Friday, November 17, 2006

Wow. It is encouraging to be on the blog again. In the last couple of weeks I've been moving houses and actually working again...and as we speak I hope my boss isn't online...he thinks i'm sick...(i hope you can tell i'm attempting humor again (this site does not promote lying (even if it helps you get time off work)))...anyway...we are nearing the time to go back to St. Boniface for the tests. We are talking to the nurses and Ramona's heart test has been scheduled (except we don't know when) and the CT and Bone scans are not scheduled (as of yesterday)....soon i'll quite these (stupid) bracket things...thank you so much for praying for us...Ramona and I have struggled with many things in the last few weeks and are thankful for the friends we have that care about us and pray with us and help us refocus on God...Many people have thanked us for being honest on the blog...and ya...honesty is important...important within a relationship...there were times when i would write the blog...and only later people who had been with me at the time realized i was angry....a blog is an easy place to spill many things...and then just go on feeling better (or worse i guess)...blogs don't keep people accountable and they don't really care...i am interacting with a computer right now......all this could be my sermon illustration some day (helpful for me atleast)....if praying feels like blogging...that is a problem...God is very relational.....anyway...i'm going to go hang out with Ramona...we'll try to keep everyone posted on how life is going and specifics to be prayed about and stuff...Ramona and I are going to steinbach this weekend for the Evangelical Mennonite Cup (hockey)....for now...earl (another not funny story in brackets...Ramona and i haven't check our emails for so long we lost all our emails from 2.5 years of dating)...later...earl

4 comments:

. said...

nice to hear from you. interesting blogging thoughts, earl... hope steinbach is treating you well this w/e! anyway, i shoudl go to bed, but here's a big hello and a big hug and a big 'i'm here for you' and even a big 'waiting to hear about the tests' and most of all a big 'i love you'

always,
dayna

Anonymous said...

hey Earl & Ramona
Good seeing you a bit this weekend, even though I didn't end up talking to you very much. Ramona I hope that your test on Monday goes well, and that your other tests will get scheduled shortly, and the results to all of them will be miraculous. Ramona, I know there's a lot going through your head these days, but I'm praying that God'll take away any worry or fear and replace it with some sort of extraordinary peace. Still lovin' you like always.
Karlene

Anonymous said...

Hey guys,
Good to see you back at the blog agai!. Not sure if you remember me...Earl, I met you at 8 Hours of Howardville a few times, and Ramona, maybe you remember me from BCBC a few years ago. Anywhoos, just wanted to let you both know we've been following your blog since its creation, and have been praying for you. Your blog has often encouraged us when we've gone through hard times. May God give you guys the strength and peace you need every day.
Thanks,
Warren

Anonymous said...

It was really great meeting you at the EMCup Ramona! You are such a beautiful woman of God and I'm so excited to keep praying for you. Even though before God knew exactly who I was praying for, it's awesome to have met you "in real life". Blessings!!