<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mark A Bettencourt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark A Bettencourt]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:12:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What happened?]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 12, 2020 “Jill, what's wrong?" It was 7:27 pm when my daughter called.   She was crying.  My heart was heavy for her when I...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/what_happened</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fdba13ac960a800172855f6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:19:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_4309c67e58ab4c6e944dfc5b6be43df6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your family spent Christmas together in Arizona with your Dad &#38; Rose.  Baby Mark got new pajamas from us and I'm certain that you not...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/christmas-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d3c60bbbfbaa00178f8d96</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 04:20:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_e3e4fba1caec494dbd94f24627f60126~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 Year...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a year.  It's been a strange one.   As I write this a few days before the anniversary of your death coming up, I think about...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/1-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618b3ef9b8ce5b0016472aff</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:31:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_c0aa22df43c34f4391af1023651d6fad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing On The Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[You always did like color.   I shouldn't be surprised that you took to street art and tattoos.  You doodled on everything - even your...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/writing-on-the-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60cf5b676e808d0015285d24</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_31b0bd69633e4f2784d172bec835678a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_685,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Can't Believe You're Gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 21, 2021 Every once in a while, out of the blue it hits me again -  and when it does, it hits me hard.  You aren't just laying low...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/i-can-t-believe-you-re-gone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f46542bafa380015b3bb6c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_dd62970edea54779b1bcbfb8261489cc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_552,h_519,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Happy Father's Day!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year you heard these words for the first and only year in your life that you would.     Baby Mark wasn't even born yet, but since...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/happy-father-s-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ceb60b0bca4b001516bb03</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 04:07:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_fa9b5dc82e7f46d0a7a0783b672d9fa7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamond In The Rough]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 7, 2021: It's interesting how many sides we have isn't it?   You were a lot of things to a lot of people; son, grandson, brother,...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/diamond-in-the-rough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60bee93ddc4c460015a26808</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 04:49:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_3ffe75d6ab514e34ab889061f0f07487~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_850,h_567,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark, we're finally doing it! We sold the house and are packing up the few things we didn't get rid of and are going to move to our new...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/moving-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60b31235b82adf0015d114f5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 05:01:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_45f1deb7fafd44d5a851c9dbd4c07b0a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_858,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than meets the eye]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 16, 2021 I talked to Trooper Allen, the Lead Investigator of your accident.  He is a kind man and a believer in Jesus Christ.  He...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/more-than-meets-the-eye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6079d7830d935d0015906231</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_15aa5a4a567a4b3d86a88185f5fa9caa~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birthday Wishes...]]></title><description><![CDATA[32 years ago you came into this world and 3 months ago you left it.  This will be the first year for me where I didn't have some sort of...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/birthday-wishes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602e9d7371e2ce001723d9a7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:31:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_1a0138d340f842d2ab0ff213ff3ebc7d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_637,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waves of Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[I look at him and I cannot believe the resemblance.  He's wearing your hat here!  I'm shocked that it's still around after 31 years and...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/waves-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60012b1c2a964b0017a901c9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:37:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_6071f37e615b417483e9c42630ccc9a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laid to Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 28, 2020 It was a beautiful day and ceremony, Mark.   I am full of gratitude for the peace that God gave us in the midst of our...]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/laid-to-rest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fe800e0483e340017ac92e9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2020 03:53:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/383ea2_ba615d600889463d88c33b84aff1ef7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary, Sorrowful Mother ]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 13, 2020 For the first time I understood more clearly the devotion of the Sorrowful Mother - the reality of Mary's pierced heart....]]></description><link>https://psegno.wixsite.com/letterstomark/post/how-can-you-learn-to-trust-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fdba13ac960a800172855f3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:19:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2a192b2a74924575af2b4572c1485334~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mom</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>