We were blessed by having friends of Jennifer and Carlton Shippee, Sgt. Alex Panos (Marine Corps), his wife Leah, and their daughter Zoe, join us for our Christmas dinner. They were brand new in the area and hadn't even gotten their household goods delivered yet. As it turns out, They knew several of the Marines that had fellowshipped with us here over the years. I guess our reputation preceded us. While we were eating dinner Sgt. Randy Mayzak from New Orleans, LA. called. Alex and Randy knew each other too! All of them are in the Marine Corps bands around the country.
My younger daughter Elizabeth flew in from Minnesota to spend Christmas here. It was nice to see her again. She graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a doctorate in psychology. She's doing her residency now.
Brian and Sarah were here too with our grandson Jacob. And so was Bob Kroeger. It was an awesome family gathering!
After dinner we went into the living room and lit the candles on our Christmas tree. A German tradition we've practiced for the last thirty years. And no, we've never burned our house down! :)
The following week Todd Williams and Bob Kroeger came over for New Years Day. We had a ton of snack food and watched the Rose Bowl Parade and then football! One of my three football watching days of the year.
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