the coolest sounds...

hello again,

yesterday (thursday) i had my follow up brain MRI (yeah, i had brain surgery) and those things make the coolest sounds...

just letting you guys know how everything went: bad news...still have a brain tumor (i am going to use that until pigs fly!!!) good news...it's not really a big deal!!! Yeah, unfortunately there is still a little bit of the tumor in my brain (official term: residual). but, the doc said that it is not going to be a big deal and that I should have no problem with it, at all. he also said that it is extremely benign, which i take as meaning, well, in short, i'm not going to die from it!! he doesn't expect it to grow any but i do have to have yearly MRI's just to check on it and make sure...

funny how my Creator works! i think He's still letting me know that no matter how hard i try to control things in my life, i can't!! so, like the loving Father that He is, he continually pushes me to trust Him more and more with every little (or big) thing that may come up in life...

that's all folks!

New stuff on the blog...

hey guys,

i put some new, cool stuff on the blog page....like an Amazon search engine: i love amazon.com and have bought many books from there (textbooks mainly) so if anything i write sparks your interest for a book, then search for it, right there!!! Also, there is a google search engine and we all know that google solves major world crises (haha).

so, check it out and have fun...

Wow!!!

Ok, read Luke 14:12-24, then read the last blog...

I think our Father knows what He's doing...

New Adventures...

For those of you who have actually read some of my blogging (sounds so weird but cool at the same time), you may remember the one (the last one, haha) where I was talking about saying yes to God rather than automatically saying no, for comfort's sake...

Well, this one is kind of an extension of that one...

It's amazing when God shows you something in your life, if you truly try to be obedient to His will, how much you become aware of those situations. For me, it's still a struggle but I am recognizing when it occurs and am able to think about what God may be trying to tell me...

Don't get me wrong, ok? A lot of people, when they start thinking about God asking them to do something, automatically jump ship because they think that every time He is going to ask them to become a missionary in India or a pastor in Alabama (haha) or something else. For some, this is the case but not for all. Many times, God works in the smallest of things, the everyday things of life!!!

Now, back to the story...

I was hanging out with a friend (aka., Bob, the B.O.B., Bobby B, Bloom Daddy, etc.) watching football and playing nerf football with his one year old (I got a couple of black eyes, jk!). He begins to tell me that he was going to be coaching the middle school fastpitch team and proceeds to ask me if I would help....I'll give you one guess as to what my first thought was!!! If you haven't figured it out yet, they were: "But I don't have time", "We will have basketball starting soon", "I HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE!!!!" Wow! Those were my thoughts! I wanted to say no so bad!

Well, we started practice yesterday and I was introduced as Coach McCall, assistant coach! I have to say, I had fun! I mean, it was amazing! Doing something I love and helping others along the way....

Now, fastpitch is a whole new thing for me. I have plenty of baseball and slowpitch experience (it's pretty much second nature) but I'm figuring out that the basics of the game are pretty much the same. I am really looking forward to what this season holds and who knows, if I had said no, like I wanted to, I could have missed out on something big...

Again, don't be afraid to test the waters a little bit. Our call to follow Jesus is one that is constantly challenging us to step out of our comfort zones in order for Him to work in our lives so that He can work through our lives, all for His glory! Don't miss the opportunity!

Have a blessed day!