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I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!! WE DID HERE IN GEORGETOWN AND LEXINGTON. ACTUALLY, WE STARTED CHRISTMAS EVE IN PARIS AT MY SISTER, KATHY'S......CONTINUED CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH THE KIDS HERE AT OUR HOUSE.......THEN FINISHED UP IN LEXINGTON AT MY SISTER, PAM'S. IT IS FAMILY TIME FOR US, AFTERALL.

NOW, NEW YEAR'S EVE, IT'S TIME TO REFLECT ON THE YEAR THAT IS ENDING AND GET READY FOR THE YEAR TO COME. IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF WONDERUL BLESSINGS FOR US, GETTING MOVED CLOSER TO MY FAMILY AFTER MANY YEARS OF LIVING SOMEWHAT APART IN THE OTHER HALF OF THE STATE. IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF HEALTH BLESSINGS AS WE'VE WEATHERED THROUGH MINOR CHALLENGES THAT HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON US FINANCIALLY. THANKFULLY, WE HAVE ENDURED THESE STORMS AND LOOK TO BE ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK IN THE COMING MONTHS. ALL FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAD HEALTH ISSUES THIS YEAR ARE BEGINNING THE NEW YEAR WITH THEIR GOOD HEALTH. THANK GOD FOR GETTING US OFF TO A HEALTHY START IN 2009.

IN ADDITION TO OUR FAMILIES, I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE A WONDERFUL CHURCH FAMILY AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW CLOSER TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER BY IMMERSING MYSELF IN HIS WORD. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A BIBLE STUDY WITH OUR PASTOR AND I HOPE TO BRING SOME WOMEN'S STUDIES TO OUR CHURCH THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN ENRICHED BY THE LIKES OF BETH MOORE AND STORMIE O'MARTIAN AND HOPE TO SHARE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AT MY OWN CHURCH.

I CONTINUE TO ASK FOR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM. I BELIEVE HE IS SHOWING US, AS A COUNTRY, THE BETTER WAY TO LIVE OUR LIVES BY THE STRUGGLES OUR ECONOMY IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. AREN'T WE LEARNING THAT GREED IS EVIL AND LEADS TO DESTRUCTION? AREN'T WE LEARNING THAT WE SHOULD USE OUR RESOURCES MODERATELY AND MORE WISELY? I HOPE WE'RE LEARNING TO LOVE EACH OTHER MORE, WILLING TO REACH OUT AND HELP EACH OTHER MORE AND TRYING TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS MORE.

BOTTOM LINE HERE IS TO LOVE OTHERS MORE, LOVE THINGS LESS. VALUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS; FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS. THANK GOD FOR ALL THE TRUE BLESSINGS IN OUR LIVES.

I ESPECIALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR AND REACHING OUT TO MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO SHARE THE WONDERFUL NEWS OF OUR REDEEMER. I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU SOON. HAVE A GREAT DAY, LUV,SUSAN