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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Christmas Dinner visitor
Janell just told me a funny story about our Christmas dinner this year. If you read my Christmas post, you know there were about 25 people over for dinner. I didn't know, though, that a stranger walked in as we were about to sit down to eat as though she belonged at...
read moreTime with family
Last night we went to my grandma's house to spend some time with my sister and her husband. They bought me a poker set for Christmas, so we tried it out with them. We had a lot of fun eating Christmas cookies, candy canes, and drinking coffee. I'm glad they're in town...
read moreNathan’s first Christmas
We had a great Christmas Day with our family. At dinner, there were about 25 people at Janell's mom's house. It was a blast. We got cool presents (click to view a video of my favorite present), and Nathan loved opening the presents. Of course, he wanted to eat the...
read moreFinished!
We just finished Christmas shopping. Surprisingly, here it doesn't seem like there is much traffic. Maybe I'm just used to the traffic in MC now. It's been pretty easy. We got the first parking spot at the mall today, and we were done shopping by 10:30. Sweet! Now...
read moreSmoke, Fog, and Smog mixed
Fog closes Mexico City Airport, disrupting 71 flights: This is what happens when you mix fog, smoke, and smog in a city surrounded by mountains. I'm just glad it didn't happen yesterday (although there was a lot of smoke yesterday morning.)
read moreLack of Background Stress
They say that missionaries live with something called "background stress." This is stress related to doing everyday things in a second culture. We experience that a lot in Mexico. Sometimes, the traffic, people, and culture get to you, making everyday events so very...
read moreSports News
Yeah!!!! Two sports reasons to be happy today: San Diego ends Indianapolis Colts' hopes for perfect season, keeping the '72 Dolphins as the only undefeated team in history. Miami beats New York Jets. Unfortunately, because San Diego won, Miami is out of the playoff...
read moreHome for the holidays
We don't know where home is. We often say we have two homes. We arrived at our home in Florida today after waking up at 3:30 am, leaving our house at 4:30 am, and being on planes all day. We almost missed our connecting flight in Dallas. Unfortunately, our luggage did...
read moreChristmas outfit
Nathan in his "My 1st Christmas" outfit.
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