Snow time

The first snow of the winter....

Our kitty's first snow experience

What a Gift

Our precious little Grandson.....what a miracle....what a gift. Check out the kids' blog to the right.

One Day

Readings posts, email and greetings this morning....from friends and family scattered all over the world....wishing to be with each one, spending time, enjoying Christmas and special moments together...missing, longing, aching....also full well knowing that right now....distances prevent that personal touch,....so we are more than ever longing for the day when we will all be together...singing GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST...what a Christmas celebration that will be!! Merry Christmas everyone!!

GOD JUL TILL ALLA I SVERIGE

This is for all our friends in Sweden..... GOD JUL TILL ER ALLA!!

The Season

It is the fourth Sunday in Advent....it is early morning, and the fourth candle has been lit. Peace has descended on our house. We are praying for family far and near....knowing that true peace can only be found in Christ, who came to earth to reconcile mankind to Himself. Has peace found it's way into your heart?

Prayers

We would appreciate continued prayer for our kids, Andraus and Amy and their little boy Jonathan. See their recent update in the right column. Thank you.

A Brief Note

A brief note on a Sunday evening....it is the third Sunday in Advent today and also Lucia day. I got to watch some Swedish Lucia singing and all on a web cast from Sweden...pretty awesome. Talked to our kids tonight....they are well, and little Jonathan is holding his own. The world's cutest little premie!! We adore this little guy and his brave parents.

Christmas

We finally got our tree up....this year Pat picked our tree...and he did a GREAT job. We continue to PRAY for our dear kids in California....our beautiful son and daughter in law and precious little Grandson...we miss them a lot!!

Thanks for Praying

We are back in Oregon now. Flew back this morning to this blistering cold NW....but it is nice to be home. We miss our kids...but we are glad that we were able to be there for that week and a half...also that they are doing better. For more details...go to our kids' blog...linked to the right....

Praise God

Our Amy came home from the hospital today. We give praise to God....and continue to pray for His protection and care for little Jonathan.

Already Wednesday

Our kids have a blog....look to the right and you will see The Thurman Family updates. Good reading!!

Wednesday morning....another sunny December Day in Ventura...it is sure pretty here and this town is delightful. It has been an eventful week....our dear Amy has been having some rough days....and it was first last night that she was finally starting to feel better....although not out of the woods quite yet. We keep praying. On Monday we got a good glimpse of our little grandson and on Tuesday we were able to see him again in his little "home away from home". He had some cool shades on to protect him from some of the lights they have to shine on him some parts of the day. It is good to just hang out here....do things around the house, run errands, fix, keep up on work related things, communication and other things that needs to be done...and then visit our kids every day...the ladies at the reception know us by now and of course everyone knows our kids...this is where they work, and they are truly beloved by many here at Ventura Country Medical Center. We are so thankful to the Lord that she did not get sick in some other part of the country....she has the best of care here...from collegues and friends. Last night we moved housing. We stayed with some friends of our kids for a couple of nights...now we are with another family...and we are amazed how kind everyone is and how caring. We are blessed. Also, we know there is a lot going on at home...and we pray and wish in some parts that we were there...at the same time, we are so thankful that we are able to be here at this time.