Merry Christmas!

Welcome to earth, O Noble Guest,

Through whom the sinful world is blest!

You came to share my misery

That you might share Your joy with me.

Ah, Lord, though You created all,

How weak You are, so poor and small,

That You should choose to lay Your head

Where lowly cattle lately fed!

And so it pleases You to see

This simple truth revealed to me:

That worldly honor, wealth, and might

Are weak and worthless in Your sight

Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,

Prepare a bed, soft undefiled,

A quiet chanber set apart

For You to dwell within my heart.

(Selected verses from Martin Luther's Christmas hymn Vom Himmel Hoch - "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come")

From Jon, Sheri, Abby, and Emma, we wish you and your family a blessed Christmas celebration.

Say It Ain't So!

Well, it actually happened here in Gulf Coast Texas. We had some snow! Snowfall is a rare event in these here parts. Sheri took a shot of my truck so that we would have photographic evidence. I am told the last time it snowed in Friendswood was Christmas Eve 2004. This time, we didn't get much at our house. But other parts of our community got enough to actually make snowmen. Needless to say, it was all gone by sunrise. Not a big deal for us transplants from the north. But a major event for the natives.

Christmas Musical

Last Sunday, the girls participated in our Church's Christmas musical "On Our Way to Bethlehem." They have participated in the past. But this year they REALLY participated - singing, hand motions, paying attention, etc. There is such a huge maturity difference between Pre-K and Kindergarten. We were so proud of them!