We thank the Lord for continuing to work in our family. On December 1, our oldest son Andy became a teenager and turned 13 and on December 3, our third child, Kristie, turned 8. In the middle of the month, our children also finished up their school year. We also praise our Lord for providing our needs, even before we know we have a need! A dear family sent our family a special love offering of $900 dollars, and we knew that meant that something was probably going to happen! Sure enough, our refrigerator died in December, and with 8 people in the family, a refrigerator is definitely a necessity. God, however, had already provided the money to buy a new one. Our God is always good! Please keep our family in your prayers – for our children to keep growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord, and for us so our Lord would give us wisdom to raise them in a way that would bring Him glory.