Christmas Letter 2009

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas from us to you,
This year it’s a poem, Shoo bee doo be doo.
(How is it so far?)
We usually begin with the eldest child
The year for Trav has been pretty wild.
He played his last baseball game; Mom almost cried.
Playing for 14 years was quite a ride.
After graduation from *****, (yes it is true!)
He moved to Columbia & goes to Mizzou.
Once an ****, now a Tiger he’ll be
This is the first step in his quest to M.D.
His family misses him, it makes us sad
But when he comes home we are very glad.

Our big girl, Holly, is a junior this year.
Just about everyone thinks she’s a dear.
She works at Wib’s serving BBQ,
Stop by & see her, she’d love a visit from you!
This year finds her busy with work & with school,
Driving in her car she looks really cool.
Holly enjoys providing child care,
It’s a skill of which more people are becoming aware.
A member of choir, our Holly can sing,
One thing hasn’t changed; sleeping’s still her favorite thing.

Now we come to The Things, 1 & 2
They round out this peculiar crew.
Their teacher is still their good ol’ Mother,
Fifth grade the sister, sixth for the brother.
Nathan is growing, soon he’ll be a teen.
He’s getting tall, outgrowing his new jeans.
Thing 1 or Scooter is his name,
Anything electronic is his game.
Music is another love,
Gifts like that come from Above.
2009 has been his hunting year
He bagged his first squirrel, then his first deer.
He likes to play ball, mostly baseball & golf,
As you can imagine, his summers are rough.

Next on our list is child number four,
She answers to Annie, Lizzie, Nini & more.
Still getting taller, she’s about to pass Mom,
She giggles ‘cause looking down at us will be so much fun.
Like her sister, she’s a lovely young lady,
But she’ll always be her momma’s baby.
She plays piano, soccer, & volleyball,
And the girl has fun doing them all.
But like her mom, her real love is a book.
It seems this year she really got hooked.

We still have the pets; Tiger, Benny & Charlie,
And Dad still loves to ride on his Harley.
Dad’s still working for Farmers, it’s just his thing.
When he is at church, he gets to sing.
He doesn’t have much time free,
But when he does, at our new land he will be.
The pond is full, the levy has grass.
I think he enjoys every little task.
As you can see, we have blessings galore.
There is ever so much to be thankful for.

The thanks and the glory go to God on High.
To take any credit would be a lie.
He sent his Son, the Christ, Jesus,
Who is Emmanuel, God with us.
When we turn our lives over to Him,
He cleanses us and takes away our sin.
We can walk by His side every day
His Holy Sacrifice provided the way.
Christmas is fun, full of gifts, food, & mirth
But it all began with that sweet baby’s birth.
So remember the really important part
And let Jesus come live in your heart.

Merry Christmas!

With love,
******

“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 18:23 NLT