Gifts and Family

Do you promise yourself: I will take more pictures that tell the story of my life?

Join the club. Then the fun begins and I fail.

My words are never adequate to the task of telling what I want. But I try. So here the

story goes for this year.

Our church, Midway Baptist Church, Lamesa, TX has a program each year.

Sometimes I am inspiration and other times, instigation. This year I wanted to do a Candlelight

Service that we have used in the past. I love the candles and the Scripture of Luke 2.

Donna Burkett has a beautiful reading voice and Lila leads our song service. Each serves with a heart of pure love. So, I get a picture of them before the service.

Now, where is the picture of the table with its many candles and Travis as he lights and extinguishes the candles? I can see him in my mind: good-looking Senior in high school and nearly as tall as his dad.

Santa visited with the kids in the audience. This is Kenley and Josh Krohn.

The tables were set with white candles and stars sitting on the white tablecloths. OK, now use your imagination. Again.

Then we jump to San Angelo and the family.

I didn't miss our own personal Rudolph. Reagan is the life of a party! She used a rubber ring that had broken off a yo yo and came up with this impersonation.

Then, Sissy (Rylee) tries the costume.

My own idea of a great Santa. Thanks for the great gift of a necklace this year!




Here are pictures from the gifts-giving with Laura, Brad, and Skylar. The biggest hit: a Dog bigger that Skylar herself! Thanks, GrandBob!

Where is a picture of my Mother? She came on Sunday and we took her back to Lamesa on Monday. She was ready to get back to her own home.

Then we skip to today. Part of my gift to Skylar was to help her make clothes for her baby doll. True love and skill. Skylar helped so much and had great ideas.

This is the doll in her new nightgown. She has named the baby "Amanda" and we embroidered that on the front bodice.

So much for a picture book for the coffee table. We did have a great time and my memories are sweet and complete.

We loved and laughed. And remembered the real reason for Christmas: Jesus was born for our salvation. He came willingly and completed His work.

What a great gift!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!!!!

Reagan and Rylee each got a Tinkerbell Scooter for Christmas.

As they were heading toward each other, they neither knew how to

avoid a "meeting". They stopped before it was a hard bump. No

tears and they were off again.

Raymond, Rhonda, Reagan, Jason, and Rylee enjoying being outside at the lakehouse.

The scooter riding was about to continue.

Reagan having a piece of toast while watching Rylee ride.

Rylee having her snack.

Merry Christmas

Rhonda and Laura were trying to decorate Rhonda's kitchen and yet they love me enough to stop, dress up the girls, and take these pictures for me for us to use on my Christmas cards. Raymond and I had plans to take Reagan home after Thanksgiving and get our annual picture taken with these sweet girls but that did not happen. So, you will see what our makes our lives full -family!