The lord has seen fit to grant us peace, and work has continued to be a healthy, consistent challenge. Christmas wasn’t spectacular but it was good. We have all our family members in one piece and healthy. We managed to get the children 10 gerbils for the family present, and picked up lots of things at the good will outlet center for individual gifts. Stuffed animals, books and assorted things. We have celebrated Debbie’s 2nd Birthday, Rowan’s 11th and Jaydn’s 13th since the last update. He’s got his Facebook account and has been turned loose on the web. With supervision of course.

The weather has been beautiful, wet, but not wet enough. The days have been mild and we have actually been to church on time. I have been serving in the church as an assistant scout master on Wednesdays and Shirley has been called as president of her youth group. We are working to get ahead of the financial curve again but for now we are making the bills, paying rent and have been blessed with furnishings and other things handed down from people that hadn’t the need for them anymore.

We have been given enough time to refocus on the children’s schooling, and our larger goals for the years ahead. Our evening prayers are that we can continue to enjoy the blessings that have been bestowed upon us. Every day we remember what we had possessed in Florida and lost. We remember the ones we almost lost, and those that have been lost, and give thanks for the promises found in the scriptures. None of this would exist without prayer, and we give everyone thanks that has put a word in for us with our Heavenly Father.

Above this we have been fortunate still, in being able to come to the need of others, and make a difference in their lives. This as been the greatest blessing of them all. And pray to be able to do it more.

Until the next update.
- Dan.