holiday time is/was very, very good. i feel so blessed that i almost feel bad feeling good. not that we have it easy, just that family is more of a blessing than we sometimes consider. since this summer has passed i have been trying to be more optimistic, counting my blessings every day, and in doing so I see Gods love for us all around, through the horrible, into the good. we watched the nativity story movie, which is awesome i think, and read in Luke with the kids at christmas time. we also exchanged gifts with Mario Jose, our sponsored child in Guatemala. That has been one of tyhe most life-changing experiences of our lives so far. we sent him a nativity book and some toys and recieved back his hand prints and a christmas picture he colored for us. the house was cozy, spent quality time with the fam and ate good food, played some christmas story monopoly (awesome). no new years resolutions, i heard it said that the calender shouldn't control what we strive for, who we are or goals we make. i agree.
having our family among our humble abode made the celebration of life and love top notch.
pictures will be up shortly, and many at that! we have been busier than ever, andrea and i both going to school, esme still in preschool, which isnt cheap by the way, owen learning to pee downward, and of course the business working overtime. we have been talking of staying in big bear longer than we had planned. i have been learning alot, i love working with family, and i have been growing more content of the lodge business. in the midst of all this i pulled out the old 4-track and have been writing again (mush inspiration due to m&a's christmas gift).
1/3/08
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