on the road again!

we are heading back to california! we love texas more than any other place we've ever been, but there are some great things available to us in california for right now. i have not kept this blog as informative and up to date as i would have liked and this post will likely be the least coherent of them all, but i do want to let you all know the latest. the tumor on my spine has grown increasingly painful and has actually gotten severe enough to get me into some painkillers. the dose that is required to make the pain level tolerable is also enough to slow me down an awful lot, so i may not make a whole lot of sense in my communication (i'm just glad that i can't slur my words on a blog)
i cannot believe the overwhelming amount of support that my family has received from this great community. i can't imagine that any other individual fighting this beast of cancerr has had the kind of outpouring of generosity, ingenuity and (the drugs kind of ebb and flow, i have sat here at the keyboard for about 10 minutes after typing the word ingenuity and keep forgetting what i am trying to think of to communicate) ... i guess i'll just have to leave you hanging. as an example for those of you who have not personally been subjected to my most recent obsession, a dear friend in texas let me borrow his beautiful 2000 heritage springer softail harley for the week prior to our departure for california. on the day before our planned departure, i was starting to work on getting the bike back to him and he and his wife told me to figure out a way to take the scoot to california with us. i don't know how much all y'all (thats texan for referring to plural form of you) know about your average harley owner but thats kind of like saying "here, take my right leg and all of my joy with you to california. this example is just one of many giant acts of generosity and again and again i am filled with love and gratitude for our God who takes the plans of our enemy intended to destroy us and turns them to pure blessing.
in this season there are many wonderful people that i love dearly that are sending me there messages of love and hope. as my days lately seem to be a stumbling match between intense pain and bill and teds excellent pain meds i have not been returing very many calls. please forgive me and have grace, the majority of my energy and coherency has gone into pouring myself into the lives of my wife and babies (and honestly a little bit of harley time). i do love receiving your messages!

i am pretty sure there are a lot more details i should be providing but the keyboard has actually become incredibly blurry for now, so please pray without ceasing, send lots of money and love, and i hope to see YOU very soon.