Margaret Hargrave Pieratt (1974-2008)
--You didn't know her, but she was a good friend to Dana and me. She was a terrific friend, a true joy to be around.
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Friends:
Good evening. Hope you've enjoyed your weekend. As for us, we spent some time putting up the Christmas tree this afternoon. It's feeling a bit like the holidays at the Null home!
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE MAY HOME!
Right off the bat tonight, I want to remind everyone that our Christmas party will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6th. If you haven't yet, be sure to mark your calendars! Instead of hosting the party at our home (as I mentioned last week), we have decided to have it at the home of Steve and Jennifer May. This will be a great opportunity for us to enjoy the Mays' beautiful new home! When the date gets a bit closer, Jennifer will send directions. Thanks for hosting us, Steve and Jennifer! They live in China Spring. We're looking forward to it!
PRAYERS AND PRAISES
We have a number of prayers this week. First off, Dana and I would like for you to pray for the family of Margaret Pieratt. You see her picture above (on the blog). Margaret was a good friend of ours from college. She was one of Dana's Chi Omega sorority sisters. To make a long story short, she died tragically late Thursday night/early Friday morning due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Margaret's children were in Dallas with her husband. Margaret was in New Mexico helping a friend pack to move to Dallas. She has two young children, ages 5 and 2 (we think). This is, of course, a very sad and tragic death. Please pray for everyone who has been affected. Margaret was a good friend to many of us during college. By way of tribute, I've posted her picture above. She was originally from Carlsbad, New Mexico, and has many family there. The funeral will take place in Carlsbad Tuesday afternoon. Thank you for your prayers for her family and, especially, for her two children.
Vince has asked us to pray for Mary as she works to finalize the closing on her grandmother's home. It looks like the closing should take place soon. Pray that everything will go well. Pray, also, for Mary as she juggles so many responsibilities in her life right now, not to mention that precious new girl Malia!
Vince was a bit hesitant to give us this prayer, but I believe in praying for pets! Vince lost one of his cats a few weeks ago. Her name was Kipp. Please pray for Vince as he gets accustomed to life without Kipp.
Ben Sanchez would like for us to pray for his parents as they travel from Colorado to visit them this week. Pray for safe travel and an enjoyable Thanksgiving while they're here.
Also for the Sanchez family, Nicki would like for us to pray for her little brother Jessie. He recently started a Christian rock band that has had some great success already. Please pray that God will be with Jessie and his band as they launch a new album.
We need to pray for everyone who will be traveling this week for Thanksgiving. Here are the folks I know about: Teresa & Ben Sullivan, Greg & Courtney Hudson, and us Nulls.
Shannon Smith would like for us to pray for her son Colton. He will have surgery on Tuesday. Pray that everything will go smoothly for Colton, that he will recover quickly, and that he will have an enjoyable Thanksgiving.
Jennifer May would like for us to pray for her school as they search for a new Assistant Principal. Pray that God will help them to find the right person.
Also with the Mays, Steve goes to Dallas tomorrow for another interview. Please pray that everything will go well for Steve and that God will lead him to the right position. We'll be anxious to hear how it goes, Steve. Keep me posted!
Last but not least, we certainly need to continue our prayers for Teresa Sullivan's Dad. He is still having a hard time with shortness of breath. Pray that he will take things slowly as he goes back to work. Pray, also, that he will make steady progress each day. We also need to pray hard for the Sullivans because Teresa's Mom is looking for a new job. Please pray that God will lead her where she needs to be. We are praying for you, Teresa! Hang in there!
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I think that covers everything for today. I truly hope that all of you have a joyful Thanksgiving. May God be present with us as we celebrate with family, and may we thank God for everything that he has given to us.
Safe travels. See you next Sunday morning.
Wes and Dana
P.S.--Here are some additional prayer requests/praises from Christina Gilliam. Thanks for praying for her concerns:
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Wes,
Here are some prayer concerns I have:
I am struggling in my faith and what God has in store for me.
I am still struggling financially (which is hard when my significant other makes a lot of money) and it is very humbling.
I am frustrated with some things and decisions I will have to make soon.
Praises:
I get to see my significant other in a few weeks
My aunt and uncle are coming to visit for almost a week! which rarely happens.
Thanks, Wes.
--Christina
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