This year

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So what do you think? Is the family looking better this year or last year? This year we have our own home, Anastasia has joined our ranks, Max grows evermore entertaining by the second, we have met so many more people in the body of Christ, we live in Cincinnati, and have been given so much grace in the past year. Yet, last year I had time for naps, saw my wife and max quite a bit more, had only one job, were just moving back to Cincinnati after a very annointed year in Lexington, KY. Man this year has gone by fast! I hope I slow down to catch some of it. Some people ask why Lisa and I don't get an antenna so that the TV in the basement could get some channels, but I can't imagine how much less I would talk to Lisa, how much less I would play with Max, and how much less I would read. Lisa and I are now on three years without TV channels and the thought bringds a smile to my face. I think about all the comments we've gotten over the years, how we should really get an antenna, or basic cable or something that would normalize or better yet help us to keep up on "news". Yet, I think about all the times I simply looked at Lisa and watched her smile as she read or studied her thoughtful glance at our children. Or all the times I simply stared at our children, smiled, made funny faces, or just plain reflected on things. Come to think of it, it has been a great year. I thought I have been really busy, and I have been, but this is the kind of busy my heart was meant for. Thank you Lord.