today is my mom’s birthday. she’s a great lady – if for no other reason than she continues to put up with my dad – and a wonderful mom and grandmother. happy birthday mom.
using you as proofers
we have some nice ladies coming to stevens point this saturday to help spread a little more word concerning tapestry. they will be placing hundreds of door hangers in a couple of neighborhoods. the point is to spread word about tapestry, a ttu clinic we are doing in august, and a block party we will do on june 28th (the latter two are on another door hanger).
this is probably a little late but the following two images are going to the printer tomorrow around lunch. if you see a typo, something that doesnβt make sense, or something that you think could be better please respond quickly.
the blue lines are design guidelines for the door hangers and will not be a part of the final image.
a couple of photos that make me smirk
i thought i would share these two photos from last night at tapestry. the first is the cover of brad’s music tabs notebook. made me laugh to see tom selleck on it. the second is from the spontaneous game of wiffle ball that started after everything had been taken down and put up from last evening’s gathering. actually i’m not sure how spontaneous it really is when you bring a glove?
this third photo is from the hospital where pam had her pre-surgery mri this afternoon. this is by far the most buff JESUS i have ever seen. “meek and mild” my butt.
the wrong part of her back :)
tonight at tapestry i was telling everyone about pam’s back injury and the pending surgery. before i go any further i need to say that i am tired. as a result my mind isn’t working properly. now back to the story. i started to describe where the surgery was going to be. i told everyone that they would be operating on pam’s cervix.
which, of course, was a big surprise to pam when i told her about it. π
the week in tweets – 2009-06-06
- @johnthemember – yep it is a hat of many purposes. i love my 15 year old hat. in reply to johnthemember #
- @meganckelly – then i will just have to keep them coming. of course, no one has ever commented on whether they agree or not. in reply to meganckelly #
- taking Adam to school and then helping the Holtes roof. Why is it fun roofing someone else’s house but definitely not your own? #
- “preparing for church” – an interesting phrase i heard today. what should everyone (not just the pastor) do to prepare for church? #
- @dannygilliam – it would if i hadn’t shorten it for twitter purposes – his whole point was that a church gathering should include everyone in reply to dannygilliam #
- @dannygilliam: this author was suggesting that church gatherings weren’t “the church” because the only ones who come to “share” are “clergy” in reply to dannygilliam #
- @dannygilliam – yeah i see you point though i would say that who we are and what we do should be in line with each other. in reply to dannygilliam #
- I think every MLB hat I have has come from one of Noah’s baseball teams. Now, thanks to him, I look like a White Sox fan. #
- It’s the HOLY SPIRIT’s job to convict, it’s the FATHER’s job to judge, and it’s my job to love – Billy Graham #
- Bassett Hounds are a vast and deep mystery – there is no complete understanding with them. #
- @ppolnaszek – my insight would be “WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” π in reply to ppolnaszek #
- I love little league baseball season … I hate little league baseball season. My feelings towards it fluctuate by the moment. #
- http://bit.ly/SgRgg – let’s push for clean water. it costs us little and actions like this fight the terror in the world. #
- @GreenMonsterCF – that would mean a lot of ice cream this year π in reply to GreenMonsterCF #
- @allimill – no worries in reply to allimill #
- Listening to Johnny Cash’s “The Man Comes Around” – mhmmmm! Good music. “Reach out an touch faith!” #
- @bradwphoto – alka zeltzer cold plus is the greatest stuff around for my colds – the fizz not the pills. tasty nasty but works. in reply to bradwphoto #
- Spiritual Formation is not about you. It’s about GOD. It’s about placing ourselves into what GOD is revealing. ~ Eugene Peterson paraphrase #
- It’s official – Pam will be having back surgery next week. #
- @redheadlindsay – thanks lindsay. your mom’s story is basically what we’ve heard from other people. in reply to redheadlindsay #
- @ppolnaszek – herniated disk that started pressing severely on a nerve. lost feeling and reflexes in her left leg. we’re fine now. in reply to ppolnaszek #
- only good news to pam and i being in the marshfield clinic all day is that i have decided on my next d.min seminar – doctrinal foundations. #
- @ppolnaszek – she’ll be in the hospital for 24 hours and then recovery is expected to be three weeks – not real bad over all. in reply to ppolnaszek #
- After a long day at the Marshfield Clinic Pam & I are back home – Now time for supper and Little League baseball. #
- @tiffany_d_smith – i wonder if you have met the Austins down there? They are IMB missionaries in Lima. in reply to tiffany_d_smith #
- BLBA camp planning, sermon work (I’m late this week), literal fence building, and watching “Land of the Lost” with the boys. A busy Saturday #
- I just bought my boys a real Wiffle ball set. Let the neighborhood games begin! #
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my cute wife & her bad back – part two
i posted concerning this yesterday but i took pam to her neurosurgeon, dr. rado, today and things have changed rapidly. pam’s neurosurgeon rushed her in today because it was his opinion that she should not be experiencing as much pain as she has been. the last time he saw her was in february and he said that the symptoms she was now describing meant that the situation had most likely gotten worse. so instead of seeing her on june 17th he arranged for her to come in today.
after doing a few basic tests he determined that not only was pam’s left leg numb (which we knew) but that she had already lost a reflex in that same leg (which we didn’t know). this most likely means that more of the disc has herniated and is pressing strongly against a nerve. because of this pam’s neurosurgeon changed his previous opinion concerning conservative treatment and stated that such treatment is no longer in pam’s best interests. pam will have an additional mri monday to verify what dr. rao believes to be true and pending the results of the mri pam will have surgery on her back wednesday. the plan is to go in and remove a little bone to enable access to the herniated disk and then remove the herniated portion of the disk. after the surgery pam’s recovery should take around 2-3 weeks. at least that’s the game plan for right now.
birthday redux
today is actually my dad’s birthday. he is a great dad and therefore deserves a wonderful b’day. happy birthday you old fart.
my cute wife & her bad back
i thought i would update you guys on pam and her back.
pam made it home from brazil and the combination of travel and the plane ride tore her back up. around friday of last week the pain became so bad that she was reduced to laying on her side. we’ve gone back to the orthopaedic medical doctor and have been told the next steps are to do another epidural injection and schedule an appointment with an neuro surgeon for a check up and to prepare for the possibility that the epidural injection doesn’t work.
life for pam is pretty boring right now. she is in constant pain if she is in any other position other than laying on her side. so she has laid on her side since friday while getting up every now and then just to stretch. she has already stated that she is real thankful that she was never placed on bed-rest when she was pregnant with the boys. she hasn’t been out of the house since saturday and is going a little stir crazy. who can blame her?
pam is not to the point of surgery yet but that could be coming. the good news is that the surgery is pretty minor for back surgery. what minor means here is that it does not involving fusing anything or 6 months of rehab. we’re not there yet but it is nice to know that if things don’t improve then it is an option that apparently works almost immediately. it is pam’s and my own view that surgery should always be a last option so we’re trying to avoid it if it is possible.
i love watching this
two things that i love watching:
- several different “threads” doing incredibly significant acts of love and service that they noticed on their own. i can’t tell you the specifics but i can say they are just plain cool. i love being a part of this church.
- will ferrell on “man vs. wild” – that was funny t.v.
SIDE NOTE – i had the greatest conversation with jessica lawrence, a co-worker/laborer from baton rouge, today. she and matt are simply amazing people.