Back to Houston

What can I say? Refreshed! Renewed! Energized! That's how I feel after a few days at home. Kendall is much better now that we have completed a successful trip home. We flew into Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon and spend the next 5 nights soaking up as much as we could. The weekend was filled with many many visitors and we enjoyed all of you. Kendall enjoyed all of you.

Where to begin. Arriving home for the first time in almost two months was exciting. I forgot where everything was. Tammy's brother, Ronnie, picked us up at the airport. Our first stop was to Tammy's mother and daddy's house. They had fixed spaghetti for lunch and we all were hungry. This is where all the crying begins. The first of many crying sessions for the home reunion. We visited there for a while and then it was off to the house. Our neighbors had decorated the yard with balloons and signs and it was a very warm welcome home. We were met with screams, hugs and tears all the way around. It was amazing. Thank you! Kendall's friends and family members slowly made their way to the house to welcome her home. We couldn't wait to see all the kids. Our little family was having a reunion.

The first night we were able to sleep in our bed, I sort of felt like I was a stranger. I have been away so long it felt different. But it didn't take long to feel at home. Life seemed to pick up where it left off. I awoke the next morning to help Dylan get ready for school and to get ready myself to go to work. Had this all been an awful dream. Was someone playing a trick on us. I quickly realized that it was not a dream as I saw Kendall's folder on the dresser. I have a folder that keeps up with all of her medical records, doctors appointments and names to MD Anderson Hospital. I began to look through it to remind myself of what we have to do next.

The next couple of days seemed to go by really fast. I hope that's a good sign that we are going to fly through the next round of treatment.

We all went to church Sunday and no, Kendall did not wear her wig. She now says that hair gets in her way. Or that she doesn't look right with hair. The service and all the singing was so inspiring and helped all of us get a better grip on this journey. I felt so much better about my changes after listening to Pastor Kevin preach. He made me feel like I'm on the right path and to keep going.

So here we are, me and Kendall, in Houston. Tammy stayed at home this time to take care of things there. I'm going to be with Kendall through this next treatment and then we will see where we go from there. We met with the doctor tomorrow and will get Kendall's schedule for the next month. Hopefully we can start to come home at the end of her next treatments. Coming home every 2-3 weeks instead of every 2 months is a much better idea. We will continue to pray and do what's best for Kendall.

Being at home, I had a chance to catch up on our life that was suddenly interrupted. Things that I always say I'm going to do, or I'll do it tomorrow. Spend time with my family and friends. Telling them that I love them and I'll miss them when I'm gone. Apologizing for the things that I have done. And most important...taking time for God.

Proverbs 6:4
Don't put it off, Do it now! Don't rest until you do.