Several of you have asked how the boys are doing and, honestly, I had never really asked them specifically. I can tell when they struggle, but I had never asked what do you think about all this and how are you doing. While Isaac is home on Spring Break I decided to ask him some questions. I love this kiddo so much. He has such a big heart and it was good for me to hear his feelings and for him to tell me.

We started with some fun questions and then moved into the harder stuff…ENJOY!

How old are you? 11

What is your favorite color? Blue

Favorite and least favorite subject in school: My favorite subject is History and my least favorite is Art. (This surprised me!)

Favorite things to do outside of school: Rest and play Minecraft.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A History teacher. (Again, surprised. This is a relatively new development.)

If you could go to college today, where would you go? Oklahoma Baptist University, OBU…..GO BISON!

The best thing about playing baseball: Making friends and having fun.

What position do you want to play? Pitcher or Centerfield.

The best thing about karate: Sparring.

How do you feel about testing for your black belt next month? Confident and ready! (He’s been training for this for three years and he is absolutely ready.)

What are your karate goals? To earn my third-degree junior black belt, because no other kid has ever done that before. I want to push one step farther than everyone else. (WOW!)

What is cancer? A disease that is very bad and can hurt people.

When we told you I had cancer how did you feel? Weird. I didn’t like what I had heard. Scared, confused, nervous.

What has been the hardest part so far of my treatment for you? When you went in for surgery. I didn’t think you were going to make it. (He had never said that to me before….) Also, helping take care of Eli.

What good has come out of my treatments? Nothing. (After a little discussion and talking about it). The food train was great. People brought. Us new. Foods we had never tried and it was really good. Especially the strawberry cake from Ms. Kellie!

Are you still scared, nervous, confused?? A little bit. Not really scared. Well, chemo scares me. Because it makes you feel drunk.

Anything else you would like to share with everyone? My baseball coach this season is great. He doesn’t yell at us.

Well, there. You go. Isaac is so strong and so caring. He has taken great care of me and Eli. The. Last five months. He has had to do more than I would like as far as taking care of his brother and helping out around the house, but he always does it with such a positive attitude, usually while singing and dancing along to music he is listening to or hearing in his own mind! We love you so much, Isaac!