December 20, 2010

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.  Romans 12:21

Thought I'd sneak in for a moment before the family wakes up. I just heard Ted's alarm go off. I doubt he'll be going in today as a nasty flu bug seems to have taken over, and to my knowledge Daniel, Naomi, and Caleb have been the only ones to escape it. It's a rough one. :(

We had a wonderful visit with Ted's mom. She got to come to Virginia for an eight day visit, and we got her all to ourselves the entire time! She blessed us in so many ways, and it was heartbreaking to see her go. Good-byes are not easy. She is back home safe and sound now, and probably enjoying a vacation from her "vacation"! (It's Christmas break in the public schools where she works.)

Naomi seems to be over the worst of her chicken pox. Boy, has that girl suffered. I hope she doesn't get the flu along with the rest of the family. There is such a thing as sharing that is not good.


For those of you who look forward to my annual Christmas letter, it will be a little late arriving. I actually wrote the rough draft a few weeks ago, but haven't gotten it typed up. It's a bit of work to get it done as our main computer ceased up and we can't get a printer hooked up to the laptop for some reason, but be patient! It's a long letter, as I like to write a bit about every one in the family, which keeps growing!


I am so glad for God's protection over us. Saturday night we came home from a Christmas dinner, which Naomi on down had stayed home from for fear of spreading chicken pox. (So far, Naomi is the only one to get it.) Courtney, Daniel and I were in different places around the van, which was turned off and parked. The van started sliding down our driveway due to ice. It happened so fast. Daniel said he was in back but at the edge, and able to get out of the way. Courtney was in back getting ready to open the doors and get instruments out, when the bumper hit her knee and the ice knocked her out of the way. I was getting out, one foot on the running boards, and fell backwards on the ice, and was just able to roll out of the way. Courtney and I are a bit sore and I think it shook us all up a bit, but it could have been so bad. Thank you, Lord! We often pray for His hedge of protection, and we all know that's exactly what saved us from injury Saturday night.

Well, I am going to attempt a few more minutes of sleep. May God bless you each and every one, and keep you in His care.