decisions, decisions

So the doctors are deciding this week about whether or not to keep me on the current treatment that is not working on move me to a new one. Pray for that decision.

fun weekend

Had an awesome weekend. Friday night had dinner with Seth, where I came within inches of getting hit by a car as I was running into the restaurant in the pouring rain. Then met up with everyone downtown where we ended up at McCleod's for kareoke night. It is not cool how much I enjoy kareokeing.

Yesterday was gameday. Roll Tide. Watched the game with all UT fans and tried not to gloat too much. And Auburn lost...great day. Saw the movie Dreamer last night. Cried...a lot. SO good. Then played a very involved couple hours of Catch Phrase.

Church today was amazing. John Wood asked if, like Paul, everyone was always striving to live out their ministry depite all circumstances. Good question.

real world knoxville

So I got a call from the director of the documentary yesterday. They have chosen me to be the spokesperson for HES (hypereosinophilic syndrome, my disease). I am not sure what all that includes. They got my entire schedule for the next two weeks and are all coming to knoxville to film me for a couple days. Should be interesting. Maybe MTV will pick it up and show less Laguna Beach reruns.

sweet home....knoxville

Just got back from Houston an hour or so ago. The trip out there took 14 hours because of layovers at tiny airports. The doc said that the chemo is still not working, but the new study that they are going to place me on doesn't open for another 4-6 weeks. So I am going to keep trying this until that study opens. Hopefully one of them will work.

I've been thinking about the talk I gave last week for YL. It was a very simple message, but important one (as a YL talk should be). Something God has just been showing me lately. He created me. That's enough and I could have stopped there. But also, He created me for more than this. So all my shortcomings, my sin, my frustrations, my luekemia, is because I was meant for more than this experience. Rest in that.....I am.

teeth and houston

Got the wisdom teeth out. Wasn't too bad. My mom came here to take care of me for a couple days. I head back to Houston for a Friday appointment. Pray that the flight arrangements will work out and that the tests will reveal that the chemo is working.

Wish I had more exciting things to report, but this week has been pretty uneventful...and i like that.

been busy

Well, I have been really busy since my last update. Tons of papers to grade. Had a great birthday with awesome friends that I haven't seen in forever.

Gave the talk Thursday night at younglife. It is the best I have ever felt about a talk afterward. Club went so well.

Wisdom teeth out yesterday. Wasn't too bad. The doctor did say it was the hardest surgery he had ever done. But I felt fine and was able to eat anything I wanted. Today the left side is pretty swollen, so I look pretty hilarious.

Otherwise my health is fine. I go back to Houston Thursday. Please pray for the details of that. We still haven't heard from the flight ministry and are still lookng for a vacancy at a Houston hotel.