Hi, everyone!  At the time I write this, our 35-year reunion is just around the corner.  Where does the time go?  Life has taken lots of twists and turns, had lots of ups and downs these past 35 years for my daughter and me to say the least, but through it all, God has been so gracious and faithful.  I continue to be a legal editor working from home, which has been such a blessing given the medical conditions I have begun experiencing as well as the traumatic brain injury my daughter suffers from due to an accident she had and her multiple medical conditions (which are also why I will be unable to attend the reunion).  My daughter strives every day to make her own way in this world, unable to take the path others her age take, the path most of us took (for better or worse), and God has blessed her with a job at Disney World where she loves making magic for guests, and He has blessed us with all the amazing experiences that come along with living so close to The Happiest Place on Earth and among the international community surrounding it.  We have always dreamed of traveling and were able to spend a bit of time in Europe for my daughter's birthday several years back.  We're unsure what the future holds in terms of travel, but if we can't go to the world, at least we live in a place where the world comes to us.



I wish everyone the best and ask each of you to consider just how blessed we truly are.  We live in one of the most prosperous nations on earth due to its Christian foundation and roots, and the freedoms and affluence we experience can easily be taken for granted.  We see it happening every day at an increasingly alarming rate, and we see the devastating effects on our country, our families, our children, our own hearts and minds.  There is great goodness in this world, but there is great evil as well.  How much more is this true of each one of us?  This world is in need of a savior.  We as individuals are all in need of a savior.  Jesus Christ is that Savior, and I pray that each of you and your families have or will come to know Him and draw close to Him today and each and every day to come.  In the words of Oswald Chambers, Jesus "will see us through time, death and eternity."  We must always remember this.  And we must always remember that apart from Him, there is no other hope.



Even though I may not get the pleasure of seeing most of you since our last days together in 1986, if you trust in the Lord and know Him as your Savior, then we'll meet again one day in heaven.  And I truly hope and pray that I will see all of you there!!