Thanksgiving - The Forgotten Holiday

I was walking down the aisles of a store the other day. On one side of the aisle was Halloween decorations and costumes and on the other side of the aisle was Christmas decorations. It just seemed so wrong.  It was saying, after Halloween, let's just go right into Christmas.

They were having Christmas commercials before Halloween and already showing Christmas movies on television. I refuse to watch a Christmas movie on Halloween.

I like Halloween and I like Christmas, but I also enjoy the month of November, when fall is at its best and Thanksgiving. November is a beautiful month. 

Thanksgiving is a holiday full of tradition and is centered on family.  Our lives are so busy, but Thanksgiving was always that one day when you knew you would be around family. I have so many fond memories of Thanksgiving. 

I also believe Thanksgiving gets our hearts ready for the month of December.

We sometimes forget about the meaning and purpose of Thanksgiving. It was a time of sharing and being thankful for what we have. God has blessed me so much.  I have a place to live, transportation, clothes, food, and most of all I'm so thankful God has blessed me with friends and family.

Let's enjoy all the holidays, but don't let the thought of what we're getting for Christmas be more important than the day of gratitude and humility.

Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

"In My Life"

On Sunday, September 30, 2018, my brother, Gerald Evans Knight, 73 years old, passed from this life into eternity.

He was born on April 6, 1945, to John and Stella Knight. They preceded him in death along with our brother, Dennis.

 

 

 

I was so thankful that I was able to spend some time with him before his cancer took over his mind. He  was still able to communicate. It was a time of reliving our life of growing up together as brother and sister. We talked about our parents, old friends, things we had done together as a family.

One of the days, he actually felt like me driving him to Newburgh, IN where we had grown up together. A person's life is filled with so many memories. The memories are such a part of our life.

 

 

 

We were like most brothers and sisters. We would fight and argue, tell on each other, and call each other names. And then there were the times I think we actually loved each other.

But like most families, as you grow older and have your own families and lives, you grow apart. To me that was the saddest part of our lives.  If I have any regrets with my brother, that would be it.

There are so many things I wish I knew more about my brother. There are so many more stories to hear and he sure could tell the stories. I never knew whether to believe some of them or not.

 

One of things my brother and I did a lot growing up was listening to music. We both loved The Beatles. He told me his favorite Beatle Song was "In My Life". The lyrics remind me of him -

 

There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all.

 



I'm going to miss my big brother. I'm going to miss his Facebook posts in the middle of the night. Most of all I'm going to miss having a brother tell me that he loves me and being able to tell my brother that I love him.

 

 

 

 

He that is without sin...

 

John 8:7

 

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him cast a stone for her.

According to the Gospel of John, the Pharisees, in an attempt to discredit Jesus, brought a woman charged with adultery before him. Then they reminded Jesus that adultery was punishable by stoning under Mosaic Law and challenged him to judge the woman so that they might then accuse him of disobeying the law. Jesus thought for a moment and then replied, “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her.” The people crowded around him were so touched by their own consciences that they departed. When Jesus found himself alone with the woman, he asked her who were her accusers. She replied, “No man, lord.” Jesus then said, “Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more."

 

I have been watching the hearings and listening to the news about Brett Kavanaugh. 

There are no constitutional qualifications for a Supreme Court Justice. No age, citizenship, or experience rules exist. They don't even have to have a law degree. The President nominates who he think would be a good choice and then the Senate votes.  

 

They have dragged that poor man and his family through the mud.  My husband always said he would never run for any kind of office, because the media would find things about us and our family that we didn't know existed.

 

All of us have things in our past that we are not proud of.

So, if you are without sin, go ahead and cast that first stone, but examine your own heart first.

 

I'm so thankful that we have a loving God full of mercy and grace. A God who forgives our sins and remembers them no more.

I wanted to add a note to my blog. I think rape, sexual molestation, or sexual perversion is horrible. People carry around scars the rest of their life from things that have happened to them. And if Kavanaugh is guilty of what they are accusing him of, then by all means he should suffer the consequences.
 
 

 

 

Dancing In The Rain

Someone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.

This is a picture of my granddaughter Hayden, dancing in the rain.  This was in July of 2012. Some of my grandkids were visiting. A light rain had started to fall outside.

I said, "Let's go play in the rain."

Well I couldn't believe it. My daughter-in-laws had never played in the rain and they didn't want their kids to play in the rain. 

I told them you haven't lived until you danced and played in the rain.  The parents finally gave in and my grandkids had the best time ever.

