Dec. 11th

Well, Matt has been back to work for almost 2 weeks and he is doing great. He is tired, but it is tired in a good way. I know that when I first start back to work after having the summer off I am tired for a couple of weeks. We have to work next week and then get a couple of weeks off. We are looking forward to Christmas and sharing a special holiday with our family. We are so thankful that Matt is here with us and I don't think that I will every look at holidays in the same way, they will always have a more special meaning. We had a wonderful time at church this weekend. Our church did what they called "Cardboard Testimonies". Matt was asked to be one of the people that were involved in this. What a blessing it was to see him on the stage and share what he has been through. His cardboard sign sayed, "Major brain bleed, terminal by morning." On the other side that showed the blessing that God had given us read, "Survived the night and now teaching public school and working with the youth." I dont' think there was a dry eye in the worship center, between Matt and all of the other wonderful stories that were shared that day. Well it is getting late and I need to get to bed, but I wanted to update the blog before I went to bed. THank you all for being faithful in your prayers for Matt. God has revealed himself to us in a very real way and we are looking forward to seeing what else He has in story for us. Also, Matt is going to the surgeon in San ANtonio on the 30th of Dec. they are going to put him under and do an angiogram (spelling?). After he gets in there the doctor is going to try to block off the rest of the 5% of the AVM, and if not them he will just close things up and Matt will be on his way home. The doctor said that if there is still very low blood flow to the AVM he may not do anything, but I told him that if he can block the rest of it off then that is what we want him to do. If he can block it off then we do not have to worry about this anymore. I know that God is in control of this situation, and that his will is going to be done. Please pray that God will guide the doctors hand and allow him to do what is needed. We are so thankful for this doctor and what he has done for Matt. Thank you all once again for all of your support and your prayers. We love you all and keep those prayers coming.