Friends are closer to our hearts.......

As I was reading our Christmas cards and letters from friends and family, I feel so blessed to have heard from so many and enjoyed the letters and little notes in Christmas cards. Again Sam and I are so blessed in many many ways, but thinking about our family here in Colorado (yes, I said family) I can't say thank you enough. If anyone who reads this blog has ever had to leave family and friends and move be so far away, you can understand what I mean. Sam and I believe that God placed us here in Colorado where he wanted us to be for now. Roy and Cheri Lawson, (I am going to start calling them my sister and brother in law) invited us over, along with other friends on Christmas Eve. We arrived around 3:00 and enjoyed great food and great conversations and then went to the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Church. After the service, we returned to their home for Christmas Eve Dinner. I have included pictures of this evening. On Christmas Day, we couldn't wait to call our children and our Mom's and other family to wish them a Merry Christmas and to see if Santa came to their house. Exciting to hear Byrum's excitement and see Byrum, Eli, Jason & Ashley via Skype. Hope we can use skype more often to visit with all of our family. I have included a few pictures of us opening our gifts Christmas morning. For lunch we were invited over to Jane and Homer Brown's along with about 35 others. Jane & Homer (I'm going to call them Aunt Jane & Uncle Homer) are the perfect host and hostess.

Sam and I have been so blessed by so many and we think of our Family and friends and send God's blessings to everyone who may visit this blog.

Guess I have used the words "blessed" and "blessings" a lot but what can I say....As one of our Christmas cards stated: Wishing you a Christmas filled with more blessings than your heart can hold!