 

When I was growing up, I loved playing in the rain and splashing in mud puddles. It is part of our growing up process.

 

When I had to become an adult, I realized that rainy days were a part of life. Every day wasn't always going to be sunshine. Becoming an adult you had a lot of stress, everyday living, getting through the hard times when there wasn't enough money at the end of the month, sickness, making everyday decisions that can affect not only you but the people around you.

 

Life can be hard sometimes. My sister-in-law gave me a plaque that I have hanging above my sink.

 

It says... 

 

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

It's about learning to dance in the rain.

 

The next time there's a little bit of rain in your life, get out and dance in it.



The Times They Are A-Changin'

I was a teenager in the Sixties.  And it was definitely a changing time. Bob Dylan wrote the song - The Times They Are A-Changin' in 1964.  He was warning people that their children were becoming hippies and living an unconventional life of free love and living life without authority.  In other words - they were doing what they wanted to without any fear of the consequences. 

 

I was a semi-hippie.  I liked the dress of the time and the music, but I was too shy to do much rebelling or running off to Woodstock. And I always liked being in control of my mind and body. So smoking marijuana and doing drugs was something I had no desire to do.  I want to believe God was watching out for me and directing my path even before I was saved. 

 

But times  do change.  They are changing every day. New technology, new fashions, new hair styles, new words added to the dictionary, new beliefs.  Every day is a day of change. And changes aren't always for the bad.

 

This year there was a lot of changing going on in my family.  I had two grandkids graduate from high school this year.   I know for them it was a life changing event.  They were ready to pursue their dreams and figure out what God had for their lives.  Those are exciting changes.

One of my granddaughters became a 7th grader.  Entering the life of a soon to be teenager.  That's a hard time for some kids.  There is always a lot of peer pressure.  They are finding out who they are and trying to fit in to a new stage in their lives.

I had another grandson who entered the 7th grade this year. After being home schooled most of his life, he entered into a totally different environment of a public school.  I know he is facing a lot of changes. 

It's changing times for my sons and their wives.  Their children are going off to college or moving away from home  It's a new transition for them.

 

We all are aging and there will always be new changes. Some will be painful and hard to accept and others will be an exciting change and new adventure.

 

I am so thankful that there is one thing in our life that never changes.  And that is God.  He is always there, always faithful, always loving us (unconditionally).  HE NEVER CHANGES!!

 

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

 

 

 

 

If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

 

 

 

In Need of a Porch

I live in a condo. And I'm thankful everyday for my home. I have no complaints.

But ever once in a while, I wish I had a porch or a deck not surrounded by other condos and high fences.

I love sitting outside in the mornings and drinking my cup of coffee (maybe cups of coffee).

It can be so refreshing.

I love watching the morning sun start to peek above the trees and listen to the birds sing their sweet morning melodies. I like to sit there and soak in the sounds and the beauty of the morning. I close my eyes and feel the cool morning breeze upon my face. The whole world is awakening to a beautiful new day.

It is refreshing to my soul.

Psalm 118:24

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Oops! My Age Is Showing

I hit a new low.  I was out shopping and the clerk said, "You know, you get a senior discount."   I don't want a senior discount. 

 I like to tease.  I should have said, "How insulting. I'm only 29." 

 

But the truth is - my age was showing. 

 

I went home and looked in the mirror.  And there it was - wrinkles, age spots, droopy eye lids, crepe paper skin.  Do I need to go any further.

 

I read something the other day.

 

It said they are not wrinkles, but survival lines of my life.  Each one holds a story, a laugh, or a memory.

 

I liked that. It made me feel better. Our physical appearance does change as we age. It's inevitable.  It's growing old with grace - knowing we have gained wisdom and strength through the trials and joys of life. 

 

Psalm 71:18

Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

The Song Written By A Clown

Recently, I came across a story about a man named Daniel de Marbelle. 

He had been born in France in 1818. Later he joined the American Navy and fought in the Mexican War and later was a musician in the Civil War.

 

After the war he travelled across America, singing and acting.

 

At 69, he became one of the first clowns hired by Bailey of the Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Later he organized his own circus which was destroyed by a fire. He also worked with Buffalo Bill Cody in his Wild West shows.

 

He was a multi-talented man who could play any instrument.  He was an actor, a writer, a ventriloquist, and an amazing public speaker.

 

But he was not a business man.  His last years were spent in poverty and he lived in an abandoned schoolroom.  He sang in the choir in a church in Elgin, Illinois and sometimes gave his testimony:

 

"For years I was so busy I didn't have time for God and so rich I didn't need Him. God had to slow me down and take my success away so that He could talk to me about the home beyond the river."

