The Good- Isaac's blood counts were incredible today with platelets of 93 which is really good for him. His white blood count was up to 3.1. His counts were so good that his nurse called to tell us and her voice began cracking and she was almost in tears. This is really good and we continue to pray his counts stay up.
The Bad- This evening I was out in the yard watering the grass and Isaac came running out and said you've gotta come quick daddy. Mommy has cut open her hand. I went inside and sure enough she had cut open her hand. My parents came and got Isaac and it was off to the emergency room where we waited forever. As we were sitting there with Melissa's cut finger, a man came walking with his hand wrapped in a towel soaked in blood. Suddenly Melissa's cut didn't seem too bad as this guy looked like he had lost a pint of blood. They decided not to do stithces and were going to do steri strips because of where the cut was located so she wanted to come on home. We came home and I bandaged here finger and it has since bled through so obviously I didn't do a good job.
The Ugly- Today I met up with Reggie Smith the pastor at Marathon North. Need I say more?
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Man What A Day
Wow! Today I felt like I crammed three days into one and it was all good all day. I started off the day packing and shipping out some ebay stuff I had sold. I got that shipped out and then the busy part of the day began. This morning I met with a man who had inquired about
Stone Bridge Church . His family may be looking to be involved in some ways in the new church start. We also discussed the possibility of using his building for either our youth services or possibly our main service as well. This was a very exciting conversation and I was able to share with him our 4 core principles of the church.
After a good meeting there, it was off to lunch and then to the big town of Williamston to the District One School Offices. I met with the officials there and got all my forms to rent the school that we will most likely be starting off in. That was my third time meeting with people from the school district and I was told today that we could start with in thirty days of turning in the forms I have to fill out. Most likely the official start date will be the first week of October. Two months from Sunday. Amazing.
Throughout the day I talked with a couple of different pastors over the phone with questions that I have and stuff that will need to be done. Things are starting to get exciting. As of today we have had 42 people to commit to being involved in various ways in the new church start.
This afternoon Isaac wanted to go and race his slot cars so we went. They were closed so we went by and hung out at
Norris Ford for while. Ryan got somebody to crank up the popcorn machine which made Isaac's day.
After Isaac and I got home I left out again and met up with some staffers from Marathon. We ended the evening having some grubb at Charlie T's.
Tommorrow I am meeting with Reggie and Wil at Marathon North and we are going to meet and then shoot some video for some of their upcoming stuff.
I am speaking at Liberty FBC this Sunday and then after this week it will be full speed ahead with Stone Bridge. On a scale of 1-10, today was a 10. I was able to hang out with Isaac, talk to a bunch of people about the church, get a lot accomplished with the church, and even had time for some ebay. What A Day.
Stone Bridge Church . His family may be looking to be involved in some ways in the new church start. We also discussed the possibility of using his building for either our youth services or possibly our main service as well. This was a very exciting conversation and I was able to share with him our 4 core principles of the church.
After a good meeting there, it was off to lunch and then to the big town of Williamston to the District One School Offices. I met with the officials there and got all my forms to rent the school that we will most likely be starting off in. That was my third time meeting with people from the school district and I was told today that we could start with in thirty days of turning in the forms I have to fill out. Most likely the official start date will be the first week of October. Two months from Sunday. Amazing.
Throughout the day I talked with a couple of different pastors over the phone with questions that I have and stuff that will need to be done. Things are starting to get exciting. As of today we have had 42 people to commit to being involved in various ways in the new church start.
This afternoon Isaac wanted to go and race his slot cars so we went. They were closed so we went by and hung out at
Norris Ford for while. Ryan got somebody to crank up the popcorn machine which made Isaac's day.
After Isaac and I got home I left out again and met up with some staffers from Marathon. We ended the evening having some grubb at Charlie T's.
Tommorrow I am meeting with Reggie and Wil at Marathon North and we are going to meet and then shoot some video for some of their upcoming stuff.
I am speaking at Liberty FBC this Sunday and then after this week it will be full speed ahead with Stone Bridge. On a scale of 1-10, today was a 10. I was able to hang out with Isaac, talk to a bunch of people about the church, get a lot accomplished with the church, and even had time for some ebay. What A Day.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Sunday Wrap
Today was a lot of fun as I finished up a three week stint speaking at Marathon Church. Next week I will be speaking at FBC Liberty and having time to catch up with old friends there. Liberty was my first full time church staff position. It's hard to believe that it has been 10 years since I have been there but it will be cool going back.
The crowd today was very responsive which makes speaking that much more fun. When the crowd is into it it seems like time just flies by. I appreciate Eddie giving me the opportunity to speak there for the last few weeks. This made for a good warm up for the new church start coming in just a few months. And speaking of the new church, I am meeting with some folks tommorrow and I hope to have our location nailed down which will allow us move forward with our launch date. I also am going to be meeting with an old friend who is interested in being part of the new church. Be sure to check out the blog for more info on the church.
That's about it for tonight. I'm sleepy.
The crowd today was very responsive which makes speaking that much more fun. When the crowd is into it it seems like time just flies by. I appreciate Eddie giving me the opportunity to speak there for the last few weeks. This made for a good warm up for the new church start coming in just a few months. And speaking of the new church, I am meeting with some folks tommorrow and I hope to have our location nailed down which will allow us move forward with our launch date. I also am going to be meeting with an old friend who is interested in being part of the new church. Be sure to check out the blog for more info on the church.
