Sad to know that the progress seems so slow. I was touched by what you wrote about the "other" seemingly hopeless situation.....miracles still happen. I pray that we get one. We had our Christmas tea last week, and I gave the wrapped gifts from Connie to the girls. They were touched, as I knew they would be. Thank you, Win. It was a very bittersweet tea, believe me. We prayed for our absent tea lady and talked of hopefully sharing tea with her again some time soon. So much of our daily routines involve her. Our Thursday morning prayer group, which has met for eons, it seems, has a large hole in it. Everything at church is strange now. Just so difficult to go on in our daily tasks, missing her each day. How horrible it must be for you, her family, when it is so hard for us, her friends. I am glad Dan got here. Did he stay on a few days, or did he have to go right back? Connie was happy that he has found someone to share his life with. It was nice she came along too. I don't want to say "Merry Christmas" to you...it doesn't seem appropriate somehow, but I do hope you had some peaceful moments and some good family time together. I have thought several times this season about how excited Connie was last year when she took Autumn and Aubrey to see the Nutcracker. She told us all about it, and how happy the little girls were, and how cute they were with their nutcrackers and all. I have thought of how wonderful it is that those kids will have that Grandma memory for always. Keep us posted on the progress. I pray every day, several times per, for her, and for all of you. Take care. Bonnie

Still praying...GCJ