Bad news

Dear Friends and Family
Dr. Hanna called this morning, he is my cardiologist at Kaiser and I saw him on Monday since I was planning to do the challenge at Nikki's great gym where she lost 90 pounds and reclaimed her life.  I wanted to be sure I was capable.  We talked and he had an EKG on the spot, it was perfect, but hearing me speak of pressure around my heart he ordered an Echocardiogram on Tuesday, each morning I got up early and walked my brisk 3 miles and felt great.
I could tell the lady was concerned at the end of the test on Tuesday and today he confirmed the news, I've had a narrowing of my aortic value for years but it was not of concern before but now after 2 years it has narrowed to the severe range.
As a result he has told me no to the challenge at the gym as he thinks it could easily lead to a heart attack and he is urging a value replacement as soon as possible which will involved open heart surgery and at least a month as I recover.  Of course many concerns fill my mind today, that is as I plan to leave in a few minutes for Oakland to see a condo, then back to Brentwood to see a duet, then on to Oakley to see a huge home and then back to Brentwood to see two more homes today, meanwhile there is a stack of unfinished reports on my desk and Jessy is coming today to write up even more reports for me to finish.
Can I ask for your prayers one more time?  The Dr. says I could just continue on but with only mild exercise hoping that the situation won't get worse.  I'm not much in the mind of waiting for the next shoe to drop so we are taking a hard look at what needs to take place.  Finances fill my mind, a month without income is serious and losing clients is also serious but of course dying is not a good plan either.
I'm not sure how Moon will take this news as she is already concerned about my age and health with her father so ill now. She had a terrible day yesterday as she and Crystal her daughter worked through an interview at immigration in Singapore and discovered her Houston lawyer had not done his work on documents correctly.  She and Crystal certainly need our prayers too.
yes I do have many things on my mind today but if I've learned one thing through the last 10 years it is that things have a way of moving forward and working out, God does not leave us to fend alone and I'm remembering that as I stumble through a very fearful day ahead.
Of course I can't help but wonder when I'm climbing stairs carrying my ladder, will I be OK?
I love my family, my friends and my Moon and have many reasons to have this value replaced and get on with living without heart pain.
I send love to each of you today, thank you for being part of my world

Love

tim

Good evening

My life is even busier now but its so good.
My partner Moon is battling very stormy weather in Houston tonight, winds, rains and flooding, she is home safe and dry now and I am glad.
This week marked the beginning of my joining P2P, pushups to pinups.  Its the first time I've ever been in an exercise class this structured and this intense.  Every muscle in my body is sore and stretched, I've been 5 times and tonight Nikki worked out beside me, that helped a lot as she was able to tell me how each exercise is to be done, since there are dozens of people in each class its hard at first to learn how to do.  Going up stairs is now very tough for me, I'm tired, worn out and sleeping great as you can imagine.

But I'm even busier now than ever, work is intense, I have so much to get done and even with help I'm still behind.

Life is very good, Moon and I talk many times each day, we keep each other up to date on what we are doing, she is an incredibly loving woman and reminds me to eat, to rest and to be thankful to God for His blessings.

Sending love to all,

tim

Life from here

Two things just happened that made me happy.  First Moon just texted some very nice things to me as she was talking to her mom in Singapore, she does that every night for sometimes up to an hour, her mom spends every day with her dad who is so sick and fighting for his life.  She has no one to talk to and Moon is faithful every day to spent time with her to listen and give her love.  Its really a beautiful thing to observe, this caring that she and her mom share.
The second thing was a phone call from my renter of the motorhome, first rental of this year and he was hooked up for the night but no power happened.  It was a simple matter of having him slip the breaker on the post and now they are good for the night but that means in spite of the terrible wind they faced all day they are there safely on the coast somewhere and I'm thankful for that.

Now I go to bed happy and grateful to a very loving God.

