MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

To all!!!

We want to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!! God has been so good to us this past year, through out many things, protecting and providing as needed. We praise Him for that!!

We are missing our families this year:( Last year we were able to see everyone at Thanksgiving, but this year, we've had to stay here. It's hard not being with family, but I thank God for my husband and friends here. We are surrounded with many blessings, so many we can not begin to count. I am so thankful that we are not alone this year, as we have many friends, but we have each other as well. We are planning to have Christmas Dinner with a family from the church, and are really looking forward to it!! I'm just glad that I don't have to cook!!!!! I am making a Birthday Cake for Jesus to take over. I hope it turns out nice.

To each of you, have a wonderful Christmas, and remember that Jesus is the True Reason for Christmas. I leave you with this poem one of our young people had for our program (will try to post on that another day.) It's entitled "Every Day is Christmas".

Every day is Christmas When you have the kind of mind,

That stores up all the goodnessAnd the sweetness it can find.

When you don't need an occasion, To spread a bit of cheer,

But just keep on a-giving, Of yourself throughout the year.

Every day is Christmas, With a gaily wrapped surprise,

When you've learned to see the friendship, In someone else's eyes.

When you try a little harder, And complain a little less,

Holding fast to all the fervor Of the faith that you possess.

Every day is Christmas, When you've found that you can be

More concerned with words like "you" And less with "I" and "me".

When it's fun to do a favor, And to lend a helping a hand,

When being understood means less, Than when you understand.

Every day is Christmas, With a beauty deeply cast,

When you find it doesn't matter, If you're first or if you're last.

When you can face your conscience, And be glad of what you are,

Then every day is Christmas, With a stable and a star.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!!!

Until Next time,

Esther