Happy Birthday Bernie!

WELCOME HOME SSGT KALE

After leaving in late August Bernie is finally home. He was in Qatar loading the planes. Unfortunately, my camera malfunctioned and none of the pictures came out from the welcome home gathering at the airport. There were about 14 people from Kulis who were returning home from Qatar and greeted by their family and friends.

Happy Birthday Bernie

Is he good-looking or lookin good? You decide. It seems like the older you get people say that you are lookin good. Must be after that 50 yr. age mark. Happy Birthday Bernie and many more. We had a schnitzel dinner and ice-cream cake for him with our moms present, friends Gary and Lynda Elmore, and also a wonderful present of younger Bernie home from Qatar just the day before.

We're all excited and anticipating the wedding which is coming soon. The last picture is of Bernie opening up his Christmas gifts.

Here are some pictures from the Christmas Holiday in which we spent 10 wonderful days together with children and grandchildren. There were 13 of us and we enjoyed every moment of it. It was so important to be flexible and cheerful which everyone successfully accomplished. Meals and transportation were always being worked out.

The guys did different events from the ladies and everyone had a great time. From the men shooting skeet and snowmachining and the ladies going to the spa and visiting friends and relatives and playing with the kids. We said goodbye on New Year's Eve and both families got home safely. Thank you Lord for your provision and your hand of protection in our lives daily.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I really liked the January 1, 2008 devotion for the day from Daily Bread. In a nutshell it said this, that in 1722 ,Jonathan Edwards drew up a list of 70 resolutions dedicating himself to live in harmony with God and with others. Five of the resolutions were *To do whatever is most to God's glory.

*To do my duty, for the good of makind in general.

*Never to do anything which I should be afraid to do even if it were the last hour of my life.

*To study the Scriptures steadily, constantly, and frequently.

*To ask myself at the end of every day, week, month, and year if I could possibly have done better.

*Until I die, not to act as if I were my own, but entirely and altogether God's.

In six months, we will all be together again for Bernie and Angie's wedding on June 14th. We will have our entire family photo taken then. We are so looking forward to it. Oh by the way...Gretchen and Phil are expecting their second baby on August 22, 2008. They surprised us with the news one week before Christmas!