Family Christmas Celebration 2009

Beth and her daughter Rylee with Will ( Matthew's brother) joined us on Sunday for our Christmas celebration. This is the second year Will has joined us.
Rylee is six years old and is in the first grade.

Jan is the perfect hostess as usual.

Our 2009 family Christmas photo.

The other family photo!

Christmas Day 2009

Jan's brother James was with us for Christmas. We had a great time.
After a busy day, Jan likes to relax by putting on her gown and reading the newspaper and then taking a nap. She is an expert at holding the paper while she naps. She never drops it. I think she is so cute.

Christmas Eve 2009

This year we were blessed to have Matthew and Aimee visit us on Christmas Eve. They will spend Christmas with Aimee's family. First with brunch at Aimee's dad's family and then at Aimee's mom's house with her family for dinner. They have a full day. But we had a super visit with them. They left about 400PM. We topped off the evening with Candlelight service at our church. It was a wonderful service. Thanks be to God.

Matthew and Aimee
The young father of the family!!

The pretty Daughter in law

The grand mother of the Spartanburg Goodmans

Young Matthew

Aimee telling it like it is!

Books, Books, Books - What a Good Year 2009

So many books, so little time!! The year 2009 was a good year for reading. I will finish with almost 63 books read. You meet so many new people that become like family. And you travel to places that you have never been to before. All you need is time and a library full of good books.

In the Non Fiction category, these are the best read this year:
1. Same kind of Different as You - Ron Hall & Denver Moore - a true story of how Christ changed the lives of a homeless man and a volunteer at the shelter.
2. Escape From the Deep - Alex Kershaw
3. The Rescue - Steven Trent Smith
4. Doctor to the Resistance - Hal Vaughn
These three books are about WWII - stories of courage, honor, and sacrifice, and pain and imprisonment.

In the Fiction Category there were lots of good books. My favorite five were:
1. Hi Honey, I'm Home - Linda Windsor
2. Tending Roses - Lisa Wingate
3. The Wednesday Letters - Jason Wright
4.The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd
5. The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks

The three"W's"(Windsor, Wingate, Wright) are my favorite authors for the year. All together I read 13 books by these authors. Their stories are excellent and tell a Christian viewpoint.

Everyone has their own favorite books and authors. My list reflects my taste. Some like chocolate and some like vanilla! Read a book - your choice!

Divinity Care Facility Party - December 1, 2009

Divinity Care Facility is a shelter for homeless men. It was started about 12 years ago by Richard Johnson. He believes that God chose him because he had been one of the baddest guys in the world. And if Jesus could change his life around, then Jesus could reach the other hopeless and pathetic souls if Richard would get out there and work for the Lord! And the Rev. Johnson has been doing that. We have come a long way since then. I have been on the Board since 2001. And we have all been blessed.

Each December we have a party to praise the Lord and thank him for our blessings. This year is our fourth year. We are looking for a blessed new year. We can always use some more help. And if you can't make it by, then pray for us. Merry Christmas.

The DCF Board party - what a super group!

Gwen and her husband.

Another look at the Board.

Jan and Grayson are the host for the party - our fourth year!

Bryant is our Treasurer and does a super job!

Judy and Steve were our special guests.

Our Chairman, Aaron, and Gertrude.

Angela Parks - another of our faithful members.

Pat Kabore and her daughter Rema.

Richard, Jan, and Edward - what a trio!

Richard Johson is our director and founder. He is the glue that holds us together.

Edward is his right hand man.

Jan leaves for her Girl's Weekend Away!!

Jan is leaving Grayson in her new car!
Grayson is crying because Jan won't let him go with her.

Jan is telling Grayson to "Suck it up - This is a girl's weekend"

Jan and Terelle leave for a weekend in Hendersonville.