There are not any posts for last week; it was a rough week. Christmas does not mean that we are stuffed into a protective bubble that shields us from the real world. But it does remind us of the extraordinary love of our Saviour and of the hope and promises that can only be found in Him. Some of our dearest friends are truly suffering right now and our hearts are breaking for them. This is what made sitting down to blog extremely difficult. Mary, Ty, Charlie and Joy, and Angie, Todd and McKenna, you are forever in our thoughts and prayers. My friend Chrystal sent me an amazingly comforting note just before Christmas and her words have stuck with me, so I want to share them with everyone else: she prayed that we would find joy this Christmas season in the midst of reality. We love you all so very, very much.
It is kind of hard to switch gears, but last week did have some joyful moments. The most significant has to be the birth of Baby Elizabeth (Beth). My cousin Lavonne and her husband Mark welcomed their first child on Wednesday. Caleb has been the only child in the new generation on my side of the family for four years, and in the past three weeks has now been joined by Baby Matthew and Beth! How exciting! All December babies!!! Beth is the first girl! Congratulations Mark and Lavonne! I can't wait to meet your precious little treasure. She might be walking and talking before we get back north and she won't have a clue who I am, but I love her so much already!
Caleb is my forever source of joy and he was a wonderful distraction all last week. We kept up our holiday baking and he had so much fun decorating cookies to hand out to our friends. These are the moments we are meant to treasure.
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