Well today my youngest brother turns 39 years old.  Because we are 11 years apart, we are not terribly close, but every year I call him on his birthday and sing "Happy Birthday" to him.  This year was extra special because we are so far away.  He has such a tender heart and I am so blessed to have him in my life.  I was telling Gary, one year when he was in high school, he would not leave the house in the morning because I had not called and sang.  Well my mother kept telling him Patrick, you have to go to school, Ruth Ann will call later and sing, but he would not budge.  So my mom called me on the "down low" and the call was made!!! 
 
Well I can't believe it is February 1st and this is the first time I am blogging in 2013.  Can you say busy?  January has flown by and it is truly a blur in my world.  From trying to get two "31" parties set up, held, orders places, and delivered.  Gary and I both have gotten a small version of the flu.  Thank God he only got a little bit of the frog in the throat.  We finally got to have a meal with our new Pastor Ed and his lovely wife Arlene from Church on the Lake here in Livingston.  We are still in awe that God placed us with the perfect church right out of the block when we arrived here.  We were so sad to leave MFA last year and were sure we would never find another church that we just "clicked" with, but COTL has truly become that church.  These people are so welcoming, caring and loving.  We are very happy to have found all of them.  We are excited that they have asked us to share our testimony in some form within the next couple of months and look forward to where God has us going to next as we plan our exit from Texas on May 1st.  We have decided that this will be our home for at least 7 months out of the year, but are looking forward to seeing family and friends this summer in CO and OH.  Please continue to keep us in your prayers and I will try to blog a little more often to let you know how we are and where we are headed.