When They Ring The Golden Bells

 

By Daniel de Marbelle

 

There's a land beyond the river, that we call the sweet forever,

And we only reach that shore by faith's decree;

One by one we'll gain the portals, there to dwell with the immortals,

When they ring the golden bells for you and me.

Living In An Angry World

 

 

I know I live a very sheltered life. I'm retired and spend most of my time with grandchildren. I go to the store and to church. When I do venture beyond my comfort zone, it seems like a scary world in which I do not belong.

 

I think of the song, "This World Is Not My Home"

 

This world is not my home I'm just a passing through
My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue
The angels beckon me from heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

 

I forget sometimes that there are so many people that need the Lord in their lives. People who are bitter and angry and have no hope. 

 

My husband would tell my sons, "You are born, life's tough, and then you die."

 

I would always say, "Don't tell them that." Life is tough, but IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT. 

 

We can let our circumstances in life bring us down or we can determine to rise above them and be the best we can be with God's help.

 

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

 

What I Live For

The other day, I was going through some boxes and I found some old McGuffey's  Readers. William McGuffey (Editor of McGuffey's Readers) felt the goals of public school was to instill moral and spiritual education to the students and he wanted to give schools a curriculum that would do that.

 

I read some of the stories and poems.  I especially enjoyed this poem written by George L. Banks in the 1800's. 

 

 

What I Live For    

 

 

 

 

 

 

I live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true,
For heaven that smiles above me,
And waits my spirit, too;
For all the ties that bind me,
For all the tasks assigned me.
And bright hopes left behind me,
And good that I can do.

I live to learn their story
Who've suffered for my sake,
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake;
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,
The noble of all ages,
Whose deeds crown history's pages,
And Time's great volume make.

I live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is a union
'Twixt Nature's heart and mine;
To profit by affliction,
Reap truths from fields of fiction,
And, wiser from conviction,
Fulfil each grand design.

I live to hail that season,
By gifted minds foretold,
When men shall rule by reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
As Eden was of old.

I live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true,
For heaven that smiles above me,
And waits my spirit too;
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do.

            by George Linnaeus Banks                        

"I live for those who love me and for my hope of Heaven".

I always want to have a good testimony to my family and friends. And someday when my life on earth is over, I'll hear God say, "Well done,good and faithful servant."

 

Matthew 25:23

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Loneliness

It is something hard to admit, but most of the time I feel very lonely. It's not living by myself that bothers me, but never having someone to share life with.

I'll soon be 70 years old and have been a widow for almost 5 years now. But it seems like the days are getting lonelier. Coming home to an empty house will never get easy.

 

All I ever wanted in life was to be a wife, mother, and grandmother. Those roles fulfill me very much. But in this day and age, families aren't as close as they use to be.

My family is spread out everywhere. Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina.

I always wanted a big family that lived close by each other and at least one day a week, we would all get together and have a big family meal. And grandkids would always be filling my house with laughter and spending days and nights with me.

I know my family loves me and worries about me, but they have their own lives; and that is the way it should be. And I have all sons. We always taught them that their wives and families should be their first priority.

Even when you are around other people, there's a loneliness. I love traveling, but that doesn't interest as much. I don't have anyone to share the memories with - plus you have to be financially able to travel everywhere you would like to.

So here I am. Another lonely night of watching meaningless television shows, falling asleep on my couch, eating peanut butter sandwiches for supper (it's no fun cooking for one), and trying to figure out what to do with myself.

 

Please don't feel sorry for me, because that is not what I want. And getting older doesn't bother me. I think I just needed to express my feelings a little bit.

I always tell my kids that one day they will find me lying on the floor. I've fallen and I laid there undiscovered for days, maybe weeks. I'll be just a skeleton of my former self. "It could happen!" 

 

Well, I'm through feeling sorry myself - I'm going to watch another Hallmark movie where the people are going to fall in love and live happily ever after.

 

Really, I am very blessed and thankful for the life I do have. I have a wonderful place to live and  I am very thankful that I have a good church to go to, my friends (some of them are widows with the same feelings) and I am so blessed to have the greatest family a person can have.

 

Just sometimes it gets lonely....

Angel Kisses

Sunday morning, in Childrens Church was the cutest little girl. She was about 5 years old and her nose and cheeks were covered in freckles. I asked her where she got all those cute little freckles.

