Joy to the World, the Lord has come. Sometimes
it is very hard to rejoice. Especially
in light of recent tragedies. And yet .....
The Bible reminds us that
despite the difficulties facing us, dispute the battles and the struggles of
life we need to find our way through and think on the good things, to consider
the joy. Celebrating Christmas helps us
to do just that.
I love making goodies and
gifts and decorating our home. I wish
that I could bring our entire family together for Christmas, yet know my dream
isn't realistic. So we celebrate with
the family we are with and are with the others in spirit.
This year brought some
significant changes--one being the ranch.
Caryl and Ben were miraculously able to purchase a 60 acre property once
known as Riverbend, a once thriving restaurant and golf course, which had been
abandoned and now serves as their home and the base for their amazing ministry,
Stable Days Youth Ranch. I could go on
forever about wonderful things the ranch does for horses and kids and families,
but there simple isn't room. To hear more about it visit
www.stabledays.org Their newest rescue
horse is Merida. Caryl says that despite
the abuse she suffered, the mare is a sweet and trusting soul and once she is healed
of her injuries will make a wonderful horse for the kids.
The grandkids and great
grandkids are amazing and we wish we could see them more often. We're very excited to have Christopher, our
oldest grandson living here in the Portland area where he is in a mechanical
engineering program at Portland Community College. We'll have the good fortune of spending
Christmas with him.
Ron still runs
nearly every day and is staying in great shape.
He is on track to record over 1100 miles in 2012 and is hitting new
personal records. He enjoys being part
of the Clark County Running Club where he interacts with runners of all
ages. Thanks to our paleo diet, a very
healthy eating plan, we have both lost weight and feel better than ever.
News on the writing front is
exciting. I have a mystery coming out soon, Strangers in the Night, as an
e-book and will soon have the Jennie McGrady mysteries available on Kindle. Lots of others are available online as well.
And here we are, celebrating
another Christmas and praying for world
peace--as if it could really happen.
Hmm, maybe it can . Blessings this holiday season as we remember the
reason we celebrate. God bless you all,
