As we finish out the year, I thought
a quick summary of the Christmas season here was in order. Yeah, I had a list of a few small gift ideas,
but the thing I’ve looked forward to this year was gathering my scattered
family under one roof. That was
Christmas for me, that and the Christmas Eve service at church which was good
as always.
We picked up my son Daniel at the
airport on the 22 nd, and my eldest daughter Erin, son-in-law Mark,
and granddaughters arrived on the 27 th, after spending Christmas in Denver
with Mark’s family. It’s so good to see
them all! We took Daniel to the airport
this morning, and have since heard that he’s safely back in Michigan. The rest of us are going to have a board game
night soon, so like I said, this will be short.
Oh, and since I mentioned church
earlier, this Bible verse has come to mind all season…
“...the people living in darkness
have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a
light has dawned." - Matthew 4:16 (NIV)
In addition to the decorations,
presents, snack food and general visiting, one thing we did yesterday was go
see “The Hobbit (part 2): The Desolation
Of Smaug”, in 3-D. Without going into a
lot of details, I’ll say I think this was definitely a better movie than part 1
a year ago. I plan on seeing it again.
So, it’s been kind of an up and down
year, a real mixed bag. A bit better on
the whole than 2012 was, for me anyway.
Here’s hoping for more good things in 2014. Have a healthy and Happy New Year, everyone!
