There are 19 days until I am back in good ole' Tejas. :) I am stoked. You have no idea. I was ordered to return to Utah after my trip but right now, I am just concentrating on the Texas part. I cannot WAIT to see you guys. Seriously.

Pray for my little sister still. Lindsay has swelling on both optic nerves and on the discs in the back of her eye causing vision problems and migraines - which may or may not be related to the arnold chiari. And she is being tested for another possible disease - ehler's danlos syndrome. That is the way that she spelled it, so if I am incorrect, let me know. If they decide to test her for that, she will need to go to Maryland for the testing. She is headed to New York this Friday for a follow-up appointment with the doctors from her surgery and to get some answers about the vision issues, possibly scheduling the Maryland trip. They (my parents, Lindsay, and my sister Mandy and my gram) are going to spend a few extra days in NY to see the Christmas decorations and everything. They are super excited about that part of the trip. I think that is the extent of their Christmas this year, but it will be a nice trip.

Please pray for my family and for myself. This is my first Christmas away from home. And I am not dealing well with it. I am focusing on Texas and kind of ignoring Christmas for that very reason. I honestly LOVE Christmas at my parents, even though things usually don't go well with my family all the time. You know the story. It is rough because I am different now. Very different. But the amount of love for them has only increased since I became a Christian. And no matter how much I love the Thompsons, this is not family. Not in the same sense.

Which explains why I am so excited about Texas, too. :)

As far as ministry goes, keep praying for A and M and their family. I will explain more later in person. Pray as always for T - still on my heart all the time. And Jo from work - her son is still dealing with a ton of crap. Poor kid is physically sicker than anyone I know - and I know a lot of sick kids... *coughkatecough*

Work is alright right now. Nothing special but more opportunities to talk. I like that. :)

College house is kinda down right now. There is some internal stuff going on and they are dealing with it and most people are feeling the tension. And we kinda had a bust for a float at the holiday parade. It was an amazing concept for the float but it didn't work well. So, our message - His Message- kinda got diminished a bit. It was really disappointing for all of us but especially Chip. He called the whole thing "retarded." He is doing much better today, though. I think we need the Christmas break to kinda re-coup and get our bearings back.

Anyway, it is dead quiet in here, everyone is in bed or playing halo upstairs in the guys dorm or whatever. So... I am going to go to bed or find a movie or a book or something fun. Sleep well, Texas. I will see you soon.