Christmas Time

Wow! Christmas is almost here. It seems that it was just yesterday when I was awed at how early retail stores put out their Christmas displays. The weather in Michigan has been "Christmasy" for almost 3 weeks now which definitely helps get one in the mood. Believe it or not all of our shopping is even done a week early too!

Sandra and I went to a Celtic Christmas concert performed by The Blair Band. It was snowing outside while they performed many tunes inside to help the audience focus on just what an amazing event this thing called Christmas is celebrating, Christ's birth. You can spin it how you want, but even the world's largest Christmas store (Bronner's) recognizes how amazing this event was.

FYI, Sandra and I will be traveling around in Kansas for the holidays so if you'd like to hook up let me know. We'll be all over the state starting on Saturday the 22nd and will head back to Michigan on New Year's Day. We would love it if we could sit down over a meal or a warm beverage and catch up.

If I don't post in the next few days, I hope you have an awesome Christmas celebration!

Overdue update

Wow! It's been waaay too long since I've written an update on here. So without further ado:

A lot has taken place since the marathon. Sandra and I have officially take over as the leaders of our small church. (Think Sunday school class size, but actually functions as a little church). With this comes many new responsibilities but we think it will be a great learning experience.

We also traveled back to Kansas for Thanksgiving to be with both of our families and I've turned another year older!

Table 1

Table 2

The "kids" going bowling Thanksgiving night!

This past weekend, Sandra and I celebrated the holiday season by having a traditional Thanksgiving-style meal with two Chinese friends, Xiung and Bai Lu. It was our first attempt at such a meal and it turned out pretty darn good. We had a great time spending time with them and talking about cultural differences and the origins of each others' different celebrations.

Sandra looking for treasure inside Tom

The final product!