Christmas 2012
It is once again the Holiday season, that time to reflect on the year past but also look forward to the future. This has been kind of an unusual year with us doing more traveling than we have in the past, but also blessed with pretty good health and opportunities to be there for others.
We took three trips this year. One in March to Florida to see family and attend a Detroit Tigers spring training game. We also saw some of the sights around where my brother, wife, nephew and family live, a good time. In July we traveled up to Michigan to help my wonderful step-mother celebrate being the Grand Marshal of the local Fourth of July parade to honor her years of service to the community. We were able to surprize her with our arrival with other family members. Finally we took a trip in October just to have some fun over to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Great Smokies were beautiful but I will have to work harder at being ready for some hiking. It was great to get away without any family obligations or schedule.
We were busy as usual with church and other activies through the year. Part of the year has been helping build some rooms over at our son and daughter in laws home. It has been an ongoing thing for several months, but is beginning to come to fruition. Ter also volunteered time working on some Habitat for Humanity houses being built not far from our home.
The biggest news and blessing of the year was the completion of the adoption of the four Grandchildren. It was a journey began over two years ago and we are blessed beyond measure now the Grandkids are in their forever home. We have always loved them as family since we met them, but it is now extra special with the adoptions being finished just after Thanksgiving to bring extra joy for the season. We thank God for each one of them!!
Our prayer is this finds you doing well and enjoying all of God's richest blessings for the season and beyond. Above is a picture of the Grandkids and their Mommy enjoying some frozen yougurt at a wonderful little shop not far from here after a swim in the pool on Fathers day.