That's about it for tonight. I'm sleepy.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Two Things I Don't Get
This morning I headed up to North Carolina to pick up some stuff. Along the way I was flipping through the radio stations and I had a moment. As I was flipping through the stations, I came across the Motley Crue song "Smoking in the Boys Room". And even though I had heard the song before, I never realized that Vince Neil actually did some sing talking in that song. What is sing talking you might ask? It is a song where instead of singing, a person talks the song. Quite frankly I don't get it. Are you talking or are you singing? I have nothing against spoken word albums as long as you keep it in its proper genre. There should be absolutely no crossover artists allowed. Either you are a singer or a talker, you can't do both. I used to think that sing talking was confined to Christian Music (Can you say Carmen?) but today I was proven wrong. Who'd of thunk it? Motley Crue, sing talkers. The more I thought about it though I identified another possible culprit in that of Reba McIntyre in the country genre. I am not sure if she actually sing talks but if not she is close enough to classify her as a sing talker. Sing talking, I just don't get it.
Another thing I don't get is this. How come every state in the union can have nice rest areas and concession areas at those rest areas except South Carolina. I have been in 6 states this week and today I stopped at the rest area and went to get a drink and they have the machines in cages. You have to be a contortionist to reach our drink. Every other state has nice easily accessible vending machines. Not us, apparently we have rogue bands of vending machine bandits lurking in the shadows waiting to reach their arm up in the machine to steal a pack of Nip Cheese. I just don't get the cages either.
Another thing I don't get is this. How come every state in the union can have nice rest areas and concession areas at those rest areas except South Carolina. I have been in 6 states this week and today I stopped at the rest area and went to get a drink and they have the machines in cages. You have to be a contortionist to reach our drink. Every other state has nice easily accessible vending machines. Not us, apparently we have rogue bands of vending machine bandits lurking in the shadows waiting to reach their arm up in the machine to steal a pack of Nip Cheese. I just don't get the cages either.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Back Home
Man, these past few weeks have been like a whirlwind. Things are moving forward with Stone Bridge. We will be posting some more information throughout the week so be sure to stop in and check the progress. It's good to be back home. Although, I will say that the weather up in Cincinnati this week was awesome. It stayed in the mid 70's with a gentle breeze. It reminded me of the Bahamas except for the fact that there was no island, no beach(unless you consider the mud along the banks of the Ohio River to be a beach), and a load of violent crimes. Well I guess you could say just the weather was pleasant and forget about all that island talk.
Isaac's blood numbers are looking really good and it looks like we're only a couple of months away from returning to a normal life except for the fact that he can't go back to school or be around kids indoors. We are really looking forward to this and if things hold up we will actually get to go on a vacation in September for the first time in more than two years. We can't wait. Isaac is geared up and ready to go to the beach.
It's kind of been a reminder to me of how fortunate I had it growing up. Things that you once took for granted become more and more special when you see the stuff he has faced. Stuff like going to school, playing with other kids, and even having spend the night parties are things I never thought twice about when I was a kid. So, we just take a deep breath and absorb it all in and try to make the most out of what is thrown our way.
Isaac's blood numbers are looking really good and it looks like we're only a couple of months away from returning to a normal life except for the fact that he can't go back to school or be around kids indoors. We are really looking forward to this and if things hold up we will actually get to go on a vacation in September for the first time in more than two years. We can't wait. Isaac is geared up and ready to go to the beach.
It's kind of been a reminder to me of how fortunate I had it growing up. Things that you once took for granted become more and more special when you see the stuff he has faced. Stuff like going to school, playing with other kids, and even having spend the night parties are things I never thought twice about when I was a kid. So, we just take a deep breath and absorb it all in and try to make the most out of what is thrown our way.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The Big News
At long last "The Big News" is announced. Starting in mid to late Fall, I will be launching a new church that will reach people in the Easley, and Piedmont area.
Stone Bridge Church. is where you can check out the blog.
If you are in the area we would love to have you get in on the ground floor. We are going to be having informational and core group meetings beginning in the next few weeks. If you would like to be involved, drop me an email at scbushelno@aol.com. Also pass this post to your friends and family.
Be sure to check out the church blog for more information.
Stone Bridge Church. is where you can check out the blog.
If you are in the area we would love to have you get in on the ground floor. We are going to be having informational and core group meetings beginning in the next few weeks. If you would like to be involved, drop me an email at scbushelno@aol.com. Also pass this post to your friends and family.
Be sure to check out the church blog for more information.
All Aboard
The I-Man train was in full gear once again today. We met up with some of the Cincinnati Firefighters from Sharonville and headed over to Kings Island. They took us into the back lot and into their train depot. Isaac got a tour of the Engine shed and then rode up front in the Engineer's seat taking tons of families around the amusement park. It was a steam engine and it was extremely hot up in the front. Isaac had a blast. The firefighters presented Isaac with an awesome HO Scale Fire Train Set. A special thanks to all the firefighters and to the management at Kings Island for making it all possible. Here are some pics from the big day.
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