February 2023 Update

As I was thinking about this, I couldn’t come up with a whole lot for this past month, but there was a couple of newsworthy (in my opinion) items.

 

Our weather lately is the typical craziness for western New York.  This past Wednesday it was sunny and in the 60s.  Today it’s in the 20s and there’s snow on the ground.

 

Early in February, my barbershop chorus took part in a prism style concert with several choruses at the Eastman Theatre here in Rochester.  In case you don’t know, prism style means the choruses are scattered all around the concert hall (front, balcony, sides, etc.), and they each get up and do their 5 minutes of singing from where they are with no applause or speaking in between.  It’s pretty cool, and I really enjoyed being a part of it.  We got many compliments on how entertaining our singing was.  Several of the groups were more classical, and ours, of course, being barbershop, is more light-hearted and fun.

 

For Valentine’s Day, I skipped my chorus rehearsal and had a nice, quiet evening at home with my valentine.  She made me a delicious supper and decadent dessert, and we watched a romantic movie together, all with our “third wheel” daughter Jem (Levi was at work).  I hope Jem liked it, because we had a great time with her and each other.  My chorus friends called us from the rehearsal I skipped and serenaded us with a love song too!

 

Finally, I know most, if not all, of you believe in the power of prayer, and so I’m giving you this news so you can pray for me.  I found out a few weeks ago that I have prostate cancer.  I’ve had a bone scan, and, praise the Lord! the cancer is only in the prostate.  I see my urologist on Tuesday, and I hope to come away from that with a treatment plan now that we know how limited the cancer is.  I’ve heard all the good things about prostate cancer being very treatable and localized, and that the vast majority of men who have prostate cancer die of something else, so I don’t really feel worried or anxious.  Besides, I know my life is in God’s perfect hands, and I’ve prayed for a long time that I just want Christ to be glorified in me, whether by my life or death (Philippians 1:20).  So, anyway, please pray for me and my family to have His peace and wisdom as we make decisions and go through this.  Thank you!