your support, my friends, has given me so much encouragement. the Lord has used each one of you to keep me going when i felt i couldn't simply take another step. you've helped me keep the excitement for life. i've gotten so many comments, e-mails, and even calls!

we're going to try to go to a karate tournament tomorrow, as long as uncle dee stays on the "better" side of things. it'll be so great to do something somewhat normal and make an attempt at getting back to life.

last we heard about uncle dee, he was doing better, but still not out of the woods. they are saying he will be able to come off the ventilator in a couple of days, but i'm not holding my breath - no pun intended. still not really any "update" on the condition of his spiritual life - nothing else has really happened in those regards. honestly, i wish he would surrender to God, i think he would be able to rest and relax better if he'd decide to stop running. it's all in His hands, the best place for it to be! :-)

tonight marks one week since my pawpaw died. and tomorrow morning, two weeks since he went into the hospital. i would've never guessed we'd be here at that point in time, but i'm sure he's having his one week celebration! now, that's a happy thought! what a great way to end the post, on a happy note!