Answered Prayer is Seaux Good!

For years, I have wanted to go to the New Orleans Jazz Festival.  It just so happened that the Jazz Fest was scheduled about a month after my treatments ended (although, I'm not so sure that was their intentional plan).  Seemed like a good way to unwind after a long few months.  Fortunately, my wonderful wife thought that this dream should come true for me.  Plus, we would get to get time with Jess' family as well.  So, the tickets were bought.

Well, I am currently writing this post after experiencing a wonderful day at the Jazz Festival.  We got to enjoy Better Than Ezra, The Neville Brothers, and the Dave Matthews Band.  They were all fantastic.  Why wouldn't they be?  I actually have a huge highlight apart from the music to share with you.

I love food from New Orleans.  Therefore, I have been praying for awhile that I would be healed enough to enjoy some tasty cuisine at the Festival.  As of yesterday, it still was very uncertain that this prayer would be answered as I hoped.  I decided to take a chance.

We found one of the food lines and I began to watch what people were eating.  I saw a pasta dish called Crawfish Monica that looked promising.  Well...we had a winner!!!  I was able to enjoy a great dish without it hurting me.  I tasted every bite and savored it.  I had a big sweet tea that felt so refreshing to swallow.  Then there was a bonus...I still felt good enough to truly enjoy a serving of White Chocolate Bread Pudding.  My prayer was more than answered and my expectations far exceeded. 

Another praise and blessing was an overcast day, so I did not have to worry about being sunburned (since the radiation has made this a much higher possibility for me).   It was also the longest Jess and I have been away from Anabell, and she was a little angel for her Nana and Papa.  We are extremely grateful for them taking great care of her (with the help of some of her great-grandparents as well).

As I am writing this post, my mouth is actually hurting right now, but today was definitely a big milestone in my healing.  Glory to God!