Christmas Time Was Here Again!

Ahh! Christmas time was here again and I must say it was awsome. A number of things made this Christmas special. Here are just a few. First, this year it has been great just to spend time with my family. Last year as I prepared to go to Africa my schedule was very hectic. Alasha was pregnant with Jonah and headed for Louisiana for a visit and I was busy singing with BlueLineMax. Because of the way things worked out we were apart for a month. So needless to say I have had fun just being with my beautiful wife. Second, this was Jonah's first Christmas. He turned 10 months on December 23rd and on Christmas Day he did the same things he always does: laughs big so you can see his two fron teeth, screams in joy, crawled around on Pearl Howarth's floor like a mad baby, and helped us eat our Christmas dinner. It was very exciting to see and Jonah did not disapoint. He had so much fun with us that he didn't even play with all of his Christmas toys. I watched basketball and Christmas music concert shows. I will say that the best thing for Christms this year was the fact that Christmas was on a Sunday. I was able to speak in church and we had great time. We talked about the fact that we celebrate the life of Christ everyday and remember his sacrifice with communion every Sunday. This time we got to concentrate on His birth even more. I know there is a big contraversy about not knowing for sure if December 25th is the birthday of Christ, but as I heard it once said; if anybody deserves to have a day to celebrate his birth it is Jesus Christ. Anyway, we had refreshments, singing, praising, worshiping, and words from the Word about the Word (see John 1). Alasha, Jonah, and I spent Christmas with Pearl Howarth. We had a great time and Pearl was a very generous host. I suppose it was sort of bitter sweet for us with the move, but God was good and we really appreciated just spending time with each other.

I pray that your Christmas was just as rewaring. I pray that this coming year will bring for you more blesssings from God, friends and family. Until next Christmas - God bless you and have a Happy New Year!