Deuteronomy 18:15-19 "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.” The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name."

Hello folks. I know it has been a while, however, we are having a melt-down season portraying the jolly old elf and Mrs. Elf, aka Santa and Mrs. Claus. It is Friday, December 10, 2021, and I do hope all is well with you and yours. We are the proud great grandparents of Gabriel Roman, born this week to our granddaughter Amanda Faith and her husband Manny. He arrived four weeks early via an emergency c-section. God has been good. They have had a rough few days of recovery but are supposed to leave the hospital today. Praise God. Our family clan continues to grow as prophesied in the white shoe polish proclamation on our red car the night we were married: Watch Louisiana grow! Tonight, Lord willing, we will be appearing as Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Houston Down Syndrome Association Christmas party. We were not able to do this event last year due to covid but we are thankful that we are able to donate our time to such a worthy endeavor, enriching the lives of those dealing with down syndrome. 

Since I last visited, we've had several health crises and other challenges, but, who doesn't these days? I could wax on and on about it, but, such is the plight of us older folks. Mr. Bentley is well. He continues to try and decide whether he has been sent to us to provide orderly direction, or, maybe he is just a lovable pup. At times, we think he is all of the above and more. Until next time, may our great God add His blessings to each one. Amen. ........until next time.