Rings Family Christmas Letter 2008

I love this time of year. The smell of the Frazier fir. The sound of Christmas carols. The taste of fruit cake. The sight of Christmas lights. And the feel of another letter filled with the blah, blah, blah of our lives. Are you ready? Here we go! Parker (4) is our showoff in a Spidey costume. He loves to shake what his momma gave him during snack time at preschool, jump his two-wheel BMX bike off curbs, cut stuff, and run around the house randomly dive-bombing anyone sitting on the couch. Sarah (6) is our artist-in-residence. She loves to dance, write books, make crafts, and work it out like Sasha Fierce. Kindergarten has been great except for the horrendous teacher report that she likes boys! We are now homeschooling. Kelly (36) is woman hear her roar. She never ceases to amaze us with her abilities as chief tickler, master gardener, gourmet chef, and interior painter. She is hoping to land a permanent job at DP&L in the next couple of weeks. Her only real weakness is her addiction to Facebook. The kids and Daddy want Mommy back. Seth (wondering where his last 29 yrs have gone) can see the light at the end of the graduate school tunnel: one more semester, baby! He’s a grad asst. at UD helping urban kids pursue their dreams. He’s back in youth ministry at their church serving in the crazy world of jr. highers as their primary weekend teacher. He also loves playing the part of the Green Goblin, fantasy football stud (finals in 3 out of 4 leagues!), and king napper. Check us out at www.helduphigh.blogspot.com. So from our family to yours, we pray that, like the young virgin, Mary, you would treasure this season, this gospel and this Jesus in your hearts. Treasure the truth that he loved us so much that he gave up heaven for a manger. He gave up the company of angels for the company of shepherds. He gave it up because we matter to him. He loves us that much. May you know, experience and celebrate that love this year.