Love to all of you too,

Tim

I know, its been awhile

Bedtime here at my office, been cranking out reports this evening.  On Tuesday morning I fly to Houston to be with my special friend once again, it seems like forever since I've been there and it has been awhile for sure.  We will go to Galveston and spend a couple days at the beach to celebrate her birthday which was a couple weeks ago.
I've been buried with orders from several companies, so thankful but not even sleeping much right now getting it all completed and out the door.  God is blessing me and us it seems.  Moon is a firm believer in our Father caring for us and helping us with everything, so often when I'm praying or thinking about her and I ask God to watch over her in a special way, she calls or texts me in the next few minutes, its always sort of exciting to see how our Father works for us in our every day lives.
I'm healthy, happy and very excited, Keanna just turned 13 and had some great parts in Mary Poppins, a play she was in at school, that girl can act and we all enjoy it so much.

Sending love to all tonight,

Tim

Good evening

Its Friday evening and its been a very long and rewarding week.

I've enjoyed many hours with Moon on the phone and texting, I've met many nice homeowners, seen millions of dollars worth of property and am very thankful to be alive and well.

Moon is my Houston friend and I'm looking forward to traveling to Houston on the 10th to spend a few days  with her.  She is so faithful to her family in Singapore and spends several hours each day talking to them, encouraging them and giving them her love and her ear.  Her father continues to be very ill and her mom is a faithful care giver so its nice she has someone to talk to every day, Moon is that special person.

I was surprised to discover rain today and dealt with a bit of drops of water as I measured three homes but mostly it was just a very decent cool day.  Jessy was here writing up reports while I was out seeing more houses, many more orders came in today so next week looks busy and good.  I am so thankful to a loving Father who watches over us every day.

The high point of the week for me locally was seeing Keith and Marilyn Tall the other day, long time friends and dedicated church members they are very active in their home church and it was great to hear about the ministries they conduct for their community.

I'm tired tonight as you might expect so I think I'll head to bed soon.

Sending love to all,

Tim

Talls come to town

Good evening
This has been some day!  Left house at 7:30 this morning to drive to Sacramento to see nice little property, then raced back to Tracy to Golden Corral for lunch with Dr. and Mrs Keith Tall, long time friends and members of our church in Tracy, today several of us joined the Talls as they traveled through from their winter warm spot to a less warm spot near Portland.  Somehow these people never age and it was so good to hear their stories, about the kids and about their life.

After that bit of enjoyment I went back to work, I saw a house in Tracy, cute and in good shape with a great Asian agent, so gentle and kind, a class act.  Then it was off to Stockton to see a rather rough property but loved, then it was on to Lodi to see a really nice home, from there it was back to Discovery Bay and an inspection of a large home in Lakeshore, a gated community nearby and finally it was time to come home.

When I got home and was talking to Moon I decided I needed to get my 3 mile walk in, I've just done that under the full moon and now ready to shower and then work a bit before bed.

A very full day and safe, rewarding and Moon had a sunny day in Houston, the storm is past and she is safe again.

Love to all,

Tim

Motorhome rented

So for the last few weeks I've been either thinking about fixing things on the motorhome or actually fixing them.  Today that worked out, I was able to rent the motorhome, showed it to a nice couple from Modesto who decided to rent it next month and gave me a nice deposit to hold it.  That was really great news and it will help pay the monthly payment too.

Its been a work up appraisals sort of day and get organized for the week ahead and I'm thankful for work and for good health, I walked 3 miles this morning and now I'll go ride the treadmill for 30 minutes, shower and rest, I am determined to drop some weight before my next trip to Houston, I had picked up about 20 pounds since December and its got to go, I've already dumped about 4 or 5 pounds of the 15 I want to dump by just being careful, drinking lots of water and moving more.

I'm thankful every morning for a new day, for a meaningful relationship and for a place to live, cars to drive, work to do and a family that is wonderful.

I send love to all tonight

Tim