We have  had a great week.  We were able to travel for the first time since Brent got sick in the fall -- we went to visit his parents in Williamsburg.  We also went to see my family for Easter.  Overall, Brent's energy level is increasing, but he still days that he feels very tired.

Yesterday was Brent's birthday -- we had a great celebration with a Mickey Mouse cake in anticipation for our trip to Disneyworld on Sunday.  He also started the training for at home dialysis.  He will be training for at least 4 weeks, and he learned yesterday how to set up the machine and will start learning today about the error codes on the machine. 

Everyday that he goes in for dialysis, they weigh him and then take off as much fluid as he has put on.  When he drinks a lot, they have to take off a lot of fluid, and this makes him feel tired, weak, and crampy for the rest of the day.  It is recommended that Brent only drinks 1 liter of fluid a day.  This means about 8 ounces at each meal and 1 1/2 glasses beyond that.  So Brent is going through the day feeling thirsty all the time, but unable to drink without repercussions. So when our pastor at our Good Friday service spoke on Jesus saying, "I'm thirsty" while on the cross, we listened up.  He said that Jesus was certainly physically thirsty at this point, but even more that Jesus was spiritually thirsty.  And we were reminded of Jesus' own words when he said, "Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.  Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." 

Please continue to pray for us and pray that we would thirst after Jesus.