from the B-List, June 17, 2009

Update & Reschedule for Emme’s Surgery

I write to you today from Anna Maria Island, FL. We are enjoying a much needed & much deserved vacation! We’ll post pics after we get home. Due to surgeons & staffs schedules we are now preparing for Emme’s surgery on Tuesday, June 23rd @ 7AM. Due to this change Melissa & Emme will be flying home to Nashville Sunday morning. I will sing in Jacksonville, FL and then drive home that night. Pray for safe travels for them. The only part I don’t like about this is not being able to see Emme experience her first of many airplane rides. I guess you can’t witness it all. I have seen Emme experience the sand & ocean for the first time. And she loves it. I thought she would as she has never cried during a bath at home. Actually, she likes to be right underneath the faucet. That reminds me of an old-timers church saying, “Get under the spout where the glory runs out!” (slight tangent, sorry) And since we have been at the resort, Emme has seen herself in the mirror for the first time. Each time we repeat this “trick” it’s just like the first time. So sweet! Pray for us as we finish our vacation time together and prepare for a long few weeks of surgery and recovery.

Update Diamond Awards

The top 10 nominee list is as far as I got. I just recently learned that I did not make the final cut. While it is an honor to be nominated for Soloist of the Year and Christian Comedian of the Year, I would have rather won! But there’s always next year. Awards will be announced July 16 in Branson, MO during the Branson Gospel Music Convention.

Thyroid Nodules & a Biopsy

Just a few weeks ago I underwent an ultrasound to check for nodules on my thyroid glands. In fact, there are two. One which lies between the thyroid lobes in the area called the isthmus. This nodule measured 4cm and was solid. The other nodule is in the left lobe and measured 1.3cm. However, biopsy results showed these to be benign. My thyroid will monitored by both my primary care physician and an endocrinologist.

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