Lyn was supposed to be furloughed at American, but in the end she kept her job. I attended my 45th high school reunion, and found my high school class had been replaced by old people. At 91, my mom graduated from residential living to assisted living, but with her advanced dementia she didn’t really notice the change.

Our grandkids are growing up faster than their years indicate—just ask them. Grant  (9), Garrett (7), Halle Grace (7), Tyler (7), and Zoey (4) send their best to you and yours. Since their parents live close by, we get to see them on a weekly basis. Lyn and I love to keep them over night, they get to eat what they want, and we get to hear what we want. It’s a secret-sharing trade-off.

It’s been a challenging year financially, but we paid off one of the cars, lived through an IRS dispute, cut back on Lyn’s number of daily hot-flashes, and thanks to facebook we have reconnected with friends we’ve never known. We remain faithful to God to provide for our needs.

Lyn and I joined our sailing buddies on an adventure in the Bermuda triangle. We didn’t find any treasure, but we did run into the cast of LOST. Or, maybe that was a hallucination.

In the midst of uncertain times, we have found peace. Lyn still loves her job with American. My ministry at FaithTeam.org continues to grow and expand. We are discovering the fingerprints of God in places we’ve never looked before.

Each year as we think back on the experiences of the past twelve months we see the hand on God and realize HE is still working on us. We are thankful for what HE has done and for what HE is going to do in our future.

And, we are thankful for you. Lyn and I pray that your Christmas and all of next year is filled with grace and peace.