Rain, Rain Go Away...

Wow! We sure have caught up on our rain deficit around here. As the saying goes, be careful what you pray for - you just might get it! Boy did we - and all in one week's time.

We survived just fine until the final blow of the storms came on Monday. That is when our creek overflowed into the house. We have been flood free for so many years now because of all the hard work Steve did to create a concrete wall to enforce and raise the creek bed in fron t of our house. On Monday the rain was so relentless and the water was so high and forceful that it tore down the concrete wall and the retaining wall on the other side of the driveway too. The water rose to about 3 feet up the house and came through the foundation, bringing with it all that lovely Georgia red clay!

As Steve was trying to deal with all of this, I was at school trying to keep my students' attention away from the turmoil going on outside in order to teach them about adding and subtracting square roots! Our county decided to dismiss the middle schools at 1:15 so we had quite a bit of excitement ourselves. Thankfully the teachers were allowed to leave also, so I went home to help.

We pulled out the carpet, sucked up the water, set up the dehumidifier and fans. Steve kept getting in the creek to clear the debri and try to move the concrete pieces back in place to no avail. He truly wore himself out trying to avoid the disaster. Bless his heart. His office/music room, tool room, and garage were the ones affected by the water and mud.

He spent Tuesday resting and trying to recover. Today he was up and busy again. It is hard to keep a good man down!

On to other news, Steve went to the dentist and started the process of having molds made for a prothesis in the roof of his mouth and eventually teeth. This will be slow, but we are on the road to getting all of this done. Becca is dealing with migraines - we think from stress (school work and life in general). Please keep them both in your prayers. Also, Steve would like to ask for prayers for a man in Florida (Larry) who is going through throat cancer also.

As always we are counting our blessings and trusting God to take care of everything. May he bless you too.

Dr Visit Results

We had good news today. Steve's CT Scan did not show anything out of the ordinary! Steve shared some concerns about pain he is having in his jaw bone area on the left hand side as well as pain on the underside of the left side of his tongue. However, Dr. Grist did not see or feel anything and the CT Scan showed nothing either. So, we will have another CT Scan in late November to keep an eye out on those areas. Otherwise, we are good to go for teeth implants!

We met with the oral surgeon (Dr. Roser) today and he will coordinate with the prosthetic dentist (with whom Steve will meet on Thursday) and with the speech pathologist to get everything started. Steve is looking forward to getting teeth put in. He even asked Dr. Roser if he was busy tomorrow!! He laughed and said "I'm won't be working on your implants if that's what you mean : )".

We are still a bit in shock because we have learned to brace ourselves before these appointments. In a way we make ourselves numb in order to prepare for the worst. So, when it is good news, we are leery to believe it and it takes awhile to accept it. We are still in a state of shock, but are gradually realizing that our prayers have been answered.

With cancer, especially the history of Steve's cancer, it is hard to feel total relief because you realize that it could come back at anytime. Steve and I struggle to keep his cancer from robbing us of the joy of living a "normal, carefree" life. We have to remind ourselves to be thankful for each and every blessing - both big and small! What are you thankful for today? Be sure to let God know. And if it is a special person in your life, why not let them know too? As Steve always says: Be blessed and receive according to your walk and witness to others.