Merry Christmas and Happy Past Year!
I am so thankful to God for many things.
Here are the highlights of the end of the World Race, and the Welcome Home!
Enjoy…
HAPPY TO SEE MY FAMILY! YAY! LITTLE ALEX (3) DAVID (5) AND MOM AND SIS.
LEYNA, HER SWEET MOM, AND CAT. I LOVE LEYNA’S FAMILY AND WORLD RACE FAMILIES. WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!
WE HAD LOADS OF FUN IN NEW YORK. TIMES SQUARE, STATUE OF LIBERTY, GROUND ZERO, PIZZA, GYROS, CENTRAL PARK, ROCKEFELLER CENTER…
GOD TOTALLY TOTALLY BLESSED US. WE GOT LAST MINUTE TICKETS TO MARY POPPINS. GREAT SEATS AND GREAT FUN. THE KIDS, AND US ADULTS LOVED IT.
MY MOM GOT TO PLAY THE ‘BIG’EST PIANO EVER!
‘MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE A SPILL ON THE FRONT ALTER!’….YEP, THE BOYS SPILLED A CHOCOLATE SHAKE ON THE FRONT ALTER OF ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL IN NEW YORK. YEP, WE STILL LAUGH TODAY ABOUT IT 🙂
HAD GREAT TIMES WITH NATE, A BEST BUD FROM THE RACE, AS WE TREKKED UP TO CONNECTICUT FOR A RIVERA FAMILY THANKSGIVING. PLAYED ‘7 DOWN/7UP’ CARD GAME. AWESOME FUN TIMES.
SOME FAMILY MEMBERS WERE MISSING, BUT THAT’S OKAY, WE WERE SO GRATEFUL FOR HOW MANY OF US COULD HAVE THANKSGIVING TOGETHER. ALL 4 OF MY DAD’S SISTERS, MY ABUELOS, COUSINS, GREAT GRAND KIDS (4 GENERATIONS). YEP, WE WERE ALL SMILES 🙂
CLASSIC PILLOW FIGHTS! EM WON!
BACK HOME IN SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I HAD AN AMAZING WELCOME HOME PARTY WITH SO MANY CLOSE FRIENDS FROM THE PAST 15 YEARS OF LIFE. FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS I’VE ENJOYED GOING TO CHRISTMAS PLAYS AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I PRAISE GOD FOR SO MANY THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR. AND YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME REACH PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
PEOPLE WHO NEED LOVE, THE MESSAGE OF HOPE.
PEOPLE WERE LOVED, HEALED, DISCIPLED, PROVIDED FOR.
IT WAS VERY HARD, BUT VERY REWARDING.
THANK YOU FOR PRAYERS, MONEY, EMAILS, ENCOURAGEMENT, WISDOM, AND FRIENDSHIP.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART…WITH ALL MY LOVE TO YOU…THANK YOU!
