Again, my thanks to all of you who have sent thoughts and prayers for our family. At 12:30 am this morning the nursing home where Bill's mother has lived since August 2005 telephoned to tell Bill that they did not expect Mom to live through the night. He drove up there and spent a few hours until the crisis passed and she was sleeping. We visited her late this morning with our daughter (here for Christmas). There have been numerous ups and downs in Mom's condition the past two years but this was the worst. We're just handling each day as it comes. We're thankful for so many things and hold fast to the belief that God is in control.