Hi, my friends. I have felt your prayers, and I thank you from my heart. Don is still in the hospital. His headache is better. And there is some question as to whether the cause for the ear, and jaw pain is TMJ or trigeminal neuralgia. However, this doesn’t explain the severe head ache. They have done 2 CT scans and a MRI. They told us yesterday that they have found some type of lesion deep in the brain that could or could not be causing the pain. The DR’s. are split as to whether this is abnormal or just a benign bone growth. So today he is having a bone scan…and this will show us if the head has a “hot spot” which would indicate a tumor. In my ‘gut’, I really don’t think it will be anything to worry about. I think when they begin to do the scans…all they will see will be a typical male brain….quite a bit smaller than the female brain…with a large area programmed to hold a remote and sit in front of the tv., a large area that requires 3 square meals a day (this will probably be quite lacking in his case) and an area that longs to be on a boat in the middle of a lake with a fishing pole. Oh and the “love the Lord” and the “ride my motorcyle” area will be lit up nice and bright. 🙂 Whatever DOES show up…we can handle. God has already seen into his head and knows all about it…so if this is what we are up against…He knows that we can do it…with HIS strength, of course.

It is such a comfort to know you are praying for us. My son Adam is staying with him in the mornings, so I can go to work. We have our big spring musicals in a few weeks. So it is so nice he can help me out.

I will let you know as soon as I can get to the computer and post again. I thank God for you.

Just a quick note to ask for your prayers. My husband came home from work with a severe headache Wed. night. He took everything we had available to us and nothing worked. We have lots of migraine in our family and we thought that was what he had. We finally had to go to the ER last night about 10:00 and they kept him and finally admitted him about 6:oo this morning. They have run 2 CT scans, but nothing is showing up…and he is still in severe pain. He is NEVER sick. So, please pray for us. I know he is in God’s hands and we pray He will guide our doctors. I’ll update you when I can. Thanks for your prayers.

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Originally uploaded by Tonja Owens.

1. Be outstanding in your field.

2. Hold your head high.

3. Spread seeds of happiness.

4. Feed the birds.

5. Keep on the sunny side.

6. Grow up!

Recently I went to a luncheon at a lovely establishment about 15 miles from my home. Now I live in a smallish town…but this is what we would call “out in the country.” It was a beautiful day, and I enjoyed my short trip there. When I was going through the even smaller town where this luncheon was to be held, I had to cross a set of railroad tracks. As I approached, I noticed the crossing bars were down and the lights were flashing. The train was not moving, but I had plenty of time, so I didn’t mind the wait. Looking around, I noticed a run down gas station on one side of me and a convenience store on the other. In a few minutes a young man with a large drink, a bag of chips and a sandwich came out of the convenience store. He walked past my car and motioned for me to go around the bars and go on across the tracks. Now I am a fairly intelligent woman, even though I admit that there are some mysteries about this world that leave me puzzled. But this I do know…when the bars are down and the lights are flashing at a railroad crossing….you do NOT cross the tracks. So, I smiled and nodded and stayed right where I was. I mean did this dude think I was some sort of imbecile who would take his word and cross the tracks? And why was he telling me this anyway? Like I would believe some stranger in dirty clothes who ate his lunch at the Zippy-Mart. No, thank you…I’ll sit right here and wait like I was taught to do long, long ago in drivers ed and in countless reminders by my parents. So, I sat…and watched… Imagine my surprise when this man strode up to the train, swung himself up into the front, gave 3 toots on the whistle, and took off down the tracks! And …he waved and tipped his hat as he passed my car.

It saddens me so to hear of the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. My son called me at work to see if I had heard about it. Then when I got home we watched it together. I have another son in grad school in Birmingham, and I tried to imagine if I were to get the call those parents got. They need our prayers. I feel for the family of the shooter. How reviled they will feel. I pray that they have a support group to help them as well. Then last night I heard the inevitable “blame police” start up about how so-and-so should have done such-and -such. My personal feeling is that unless you are walking through that tragedy, you have no right to comment. I am sure the president of VT has second guessed himself enough…but that was a situation he had never experienced before…and I feel sure he did his best. There is only one bad guy in this situation…the shooter. Sure, lessons can be learned on how to deal with this type of episode in the future….but pointing fingers now is uncalled for. May God give them all peace and understanding.