Updates and Other Passing Thoughts
She is very sick. Inoperable, advanced liver cancer that doesn't respond to chemo. Experimental drug treatment which could prolong her life, but no medical hope for a cure. And way too young to be going through this. As I asked in my last post, please pray. Her name is Jill.
Our next scheduled trip to Mississippi is June 24 through July 1. Right now it isn't looking too promising, as we really need at least 20 people to make these trips work. We have FOUR signed up as of now. Cut off date is this Wednesday. If not in June, we're heading down in September. Let's hope that we're still rebuilding from Katrina and not cleaning up from another major hurricane.
This is Memorial Day weekend. My grandma turns 84 tomorrow. She has been alone for 23 years, as my grandpa died suddenly at 61. He was a veteran of World War II. One of the regrets of my life was never really knowing him. He was a good man, just not easy to get deep with. I don't know what he might have seen or experienced in the war because he simply wouldn't talk about it. He spent his days managing a credit union in Kansas City, his evenings working in his HUGE gardens on the 40 or so acres he owned just outside St. Joseph, MO, and his summer nights listening to the Royals (back when they were good) on the radio. He took me to my first and many subsequent baseball games. He never met my wife, never saw my kids, and he left us entirely too soon. I miss him often, never more than Memorial Day.
I'm within three pounds of my goal of losing 35 pounds. It has been a lot of work, but it does feel good. I'm able to do hour long "boot camp" and "spinning" classes at the YMCA, I ran about four miles (maybe more) early this morning and plan to work out again this afternoon. I have discovered that I can live without sweets most days. Maintenance will be tougher, but this is nice.
I still don't have a clue of what I'm doing with my life. I get headaches and stressed out when I start having to do the real "pastoring stuff", but don't have other options yet. I really hope the Master's program is reality for me this fall so I can make some preparations for the future.
That about does it.
Our next scheduled trip to Mississippi is June 24 through July 1. Right now it isn't looking too promising, as we really need at least 20 people to make these trips work. We have FOUR signed up as of now. Cut off date is this Wednesday. If not in June, we're heading down in September. Let's hope that we're still rebuilding from Katrina and not cleaning up from another major hurricane.
This is Memorial Day weekend. My grandma turns 84 tomorrow. She has been alone for 23 years, as my grandpa died suddenly at 61. He was a veteran of World War II. One of the regrets of my life was never really knowing him. He was a good man, just not easy to get deep with. I don't know what he might have seen or experienced in the war because he simply wouldn't talk about it. He spent his days managing a credit union in Kansas City, his evenings working in his HUGE gardens on the 40 or so acres he owned just outside St. Joseph, MO, and his summer nights listening to the Royals (back when they were good) on the radio. He took me to my first and many subsequent baseball games. He never met my wife, never saw my kids, and he left us entirely too soon. I miss him often, never more than Memorial Day.
I'm within three pounds of my goal of losing 35 pounds. It has been a lot of work, but it does feel good. I'm able to do hour long "boot camp" and "spinning" classes at the YMCA, I ran about four miles (maybe more) early this morning and plan to work out again this afternoon. I have discovered that I can live without sweets most days. Maintenance will be tougher, but this is nice.
I still don't have a clue of what I'm doing with my life. I get headaches and stressed out when I start having to do the real "pastoring stuff", but don't have other options yet. I really hope the Master's program is reality for me this fall so I can make some preparations for the future.
That about does it.
posted by Joe at 8:36 AM
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