This year instead of sending out a letter, I thought I'd put it in a post. So here is a combination of the December/Christmas Letter post.
This month Bethany turned 21 and we celebrated by going to a Mediterranean restaurant that she chose. Next month we'll have an open house for her.
I attended my last December teacher's Christmas dinner and we went to a surprise 50th B-day party. We did our annual gingerbread house decorating and had a great time at a Christmas Party with our church friends.
I finished a class/session on the internet making six web pages since the end of October so, on the 22nd I'll get my RocketMoms badge. Two of the pages are in the Nov post, and here are the rest.
http://www.squidoo.com/asus_mini_notebook_eee_pc
http://www.squidoo.com/nativity_manger_scene
http://www.squidoo.com/Toys_to_encourage_creativity
http://www.squidoo.com/Travel_Journal
If your interested in the rest of the year, you can look at the older posts. Here is an index of the 2009 posts.
Jan ~ Gingerbread burning, Monster Truck and shooting in front of our home.
Mar ~ Anniversary, Dance trophy, Play and Clay
April ~ Tabernacle Experience & Bunco
May ~ Yearbook, Ballet & The sign-up form for my monthly newsletter
June ~ Camping, Summer Camp & an ill parent
Aug ~ Mission Trip & RIP
Sept ~ George S Hayne Memorial
Nov ~ Camping, Plane Trip, Wedding/Reunion & 2 web pages I made
Our Christmas letter/post wouldn't be complete without David's contribution, so here it is.
The Child Who Should Be King Over Us All
Living the life of Christian faith here in California is often obscured by a covering of American tradition and custom that can mask the unique person of Jesus, making Him out as someone who is more palatable to the western mind. So many times I find myself behaving as an American rather than as a Christian. A difference that was not so clear to me when I was younger and full of enthusiasm for a certain political party that I hoped would restore us as a Godly nation. Our merry band of "Christian" patriots were going to campaign, vote and eventually right our ship of state back on its "intended" course that was deviated from by those "Liberal" bureaucrats.
But to no avail. Those whom we championed, candidates considered to be "amongst us” turned out to be ill suited for governing. Or maybe they were like us, just naive in believing that simplicity of intent itself would correct the path of our nation and that the "obvious correctness" of our worldview would win out over the challenges of bureaucracy infecting the seats of government.
Our most recent presidents and governors have proven themselves fiscal Liberals - rapidly constructing our nation’s bankruptcy as they turned a blind eye to the professional moneychangers who debased our government to enrich themselves. Now I understand more clearly that no form of human government can derail that which God has set in motion by His providence. Even for us in America, the prophets have circumscribed our course with grave certainty.
Take heart! This Child we celebrate, who came to provide for us our “wedding garment” (Matt 22:11) will come again, will end the corruption of human politics, and will finally rule as The Worthy and Sovereign King.
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