From one thing to another...

Sara went to the doctor a few weeks ago. They were afraid that she may have early stages of skin cancer. After a few late nights, some fervent prayer, and a second opinion, it was decided that everything was fine, but they wanted to remove it anyway. The doctor said he wanted to be safe rather than sorry. That's fine.

Fast forward to today. We get a call from the "female doctor." They tell her on the phone that she may have a cancer in her "girl parts." Of course, there's not alot of different ways to interpret this. So we scramble around trying to make an appointment, get a sitter for R3, and pray some more. Sara, of course is pretty upset. Her second "Hello. You've got cancer!" phone call in a month's time. After she had done some research (Google), she felt a little better. I guess it's not that uncommon for this type of thing to happen. It doesn't mean she has cancer, it just means she needs to be checked a little more often. I guess the people that call make it sound worse so that you come in faster, I guess.

I just pray that the Lord let me know why. Not so much that I question his plan, I would just like to know what we are to do with this circumstance. Are we to use this as a witness? Are we to use this as a cautionary tale? Is this to deter us from some future plans? I just pray that we understand the Lord's plan for us. I pray that his will be done. I pray for Sara's comfort. I learned along time ago, not to question God's motives. But asking for direction and revelation is the best way to get through times like this. We'll know a bit more after she goes to the doctor tomorrow. I ask you to pray for her/our understanding and that all is well.

Thanks.

The big 3-0

Well. I turn thirty years old tommorow. Wow. I feel old. As always, I chose where we ate tonight. As always, I chose Asian. More specifically, Japanese. Even more specifically, we had to try somewhere new, so that meant going to OKC. Shiki Steakhouse is the only Japanese restaurant featuring an oil derek out front,at least I'm pretty sure of it. It was a good meal. But, I really think Kyoto, here in town, is a better restaurant. Everyone got the hibachi, except me. I am the only real sushi fan in my family. I had the sammy roll (tempura shrimp, cucumber, raw tuna, and raw salmon) and the crispy salmon skin roll (pretty self explanitory). Both were very good. I hope Kyoto has the latter next time I visit. Very tastey with a great texture. The Kyoto roll, however, is much better than the sammy roll (very similar ingrediants, if not the same). I will have to say, my old roomate James Beckman is the guy that got me into sushi. I'm glad he did. My family, however...

Anyway. 30. Yikes. I still feel like I'm about 23 or so. With a child and a mortgage, that is.

Some stuff that happened in 1977:

• 01/03/1977 - Apple Computers incorporate
• 01/15/1977 - Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live"
• 02/18/1977 - Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight
• 03/02/1977 - 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show
• 05/19/1977 - "Smokey & the Bandit," premieres
• 05/26/1977 - Movie "Star Wars" debuts
• 06/04/1977 - Apple II, the 1st personal computer, goes on sale
• 08/20/1977 - NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
• 09/18/1977 - US Voyager I takes 1st space photograph of Earth & Moon together
• 11/21/1977 - 1st flight of Concorde (London to New York)

Born in 1977:

• 01/07/1977 - Dustin Diamond, San Jose Calif, actor (Screech-Saved By Bell
• 04/14/1977 - Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress (Kendall-All My Children, Buffy)
• 08/02/1977 - Edward Furlong, Pasedina Calif, actor (John Connor-Terminator 2)

Oh, yeah. And Elvis died that year.

Lightning pics

Well, I try to get a few good shots when thunderstorms move through. I have to just set the camera on a tripod, set the exposure for 15 seconds, and hope I capture something good. I took about 40-50 pictures last night, and all I got were a few so-so shots. Check a few out at my Flickr account.

6-19-07-1.jpg on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

My cousin needs your prayers.

I have a serious request right now. My cousin seriously needs some prayer right now. He was found by his girlfriend unconscious floating on his jet ski. He was blue by the time she found him. He has water in his lungs, as well as internal bleeding. The last I heard he is not breathing. I know he is saved, but he is too young to leave this earth, yet. Please pray for him and his family. They really need your support right now.

Thanks.

Rant: I don't ignore orders.

I have a special ability. Maybe it's the only one. Evidently, it is. When I am tasked with a request, I can, in a split second, analyze the entire situation, see what is required, and make an assesment of the situation immediately. My downfall, however, is that I take these tasks asked of me to heart. In other words, I take it personally when called a failure.

I was tasked with doing two things over the past two days. Nothing big, just things that needed to be done. Well, I have been in charge of doing these things in the past. So, I was able to determine the amount of man power, compare that to what we had available, add to that the amount of time required, make sure customers would be waited on, and make sure it was done speedily and to perfection. Both things were asked of me the at closing the evening before I had scheduled them to be done. I assessed the situation, gathered the required information, made a judgement call, scheduled the work to be done, and guess what? I was called defiant, lazy, and essentially irresponsible. I'm sorry, but I would rather not lie and tell someone it will be done immediately, when it will done at the next possible time. I would rather be up front (as asked) and make it clear, that it would be taken care of when the necessary resources are available. Now, if we were talking about the request being filled days, or even weeks later, I would understand the anger directed at me. When it's minutes, not even hours are separating the job from completion, I have a hard time taking that. When criticized, I take it to heart. Especially in front of an audience.

Great flood of '07

Yes, we had a gulley washer. I have heard 9 inches of water. Add to that 2 inches from the night before, and you have a flood. Pictures are on my flickr account.