Category: Updates

Dear friends and family,  This month has been absolutely glorious! My fifth round of chemo took place July 21st and since then I have had a break from treatment! It has been so wonderful to have weeks of feeling like myself, soaking up the last bit of summer with the kids, and having the headspace to…

O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed;    if you save me, I will be truly saved.    My praises are for you alone! Jeremiah 17:14 As we descended through the clouds in our small United aircraft, ready to land back in Arkansas, everything became white and beautifully uniform. I couldn’t see the sky; I couldn’t…

“You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.” Psalm 71:20 April 11, 2022 is the day my life changed forever, the day my wife of 16 years was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. My story with how…

Since my last update I’ve gone through three rounds of chemo. Physically, they went something like this:  Round One (May 26-28): I felt like “this feels weird, but not totally awful.” I was able to function basically as normal – just took a couple naps.  Round Two (June 9-11): I felt like “hot garbage” for…

“I wish the ring had never come to me, I wish none of this had happened” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is…

Dear Friends and Family, You’ve probably noticed that we moved our updates to this fancy-shmancy new website. It felt more “me” to have my own less cluttered space to keep everyone in the loop about what’s going on with us. Please check out the “Show and Tell” tab in the drop down menu. It’s a happy…

Dear Friends and Family,  Before jumping into the latest news, I wanted to say from the bottom of my heart how much your love, words of encouragement, cards, prayers, and gifts have meant to me and our family. I have loved, most of all, the relational time I’ve gotten with many of you. Thank you…

Dear Friends and Family,   We have been overwhelmed with gratitude by the outpouring of love and support. Thank you so much, truly. Here is a brief medical update:  I met with my primary doctor last Thursday. First off, she’s incredible. She explained more about the PET scan findings, including drawing me a diagram of my colon…