Happy New Year

Can you believe it... last year is just gone... so much happened... so many smiles, hugs, songs, friends made... hopes shared... This last year was one of the best years of my life... it wasn't the easiest year by far... but the best... I am closer to Deb, my boys, my family, a new dog, my mom and dad, my brothers, my sister, my church family, my friends... and best of all, my God... love, laugh, hug, hold, dream, explore, believe... 2009 has these and many more possibilities...

Merry Christmas!

Good Morning Chaps! 

Mitch, Jacob, and Ben went snowboarding last night up on Powder Mt.. Their first outing up the mountain this year. They were excited and spent. Deb, Aaron and I spent most of the evening together just relaxing at home... it was a good night. Today Deb and I will go out for breakfast and then some Christmas shopping. We have most of everything ready for our celebration next week. We're suppose to get some snow this afternoon, 3-6 inches here in the valley. They are predicting 12-16 inches up on the ridge. I wonder about our friends back in the midwest and how they are doing out there...

Blessings and Joy

PC

The Secret of being content...

We hear it all the time. Our parents said it about us, and we say it to our children. I hear it said by those around the neighborhood. I hear it spoken in all cultures and all languages, regardless of religion or ethnic group, regardless of nation or tribe, regardless of who or where you are... I WANT MY CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY...  or spoken in another way, IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY. When Paul says in his letter to the Philippians "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through HIM who gives me strength", I believe he was revealing a profound and eternal "secret" or truth to each of us. Who among us can say what Paul says, "I have learned to be content in every circumstance"? Through HIM... in HIM... with HIM... beneath HIM... the secret of being content now and forever.

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas!
I love Christmas! It truly does something marvelous in terms of my relationship and commitment to Jesus Christ. It enhances my faith and promotes good will within me for my neighbors, family, and friends. It gives me the opportunity to present the gospel of Jesus Christ. I care not about the arguments about whether or not the 25th of December is or was the true birth date of Christ. I love it for what it does, not for what it was or was not. Are you with me? If you are, then love the candles, love the gifts, love the focus on faith, love the Christmas music, love the general atmosphere of light and song, love the gathering of church friends, love the story presented by children, love the wreath, tree, and tinsel, love the eggnog, ham, and wine, love the warmth of fire, the cold of skates, the drifting of snow, love the season, the reason for the season, love the advent, the hope, the angels, the shepherds, the star, love it all… but above all love Christ and honor God with what has become of what was and now is… Christmas. Merry Christmas from my house to yours!
Pastor Chuck, Deb, & Family