 

With hands on hips, she emphatically informed me, "These are not freckles, they're Angel Kisses. Every time someone kisses me or hugs me, I get a new angel kiss."

 

Well, I'm here to inform you that all of these beautiful age spots that keep appearing on my face at an alarming rate are in fact ANGEL KISSES!

A Saturday Morning Adventure

I had heard of a plantation in the town of Grimesland that they are restoring. This morning, I thought that would be fun to go and see it. It was about 30 minutes from where I live.

I wasn't able to get inside to see it. Hopefully after they have it all restored you'll be able to take tours.

 

So I just enjoyed my morning drive. It was warm outside, but I turned the air conditioner off on the car and put the windows down. The outside air reminded me of summer with the smell of mowed grass and the wind coming in the window.  It brought back childhood memories of when my family would go on Sunday afternoon drives.

I did get to see a new born colt prancing around the field with its mommy.  Seeing new born life gives you a feeling of hope.  It was a great adventure.

 

 

 

Dressing For My Age

As I was going through my closet, I thought I need to go shopping. My clothes are getting old, faded, and out of style (kind of like me). Problem - I'm not good at buying clothes. I don't like spending a lot of money on clothes and what does a woman my age wear.

 

I'm not ready to dress like my mother and I don't want to look like an old lady trying to be a wanna be teenager. 

 

Something has happened to my body through the years. There's bumps, muffin tops, fat that use to not be there, and saggy skin. It's really not fair. Nothing looks right anymore. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME????  It's those changing leaves of autumn.

 

Inside I still have a heart of a kid and that is what is important -  Not what a person looks like on the outside. As we age, hopefully our beauty goes from our faces and bodies into our hearts, where we learn to be kind and thoughtful of others around us; and where we can laugh and most important laugh at ourselves. A person grows old if they forget how to laugh.

Happy Years

The Center for Economic Performance recently did a study on what ages people are the most happy. The study came up with the conclusion that 23 and 69 are the happiest years in a person's life.

 

I was remembering when I was 23. It was a happy time in my life. We had just purchased our first home, we were a son with expectations of more children added to our family. I was young, excited about the future, and felt like I had the world on a string.

 

After that they say your happiness kind of goes downhill until you reach the age of 55 and that is a turning point in your life and your happiness starts to climb again.  When you reach 69 most people feel a certain satisfaction and happiness with their lives.

 

Happiness starts to decline again at the age of 75.

 

I'm 69. I feel happy because I am retired. I feel I have a little more wisdom than I did when I was younger and also quite a bit more confidence in myself. It's an age where there are still all kind of possibilities. One of the best parts of being 69 is Grandkids. I really feel very satisfied at this age.

 

I feel a person can be happy at any age. When we are younger, extraordinary experiences make us happy. Falling in love, getting married, holding that new born baby.

As we age, we enjoy the ordinary experiences more. I love a walk, a good meal, quiet times, smelling the roses.

 

I believe happiness is all about attitude and personality. 

As Dr. Seuss says -

 

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”  

Soaking It In

When my husband was sick, he would be sitting in his recliner and I would go over and put my head against him. He would always ask, "Are you okay?"  I would tell him that I was just soaking him in.

I wanted to soak in everything about him - I never wanted to forget him. I wanted to feel him near to me for a long time.

 

After I read my Bible this morning, I pressed it against me. I thought what a wonderful thing if I could soak in all the wonderful promises in God's word so that I would never forget them.

 

Sometimes when I'm afraid, I could remember what God said about fear - 

 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 34:4

 

When I feel my world in tumult and answers don't seem to come and I need peace -  

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

  

And there are so many times when I feel so all alone -

 

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 28:20

 

 

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proberbs 18:24

 

 

And sometimes I'm depressed and I hate that word "depressed". I always want to be on top of that mountain, but sometimes I fall in the valley.

 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart,

all ye that hope in the Lord. 

Psalm 34:24

 

And ever once in a while my faith wanes -

 

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

 

I know I need to read my Bible and get closer to my God.

 

And no matter how hard I pray and try to turn things over to God - WORRY comes along -

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

I Peter 5:7

 

And God's greatest promise - the hope of eternal life.

 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

 

 

 Verily, verily, I say unto you,

He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

John 6:47

 

 

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 14:1-3

 

I know I have that promise of eternal life because on July 25, 1972, I trusted Jesus as my Savior.

 

 

The Singing of the Birds

This morning I awoke to hear birds singing outside. It just makes me feel good and alive. It makes me feel there is hope.

