It was a VERY good year… we didn’t get killed when we were run over in Oakland 1-29-11… when our son-in-law was rescued in good health 5 days after he crashed his small plane on a glacier 50 miles from Anchorage.
We all receive those holiday letters from friends and family during the holiday. Most talk about how their kids are doing, what great accomplishments were achieved and just generally getting us caught up with their lives. I tend to stay away from the multi-pagers. As my old boss used to say, if you can’t say it on one page, it isn’t worth saying. But I had never seen a letter start off like that. It was from our relatives in Juneau, Alaska. It goes on to say despite potential tragedy, they were all fine. It was a difficult year, but as they took stock, it all worked out.
That is kind of how Deb and I feel. It was a challenging year in so many ways, yet such a blessing. We were overwhelmed a heavenly Father who surrounds us with his grace and love. We have each other and the strength of a solid marriage. We have great kids who are no longer kids, but young adults with plans and dreams. We have great friends and I work with a great bunch of people both at HTEx and Kent State.
God is at work in our lives. Nothing happens by accident and while many of us struggle, we can always find how God chooses to use these events for His glory. So we can look back and say “It Was a Very Good Year”.
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