From left to right: Mike & Jeri; Lisa & James Hoskins; Terri & me; Steve in front center; Sam & Caitlin; Luke & Beka and Jonah (10 months)
Wow did we make some memories during Christmas 2010! Our whole clan gathered in Kansas City and camped out at our place for two nights and three days. Great time of reconnecting, playing games, feasting and loving on each other. This was the first Christmas shared with our great new daughter-in-law, Jeri (Mike's wife), and of course...our new grandson...Jonah, Luke and Beka's truly beautiful boy. We posed for the picture at Union Station that was snapped by our good friend, Mano Boussage. (You can see his work at www.rockonphotography.com)
Everyone in the family is working hard, loving well and continuing to develop our gifts and talents. Everyone is passionate about following Jesus and always looking for and finding ways to express his great love to the people in and around our lives.
One of the great things we experienced was for Terri and me to renew our wedding vows in front of our kids on Christmas day. Terri got a new ring for Christmas and...as a new era of life has come upon us now that we are "empty nesters"...we thought it was an opportune time to celebrate 33 years of marriage and plant our feet firmly again in the rich soil of our marriage covenant to inaugurate the coming, hopefully, golden years.
We wish all of our friend God's blessings throughout 2011.
P.S. I heard a little whisper from God's Spirit the other morning in a dream: Self-confidence is over-rated...but..."Christ-within consciousness" is a secret of true success.
