December 26 2009
Merry Christmas
( one day late)
This year has been a great year for us. We have been on a journey. Justino and I reflected on the drastic differences in our lives in Mexico now, and three years ago when we arrived.
Something that L. Whitney Clayton said in October Conference 2009 really stuck out to me. He said
Alma and his people “did pour out their hearts to [God]; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.” Because of their goodness and their obedience to their baptismal covenants,they were delivered in stages.
I feel that we are being delievered in stages. We prayed to be able to be back in the states, but it is not yet his will. However, We have been blessed with a steady job for Justino. We have a car. We were able to buy a little house in July that we love. I have a washer and a dryer. We love our ward. Eva and Sam have started school to learn spanish and their teacher is truly an instrument in the Lords hands for their developement and happininess. We live in a tropical paradise where thosands of people travel from all over the world to visit. We have it’s beauty right at our finger tips. We have enjoyed lots of visits from friends and family and we love having company. Thanks to friends who have visited we have been invited to beautiful resorts and had many fabulous experiences.
We have been abundantly blessed and we are grateful.
We love you and hope your holidays were bright.
Merry Christmas
( one day late)
This year has been a great year for us. We have been on a journey. Justino and I reflected on the drastic differences in our lives in Mexico now, and three years ago when we arrived.
Something that L. Whitney Clayton said in October Conference 2009 really stuck out to me. He said
Alma and his people “did pour out their hearts to [God]; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.” Because of their goodness and their obedience to their baptismal covenants,they were delivered in stages.
I feel that we are being delievered in stages. We prayed to be able to be back in the states, but it is not yet his will. However, We have been blessed with a steady job for Justino. We have a car. We were able to buy a little house in July that we love. I have a washer and a dryer. We love our ward. Eva and Sam have started school to learn spanish and their teacher is truly an instrument in the Lords hands for their developement and happininess. We live in a tropical paradise where thosands of people travel from all over the world to visit. We have it’s beauty right at our finger tips. We have enjoyed lots of visits from friends and family and we love having company. Thanks to friends who have visited we have been invited to beautiful resorts and had many fabulous experiences.
We have been abundantly blessed and we are grateful.
We love you and hope your holidays were bright.
p.s. The photo was taken at a villa in Puerto Morelos, where we were invited by Justino's boss to spend Thanksgiving.
2 comments:
Brook, you have such an awesome attitude! I hope that you had a great Christmas. It was good to talk to you for a minute.
PS Your kids are adorable!
Delivered in stages. That's beautiful! I've been wanting to call you for 2 weeks. Let's see if I get my act together before the next 2 go by! Your family is gorgeous in this picture. I showed my mom and she said, "Wow." I SO need to come visit you...it would be good for my soul I think. :) Happy New Year!
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