It's cold in TX!
Hi everybody. We got a nice winter blast here this weekend, even though it is February! It is so nice to stay at home and drink hot chocolate (or coffee in Al's case) and take it easy. The roads are kind of slick with ice. But Al has a hard time working out in the cold, so just remember him in your prayers.

We are doing very well - just chugging along. We do have some surprising and good news - my grandmother (who was just here over the holidays) is coming to live with us. We will be glad to have the company and feel honored to be able to take care of her and honor her in the elder years of her life. She will be 82 this year and is doing perfectly well. But she does get lonesome and no one knows when she won't be able to make decisions for herself anymore, so she has asked to come live with us (and we invited her and accepted her).

Al is still studying English and really is getting much better at understanding and expressing himself. We contacted a friend who met us in Brazil, but is American, this week and she had not spoken with Al in over 2 years. She really noticed a difference, so that was a nice compliment for him.

As far as I am concerned, I am still subbing and enjoying that. It seems that I will be giving private voice lessons before too long at a church music school about 10 minutes from the house. That will be much more "up my alley." Our music school in S. FL, MUZIKA, is still doing well and we are in the process of publishing some self-teaching materials in English and Portuguese. Please pray for that.

In the meantime, remember us - that we will be faithful and true to the ONE who has called and prepared us.