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No Greater Gift Than the Love of Family

Family

There is no bond stronger than the one that exists in a family. It allows
us to fail without fault, to learn without loss,
to love without condition. It is how we become who we are...

My Daddy..

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~

Footprints..

Footprints

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed He was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from His life. For each scene He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One belonging to Him and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of His life flashed before Him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of His life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of His life.

This really bothered Him and He questioned the LORD about it. LORD you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.

The LORD replied, my precious, precious child, I Love you and I would never leave you! During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.

Carolyn Carty, 1963

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Hard to Keep Up..

We have had so much going on.. I went back to work in November! It keeps me fairly busy.. We celebrated Uncle Drew's Birthday on Nov. 17th. We were so lucky to be with our family on Thanksgiving. Our family served at the community Thanksgiving Dinner at the local high school as well as delivered some meals around town. Dylan behaved very well. Aunt Barb and Uncle Doug came up from Texas for a visit! We also made a trip up to Iowa to visit Grandma! We also got to have lunch with Aunt Sarah and Cousin Addy.. Since the beginning of December, we celebrated Papa's birthday on December 5th. It is beginning to look a lot like winter! The temperature is dropping.. We sent Daddy a Christmas tree for his office in Afghanistan! It has lights and all.. Dylan keeps growing! He is up to 17 pounds!