HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ! !

Autumn is my absolute favorite time of year - the sights, smells, and tastes are all great! I don't mind December but by January I've already had enough of the cold weather and ready for spring.

These are pictures from Thanksgiving 2004. In the lower picture it is me, Darcy, Cindy, Barbara and Beth (sorry it isn't clearer) and the top picture is Bruce and Kwashi (a CrossWorld missionary from Togo, Africa who serves in Senegal, Africa - he was visiting at the time). We had a real international Thanksgiving that year - Americans, Haitians and Africans! We don't always have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday which is just another day here.

This year we will be hosting the Mears family and a couple of teachers from QCS, the Christian American school our kids graduated from. David doesn't teach on Thursdays so hopefully he can spend the day with us.

I pray that each one of us can celebrate with loved ones and cherish each other as we praise God for His blessings in our lives.