We have officially begun a new chapter in our family life, as Thomas has left his position as full-time pastor at First Baptist Church Midland and we have made a move. We would appreciate your prayers for our family as we undergo this transition. If you would like our new address, please privately message or call us and we will give you that information. Tomorrow also marks an anniversary for us, as we celebrate 36 years of marriage. We feel very blessed! 

It has officially been almost a year and a half since Thomas first developed Guillain-Barre'. He is still making small progress and can sometimes walk without a cane, though sometimes his coordination is still a bit off and his muscles have not returned to their usual strength; this is most apparent when he is tired or sick. The doctors say that usually things are pretty much the way they will stay at a year and a half.  He just recently had a visit with the neurologist, he has made small progress in the past few months, but at this point, things are most likely how they will be.  Progress is much slower and more difficult to see after the year mark. We ask that you pray for his continued progress. 

We are truly thankful for God's provision in our lives. The past 2 years have been rough on our family, as we have experienced severe illness, death, and major changes in our lives. We are thankful for our family, friends, and sometimes people we don't even know very well, who God placed in our path. We are thankful for those who have rallied around us and supported us. Your calls, cards, and words of encouragement have been very meaningful to us.  Some days those words of encouragement have helped carry us through, when we felt very beat down.   As we have experienced all of these changes, we have also experienced God's provision for our every need and a closeness and dependence on Him and each other.  We pray as you begin a new year that you will put your full trust and reliance on God for all your needs, and as you do, you will draw closer to God and to your family and friends. When the world seems to fall apart around us, God is always present to meet every need in our lives, no matter how small or large those needs may be.  He provides down to the small details. He provides in ways that we, as humans, could never imagine. Only our God can do what He does. We never cease to be amazed at God's creativity in the way He provides and works out little details. God is truly Immanuel, God with Us.  If God is with us, who can stand against us? We are truly thankful for the gift of Immanuel, present in every detail of our lives.  We pray you have a blessed new year!