JOY! JOY! and more joy

         the joy of celebrating Mark's birthday when he and his family drove in from Minnesota.

                  the joy of having baby Saige in our home for her first Christmas.

the joy of warm days before Christmas to enjoy a day in the park



...and to enjoy a day at the beach just before the weather gets colder

                  the pure joy of running through the water with a grandchild

the joy of loved ones reunited (Walter home from the Carribean!)

                                    the joy of making gingerbread houses

...and seeing Andy and KayLynn celebrate their first Christmas as newly weds

the joy of our traditional Christmas Eve dinner (soup and rolls by candlelight)

the joy of Christmas morning when little ones are there

These are the things that fill my heart with joy as we celebrate the birth of our Savior through whom all  good things come.