Christmas Play

Joey Christmas Play 002
Originally uploaded by jwlohr

Last weekend, we had the christmas program at our church. Joey sang with the other kids in the pageant and Jenny's dad shot this video of it... thought I would post it here as well. Man, she is growing up way too fast!

yes, I know it has been a while

I am well aware that it has been months since I last blogged on here. There simply have been other things taking up my time and energy lately, but I hope to do more blogging in the future. We finally have gotten all of the issues with our house under control. All of the plumbing works now and the flooring is finished in all of the rooms we plan to do at present. As Advent is upon us and we are bearing down on Christmas, we are simply loving the time we have together with the kids. They are both growing and learning so much it is simply amazing. Joey amazes us every single day with the things she says and does and Ian is right there as well, although talking is not his strong point yet. He has a few words that he says, but mostly he runs around the house saying "ball" all day long. The kids have a whole playroom full of toys, but Ian is all about playing with balls of every shape and size. A litle vinyl soccer ball, a whole bucket of little plastic balls and even a couple of my practice golf balls keep him amused for hours. It's cute and his personality is blossoming as he is a really good natured kid and has a great smile just like his sister. The Christmas picture that many of you will be receiving soon will demonstrate that. Well, I appologize for my "blog-deficiency" and will try to do better as time goes on.

Peace and Joy to all,

Joel

The Fabulous Fox

On Monday of this past week, we went to the Fox Theater in St. Louis for Glenn Beck's "The Christmas Sweater" Jenny, had bought tickets for me for our anniversary. It was a beautiful evening and a wonderful way to really get the Christmas Season off to a wonderful start. No matter what a person thinks of Glenn, you just had to love the passion with which he delivered the performance and it was really uplifting to see the play after having read the book. Everyone has issues in their lives that stop them from living life to the fullest. But, there is encouragement to live life deliberately and with passion giving your all to those things that matter most. Family, Friends and Faith are the only things that matter in life and if you can keep those in proper balance, then you are living life as it was intended to be lived! See the show, my friends... and if you can't catch it live, then see the simulcast in a movie theater near you on the 17th of December. It will be worth your time and money!