An Occassional Glimpse Into My Life

Well, it is over. The time of the year when we all pause after the hustle and bustle to enjoy family, good food and drink and remember what this time of year is all about. "He is the reason." Thomas was sooo much fun. As you can see he really got into things in a big way. Take a look at all the pictures in Flicker.

This was somewhat of a different Christmas from years past. Because of the hurricanes of this past year and Amy's teaching position, we were presented with some opportunities to help some that are much less fortunate than we are. I was so proud of Amy in the way she saw the real meaning of Christmas and stepped up and assured that at least one family who had lost all in Katrina and another family who had not had a Christmas in several years would have a Merry Christmas this year.

It is well put in The PDL Devotional this morning:

"Whenever we give, we are partaking in the nature of God. It is not naturally human to give; it is entirely God-like. If there were any value in the commercialism of Christmas, it would be this. It gets us thinking about what someone else might like for a change, and it gets us giving. We spend our money on someone else. We enter into someone else’s life; we make someone else important. And since giving is one of the things that lends purpose to our lives, it would be wise to carry over some of what we experienced this holiday season and see how we can incorporate more of this sensitivity into our daily lives—keeping in mind that giving is an attitude and an action based on it. It doesn’t have to be a material gift. It can be the gift of our time or talents—even our thoughts" From John Fischer, Purpose Driven Life

Back to our Christmas, Thanks Michelle and Jeff for inviting us to share Christmas Day with you and Thomas. It was awesome. Thanks for the gifts and the love. We love all of you so much.

As we approach the new year, you can't help but wonder what lies ahead. If it is anything like 05, there will be many new challenges to face. But, we accept the challenge. For we know that with God's help we can overcome whatever is brought our way.

For a different version of The Night Before Christmas check this out
http://queenkat.blogspot.com/ She is from New Orleans and lost everything.

till then