Hello all. I again want to humbly thank you for your love and support of me and my family. I also want to thank you for all of the kind words to me personally. “Blogging” (or whatever this is) is obviously uncharted water for me (ok, I promise I’ll quit the watery metaphors very soon),…

The doctor says “this is the best course of action based on what we know now”. We are fighting at least three battle fronts. 12 days ago there were 2. There is cancer in the sewer of my body. There’s cancer in the network of lymph nodes that is meant to protect me. And we…

This is the departure time of our flight. We are coming home. We look forward to normal routines, except that I can’t lift anything over 8 pounds or so for another 4 weeks. I hope to catch up with everyone soon. Humble thanks for your support. Brent  

Greetings all!  Today is the 21st anniversary of our marriage. We may not be having a rom-com-like day, but we are spending it together! We met w/ the surgeon this morning, and he wants me to come see him on Monday. I have one small area in my incision that continues to leak a little, and…

Hey folks, Thanks again for all of your prayers, kind words, and support of my family. We’re so very thankful for the blessing of such a selfless group of people. We had a good meeting with our oncologist yesterday. Ultimately, it was decided that we will stay on the current treatment plan since it has…

Here’s a view of my hotel room at the Wyndham. Ok, it’s a suite. My mother and Kim are with me. I’m catching up on work and awaiting our first doc appt tomorrow with the oncologist. Hopefully, we’ll come up with a treatment plan that we can have confidence in. The appt is 2:30pm central….

Greetings all. What a difference the morning can make. What is it with the night, anyway, that can make us so uneasy? Darkness isn’t inherently evil, as some might think; it’s indifferent. But since God created a universe that penetrated darkness, there seems to be a real perception of separation from our Creator when we…

Hey folks So, this isn’t necessarily easy to post, but given that I’ve been open with the history, I guess I need to be open with the present and future. Perhaps I was hoping that at least part of the cancer in my body was going to be “history”…. When they opened me up, they…

I lie here on my hospital bed. It’s 4am. Painkillers and “benzos” course through my body. I await the arrival of the doctor sometime this morning to give me the news of what’s next. This is the height of uncertainty. I told my family that I feel like I’ve been clinging to a rope, dangling…

Thank you all for your prayers and support.  Unfortunately, the surgery was shorter than expected.  It was determined after opening me up that removing the tumor was not going to be the best course of action.  Please continue to pray for peace and understanding as both Kim and I are discouraged and confused.  We will…

No, 5:15 is not a reference to an obscure Who song, that’s when we arrived at the hospital. I woke up singing Shimmer by Shawn Mullins. Read Psalm 16. Love

Hi folks Well, this post is a difficult one. It’s hard enough for me to write this often where I’m the primary focus, as it makes me feel awfully self-absorbed;  I’d much rather come alongside others who are hurting and share their burdens. Or go fishing. But, I guess with this little procedure tomorrow, I’ll burden…