I love the holidays!! It is so nice being bundled up and sharing with my loved ones. Down here in Mississippi it is nice and cool. We have had the fireplace going for a couple of weeks. We have a house full of guests 90% of the time. It is great. We have a lot of single friends who have adopted us as their family, who hang out here while we cook, clean, shool, or even play games most nights. We are buying industrious sized hot chocolate (lol), but that is okay.

  School is going ok. LaVante has a 4 page report on the first Thanksgiving due and he has yet to start on it.  However, he knows what will happen if it is not done on time. Rebekah read her first word last night. Her confidence just went up 100%. We jumped up and down and thanked Jesus.

  My husband is going to a men's encounter this weekend. It is something our church does 2x's a year. It is great. They take you out to theese nice cabins where even cell phones don't work there. The leaders teach on different aspects to help you draw closer to Jesus. You get time by yourself throughtout the day, also, so you can spend one on one time with the King. It is awesome. You know, we do our private devotions daily but even then we are not truly alone. This is a time when there are no disruptions. The women go on them also, on the weekend before with our pastor's wife and the other women leaders. I went earlier this year.

  Well, that is all. Oh yeah, my best friend taught me to crochet two weeks ago. I love it. I am making a throw for my mil. I am also making a king sized one for our bed. That is my practice one where I learn my new stitches.

  Talk to you all later. I will post mt Thanksgiving menu later this week. Love you all.