It has been a hectic time for Angelia and I, it seems like our jobs are monopolizing most of our time. I will be getting another CATSCAN in late April, I have had 3 chemo treatments and my platelet count has been good to keep me on a treatment every two weeks schedule. We decided to purchase another vehicle, and found one in Houston on the internet. We picked up our 05 PT cruiser convertable Friday afternoon, and spent the day Saturday cruising the back roads to Beaumont, TX, to visit a friend that Angelia used to work for. We were honored to attend a service at her church Saturday night, where her preacher, did a demonstration of the original last supper/passover meal. It was very interesting, to learn what the Jewish people did to celebrate there release from bondage. It was a blessing from God for Angelia and I to spend the entire weekend with out having to do work. It was the first time since our honeyoon, we had been this free to enjoy each others company. May god bless you and keep you safe!

FAMILY UPDATE!

But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. ROMANS 3:21-31

It has been a trying week, for Angelia's family. Mrs. Doris, Angelia's mother had broke her knee and dislocated her sholder, the operations went fine, but laying still in the hospial, she got pneumonia. The doctor decided to move her to a rehab center, so they could get Doris back on her feet, however her O2 saturation dropped to 75 and she was having a hard time breathing. She was moved back to the hospital yesterday, and admitted into ICU and given medication for the pneumonia. I would like for everyone to please say a prayer for Mrs. Doris and her family. Angelia's sister has been taking care of her mom and also looking after her mother-in-law. God has called her Mother-in-law home to be with Jesus, please add her family in your prayers to give the family comfort, during this time. I am doing well, except for the backache that has been bothering me, I am going to continue taking Advil to help ease the discomfort, until I get a chance to talk to my doctor in two weeks. It is getting close to spring, flowers are starting to bloom, and my camera batteries are charged and ready to go. I hope everyone is having a great week, God bless you and yours!

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. JOB 23:10

I am doing better, I have been at work for a week now, and I am feeling a little stronger each day. The only physical problem I have is an ache in my lower back I have had since Sept last year, it is getting troublesome. I did a job in south Texas Saturday and have been processing logs almost every day. My mother-in-law fell last Thursday night and dislocated her sholder and broke a knee cap. She came out of the knee surgery fine, and is still in the hospital. She may need to be in a recovery/rehab where she will have constent attention, due to the fact she will not be able to do for herself. God will always test us, but he will not give us more then we can handle. Praise be to God and all who believe in the Son! God bless you and yours!

CHEMO TUESDAY!

We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 2 CORINTHIANS 6:3-10

It has been a tough last three weeks. The procedure to eliminate part of my Spleen has been a hugh success, my platlet count is around 250. The pain associated with procedure has kept me on pretty serious pain killers, which made me feel a little better, but there was no way to drive under the influence of a narcotic. I have been off the pain meds since Saturday morning and I am experiencing a small amount of pain, but I am ready to go back to work. Angelia has been a blessing, waiting on me hand and foot during my recovery, she has had to drive me to all my appointments and she hates to drive in Houston, but she has not complained once. The whole time she has been taking care of me she also has been doing her job and putting in long 12 hour days, she is a great example of hard work and love of the Lord! We are both looking forward to spring, we are going to be taking trips this year to get away from work, and relax as much as we can. I hope and pray that this update finds everyone enjoying what God has provided for us, and you take the time to enjoy the simple tings in life. God bless and have a great week!

GOOD UPDATE!

He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.' "God does all these things to a man twice, even three times to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him. JOB 33:28-30

Angelia and I celebrated our three month anniversary on Sunday. It has been an amazing adventure with her and God! Above is a picture from our honeymoon, we are looking forward to going camping again this spring. My procedure to shrink my Spleen has been a great sucess, however the pain medicine causes me to dehydrate and be constipated, then the medicine for the constipation makes my dehydration worse. I am getting more fluids today, and hope to be able to get chemo next week. I was off my pain medicine since Sunday afternoon, I had gotten sick right after taking my pain medicine, so I decided to try to just deal with the pain. I would like to return to work as soon as possible. When I visited with Dr. Hassan yesterday she told me to go back on my meds so they can get control of the pain, and then they will rehydrate me, and then get my bowel movements back to regular. I think I am fighting a two headed snake, the side effects from the meds, cause trouble, but I can not do without the meds. I pray everyone is doing well, and God has blessed you today! Jesus said he is the way, the truth, and the life, follow him and you will never be lost! I love you all and God bless!