Spring approaching ?

   it looks like Spring may finally be coming, I sure hope so ... it should be in the 70's before the end of the week, and it will be most welcome ...

   I'm hoping to sit in the yard and read, get some fresh air and sunshine, for a change !

   I'm still holding up well, my meds have been adjusted to where my pain is held off, and very tolerable, plus, I don't feel the least bit sedated, or groggy, etc. ... I do doze off frequently, but that's as much from being idle, as anything else ... I'm not bored or anything, but I do spend a LOT of time just sitting and reading ... 

   while I'm so far blessed to have a longer life than my Doctors have predicted, I find myself getting greedy, and wanting just a little bit more, hahaha ... and, that's to be credited to 'da Bears' ! ... another year, another approaching season of hopeful success for my woeful Bears ... makes it harder to tear my self away ...

   this year, like so many seasons past, there is an abundance of change, just enough to give us poor Bears fans hope !

   we have a brand-new Coach and staff, a Quarterback with a bright future (we hope), and some genius moves on the Free Agency acquisition of key players ... 
   so many, in fact, that the rest of the NFL is starting to notice ... odds are, I won't be around to see the season play out, but keep me in mind, if and when the Bears break out with a good season ! ... Lord knows, we are due !

   another situation that has happened too frequently, is that we have one helluva tough schedule coming up ... I just can't make sense of the NFL scheduling, when they talk up 'parity' among the teams, and then schedule the long-suffering Chicago Bears against the toughest teams in the entire NFL ! ... not whining or complaining, just pointing out the facts ... when the Bears win, they definitely EARN it !
   
   'da Bears' are in for one helluva battle all season long ... we should receive some sort of 'never-give-up award', or something, just for showing up to play some of these teams ... but, I have a good feeling that some of the NFL's 'top-tier teams' are gonna be the ones to have some embarrassing games ahead when meeting 'da Bears' ... 

    go ahead, get your laughs out of the way now, because 'da Bears' are gonna be young, fast, and dangerous this year ! 

   

oh yeah, it's gonna happen !

watching the world spin ...

   I'm still alive, and still doing relatively well ... my cancer has grown, and spread around the body more ... that's what cancer does, so I guess I would have to say, all is going well ...

   my new bride has been an absolute angel, and takes very good care of me ... it's amazing how the good Lord has provided me with someone that loves me enough to put up with a crazy old fool, with not much to offer ... gotta say, I have really lucked out !

   I'm still feeling pretty good, I really can't complain ... I'm still getting around, and able to function for the most part ... I haven't been outside the apartment for a couple months, I guess, but that's OK ... the weather is looking more like Spring every day, so soon I will be able to sit outside, maybe even go for a short walk to our mailbox ... I love where we live, it's almost like a little park setting ... quiet, clean, and peaceful, I am very, very fortunate ...

   I am a rich man ... I have everything I need, and the sense to know I don't deserve any of it ... that's been the way things have gone since giving my life over to Christ, my Savior ... 

   oh yeah, I'm a real Bible-thumper, alright ... it's easy to be a Christian when you know you're dying, I won't deny that ...

   the best part of the whole situation for me, has been the fact that I have loved the Lord for a long time, well before I got the cancer, and saw my clock running down ... 
   
   I know the timing doesn't matter to Him, but it makes me feel like a little less of an opportunist ! ... mine has not been a 'foxhole salvation', but those are every bit as legitimate as any other, I'm sure ... so, if you feel an urge to accept the Lord, don't drag your feet, go for it ! ... there's nothing to gain by putting it off, and everything to gain by getting an early start on it ... accidents happen all the time, don't get caught up short ...

   whew ! these long-winded sermons are tough on my typing finger, I probably should give it a rest ... I think I will fix something to eat, and watch some TV, (I have the day off)

'da Bears' have added some very promising Free Agents these
last couple days, maybe THIS will be our big comeback season !
   
  

                       I sure miss this girl !

                                    soon ...