Home for the holidays.

It has been awhile since I posted an update. We are in Tucson now and enjoying the Christmas holiday with Scooter's family. This is the first year we have been here for the holidays since 2004. Last year was the family's first holiday season without Scooter's mom. So this year we decided it was time to return to the family's holiday traditions. We did Thanksgiving with all the trimmings and almost the whole family present. It was a great day. We had a wonderful day together giving thanks to our Lord for his blessings in our lives. Now the busyness of Christmas is upon us. Christmas was always my mother-in-law's favorite time of year. She did it to the max, so Christmas here on earth will be difficult for all of us. But it is not really about us, or our family or our friends, as the world would have us to believe. It is about Jesus and the sacrifice He made for us. So as we decorate, bake, and shop, we need to make the effort to not become too busy to remember why we are doing it all. It's not about the wreaths and lights, the cookies and candies, or the gifts and cards. It is about Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, who gave up heaven to come to earth as a baby and die a painful death for the sins of the people of the world. Have you thanked Him today? Take a moment to do that now. If you don't know Jesus as your Lord, please contact us and we would be happy to share our Lord with you. Merry Christmas from all of us!