 

I always liked the fairy tale "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen.

 

The Emperor of China had heard that the most beautiful thing in his empire is the singing of the nightingale. So he ordered that the Nightingale be brought to the palace. There the nightingale sings and becomes the emperor's favorite.

But one day the Emperor is given a beautiful, jeweled, mechanical bird. Soon it replaces the nightingale as the emperor's favorite and so the Nightingale returns to the forest. The mechanical bird finally breaks and the emperor becomes deathly ill.

The Nightingale,  upon hearing about the Emperor, returns to the palace and again sings for the Emperor. The Emperor quickly recovers as he hears the beautiful singing of the Nightingale.

 

Sometimes in life we replace things that are real with things that are only temporary or that really don't last.

 

When if we just look around us at what we already have. 

 

This morning when I heard the birds sing, I thought God has given me a new day, new mercies, a new day to enjoy all the many blessings that He has given me.

I really already have the song of the nightingale in my life.

 

Every time I get a hug from one of my grandkids, I already have all the riches I need in the world.

When a friend writes me an encouraging note - I don't need to find new friends, I just need to cherish the ones I already have.

 

Thank you God for the beautiful song I heard this morning.

Unconditional Love

Well here it is another February. People are already planning special moments together for Valentine's Day.  A special day where we show our love to one another.

 

There are all kinds of love in this world. My favorite is unconditional love. That's a hard one.

I believe a mother has that kind of love to their children and grand children. They could never do anything to make me stop loving them.

I love them no matter what kind of mistakes they make and even if they do not return that kind of love to me. I always tell my kids and grandkids that they never have to tell me that they are sorry.

I've been there. I know what it is like to live in this world. It's not always easy. I tell them they are already forgiven.

 

I'm nobody special. I'm just a sinner saved by grace - God's grace. God showed me unconditional love one day. He died for me. He forgave me for all the mistakes I had made, all the sins I had committed. He loved me unconditionally - the best kind of LOVE there is.  I always call it a "No Matter What" Love.

1 John 4:10

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us,

 and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Changes

I know I talk a lot about changes in a person's life. Last night at church, our pastor spoke on changes.

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For the most part, people do not like changes. Especially when we get older. We want security and when changes come along it shakes up our world.

 

Life is about changes. It would be boring if we never had changes. Some changes are good. - A better job, a new dream home, a baby or grandbaby added to the family, and so many more.

 

But there are so many changes that are hard to accept. We handle those changes by resisting them, becoming bitter, losing hope, etc.

 

I know in my life I have had so many changes. All the moves we made, job changes, my children starting their own families and leaving home, retirement, aging (IT HAPPENS), and probably the biggest change in my life - the death of my husband. 

 

Facing my future alone is probably the hardest.

 

I know there were times I resisted the changes. Especially moving so many times. Later on I would see God's plan in my life and I knew He had a reason for the change and it was always for my good.

And I always think of all the friends God allowed me to make in all the different places we lived. That was always a special blessing.

 

As I age, I know I'm still facing a lot of changes. I know there will be more health problems, maybe some moves I'm not too excited about.

 

I know God is in control. I think of the things that don't change. God never changes. His love for me never changes, knowing I have a home in heaven will never change, and God's Word never changes.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Hello 2017

A New Year has been born. It is already 7 days old.

The first day of 2017 was spent traveling home from Indiana. It was a long drive. And since all the Christmas music had stopped playing on the radio, it was a quiet ride.

 

I always like to reflect on the past year. There is one event that will always stand out about 2016. On August 2, 2016, my dad passed away. He was 93 years old. He had lived a long life. On up until he passed away, his mind was sharper than mine. He would still tell me stories about his life.  He even remembered stories about me that I always wished he would forget. I miss him so much. He had been a friend as well as my dad.

 

 

 

I wouldn't be human if I didn't wander what events are going to happen in 2017. I have lots of dreams and goals for 2017.

I do know that God is in control of this new year. My biggest prayer is that God will guide and direct me and help me to make good decisions.

 

There will be new challenges and maybe some changes. I will make new memories to lock away in my mind for days when we need something to laugh about. Let's make 2017 the best year ever.

"Happy New Year"

 

A few pictures from Christmas of 2016 with my family -

 

 

Hayden, Kyla, Laythan, and Brylee  (Neal's kids)



Emma, Ethan, Elena, and Evan (Aaron's kids)



Scott and Lisa



Tiffy and Greg (Scott's kids)

Mark with his kids, Alexis and Gavin

Janine and Jennifer