Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! It was really nice to have Uncle Bill, Aunt Janis, cousins Emily and Jacob, and Nathan, Ruth and their baby Ethan here as well as my mom. We were all missing Brian and wishing he could be here with us too. We were able to talk to him on the phone and pass the phone around the table. We got to spend a half an hour on the phone with him - 15 minutes on Emily's cell phone and 15 minutes on ours. Please pray for Brian, that he would remain strong and be encouraged as he is suffering a very unjust incarceration and that God would bring justice quickly. Please pray for his release. Even though he's been in jail for over a year now, trial isn't until July 2009. But we know that God is able to bring about good from horrible things as he did in the life of Joseph. And God is still in charge and we have to trust Him.


Here are some pictures of our day yesterday as visited together after the meal, playing games and enjoying the precious new baby!

It looks like Mark and Joel are sleepy from so much turkey!!!

Uncle Bill, Aunt Janis, Emily and Jacob

Ruth, Nathan and little Ethan

Uncle Bill and Aunt Janis won the Thanksgiving Trivia Contest! They got to take home the big prize, the Turkey wall hanging - see it in the background.

Ruth watching Nathan as he plays 20 Questions. Is he thinking of Batman??!

My mom enjoyed holding the baby. He is so precious!

My wonderful husband Mark

Ethan's bib says "Handsome like Daddy!"

Jaden loves to be a cowboy! We had a Rootin' Tootin' Good time!