Is December Really Here?, Christmas Party, and Other News

Friends:

Good evening. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I know we did. We returned home from New Mexico yesterday afternoon. The trip was great, although I would have preferred to hear the Baylor Bear football team pull out a victory on the way home!

SNACK REMINDER

Us Nulls brought the goodies this morning. Next week, the Mays are in charge. Thanks for taking care of us, Steve and Jennifer! And, speaking of the Mays . . . . . .

CHRISTMAS PARTY NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MAY HOME!

Don't forget. Our annual Christmas party will take place next Saturday, December 6th, at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Steve and Jennifer May. I will send directions later this week. Rumor has it that Santa may make an appearance! In lieu of gifts, we plan, as usual, to purchase baby gifts for CareNet. This is a great way for us to bless parents with kids who need our help. You can buy diapers, baby toys, or anything else you think would be appropriate for little ones. If you wish to contribute, please bring your gift to the party next Saturday and I will deliver everything to CareNet.

Finally, I ask that you please send me an RSVP so that we can have an estimate as to how many people will attend. Of course, kids are welcome!

PRAYERS AND PRAISES

As usual, we have a number of prayers and praises for this week.

Praise God for little Severus's baptism! Everything went great this morning. Let's say a big praise for the Sanchez family!

Let's continue our prayers for our expectant mommies: Shannon Smith and Elizabeth Nemec.

Bernie Hookham brought a praise this morning that her sister had her baby. The baby's name is Zackery (yes, I'm spelling it right). He is healthy and mommy is doing well. Praise God for the great news!

Bernie also would like for us to pray for the daughter of one her partner's at work. She recently had a kidney transplant. Please pray for her complete and speedy recovery.

Jeff Fadal would like for us to pray for his Dad. He will be having surgery in a couple of weeks to repair part of his heart. He has been experiencing an abnormal heart rate. Pray that everything will go smoothly with the surgery and that Jeff's Dad will feel better soon.

We need to continue our prayers for Brian, Amy, and Mallory. Word is that Mallory is doing a bit better with her formula, but let's continue to pray for her and for Brian and Amy as they ask Santa for some sleep. : )

Please continue your prayers for Teresa Sullivan's Dad.

Dana would like for everyone to pray for her sister Shannon and the family of her friend Manuel. Manuel past away last week following an aneurysm. He was only 46, and the family has two kids. Please pray for comfort for everyone who is grieving this very sad loss. The funeral is tomorrow.

Greg Hudson has asked that we pray for the Patterson family. They have had two family deaths in just the last few weeks. Please pray for comfort and strength for them.

Last but not least, let's say a praise for great Thanksgiving holiday. Everyone I talked with this morning said they had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving. Praise God for a great week!

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As for next week's class, we will continue with the theme of Excellence by looking at how Honesty interacts with this idea. If you have a chance, take a look at Jeremiah 15:10-21 before next Sunday morning.

Dana and I hope that everyone can make it to the Christmas party next Saturday! This will be a great opportunity for us to spend some fellowship time together outside of class as well as celebrate this sacred season. Don't forget to RSVP!

Have a great week,

Wes