Saturday, January 9, 2010

Christmas Was Special


We had the whole crew here for Christmas plus some extras. We were blessed to have Nathan and his new bride, Hannah, with us from Texas for two weeks during Christmas. Along with them, Hannah's sister, Stacey, and their friend (Nathan's former roommate), Andrew, joined us. We were 17 altogether. Can you find all of the children in the picture? Mom and Dad are not in that picture. Lots of big dinners and fellowship. Thanks to Beth's great organization and hospitality, coupled with lots of helping hands from the family, we were able to eat well. Besides that, our children were introduced to a few new games, like a variation of scrabble called speed scrabble. This was Hannah's first visit at her new in-law's home, and so we were filled with joy to have her here. Preceding them by two weeks, Katie surprised us by flying home in early December. She had been in Texas for two months working at ALERT. We so enjoyed having her home, and appreciated all the help she gave us with all the goings on around the house. Our Stephen took a liking to Stacey, and Johanna took a liking to Andrew, so that was fun to watch.

We trust your Christmas celebrations were a joyous time for you with family, and centered on the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I received a lovely thank you from Hannah and Nathan recently. They sound so happy, Praise the Lord! Dani Sue