That’s right, despite another great weekend at DC Metro, I am “Sickaroo!”

I don’t use that word often nor lightly, but I am feeling every bit of it right now… I have been in a slowly moving downward spiral physically since probably Saturday Morning…

This may be the sickest I have been since freshman year of college (1993) when I had a huge ear infection that almost killed me (or so I thought at the time)

My sweet wife (“T”) took me to our family doctor (Dr. Ware) Monday afternoon, where he confirmed what I had been feeling, He said “Son, You are really sick…” (aka Sickaroo!) He said that it was a virus that was going around (I hope you don’t have it!) and that it has to run its course in my ears, nose, and the worst yet – throat…

His prescription was even worse than the news of my illness. Some pink cocktail of three serious drugs to gargle (Looks like the stuff that would make you run and hide from your momma when she tried to give it to you as a kid.) Then he prescribed some Tylenol 3 which I was very thankful for (don’t worry my nurse always follows the recommended dosage.)

The final two prescriptions have been the worse for a guy like me: no being around other people (including my two super boys Isaac and Josiah!) and the other one was that I had to stay in BED! Help! Needless to say this is not the medicine that I wanted to hear, but Dr. Ward is for real and I know that he would never steer us wrong…

So all in all, I should recover (Ok – I will recover!) But until then, please keep me and the whole Stine family in your prayers (They need some divine protection not to get this nasty stuff…) also pray for Charity Benton too, she is actually an extension of our family (Friend/DCMetroer/Nanny/and part Stine) and is in the house enough to say a quick prayer for too… Pray a special blessing over my wife “She Rocks!”

Never-the-less – GOD IS GOOD! And This too will pass! (Hopefully soon!)

Love You Guys,

James 5:15 “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up.”

GO GOD!

Pastor D.