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Retirement Celebration. & Dad Update 12/15/2016

Tomorrow will be Mom's last day at Brenham ISD after 28 years of service. It's crazy to think this chapter of her life is ending, and she is now turning the page to a new chapter- one filled with many unknowns, but lots of time for friends & family.  The last three years of work for Mom has been challenging. She's struggled through some really difficult days, each of which she managed through with a smile on her face and an unbelievable perspective on it all. Her positive attitude and outlook has never ceased to amaze me.  When I think back on Mom's 28 years of service, there is really one main phrase that comes to mind when describing her management style, one thing she constantly tells me when I struggle with a career decision: "There are three priorities in life you need to remember, and they go in this order exactly. Your faith is first, your family is second, and then it's your career. If you consider the priority of each of those, you'll never mak...

Christmas Time At The Glenz Household. Dad Update 12/8/2016

On Tuesday we had a follow up appointment with Dr. Fleener and discussed our upcoming MRI. Dad has currently been off all treatments since August- he's thrilled to be done with the IV treatment Avastin, and even more thrilled to be off of chemotherapy. Three years of such intense treatment can really take a toll on your body.  It's been 38 months since we learned of Dad's cancer, and it's been 38 months where we learned a lot about ourselves, a lot about our faith, and even more so about the support system we have in this battle. Y'all, we are so incredibly blessed.  And the holidays are always such a wonderful time to remind ourselves of how blessed we are to have Dad still with us- how amazing it is that he's truly beaten the odds! I looked back and saw that just two years ago I posted the following quote, and after our most recent trip to see Dr. Fleener, it's all still so incredibly true:  "Part of winning the battle against cancer is hope, faith, d...