It was a "Routine Week" for David - BUT, "Routine" is good!!! Though the week was not completely routine - David "journeyed" to a neurologist's office this Wednesday for a checkup - it was quite an ordeal, for David and for Jenny. Jenny left home at 7 am to go to the nursing home to get David ready to travel to the doctor's office by non-emergency transport. They left at about 8 am and arrived at 8:30 am. BUT the doctor didn't arrive until 10 am!!! (he was trapped in some sort of traffic delay) And then he was pressed for time because he was behind schedule. Jenny finally got David back to the nursing home and in bed by 12:30 pm. AND, David had a 102-103 degree fever the whole time!! Nothing major to report this week. The Neurologists decided to ween David off the anti-seizure medication over the next six weeks or so. Hopefully this will enable him to be more interactive. Pray that he won't have any seizures or other medical problems. Pray for his Spiritual encouragement and growth. Please pray for his tonality to decrease and his speech to return. We continue to work on our house renovation. Some friends from Augusta are coming this weekend to install a new, larger, more efficient heat pump for our downstairs which will also heat and cool David's new room/bath/closet. People are so kind and helpful. Another friend who is a contractor is estimating the bathroom renovation so that we hopefully can receive some grant money to pay for that renovation. Pray for our strength and encouragement. Thanks for your prayers, notes, e-mails, letters, cards, financial help, construction help, and a thousand other kindnesses.

Matthew 1:18-23 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “GOD WITH US.”