Season’s Greetings! Happy New Year!
Merry
Christmas to you and your family!
We
wish you all the best in 2021.
This has been a trying
year.
Thousands
have died and are suffering
And
like many we’re using zoom
There
have been social justice demonstrations
Some
issues with income inequality
But
we’re hopeful about a Biden’s presidency
And
for this season it’s for us to be thankful
It
means a lot to be happy this season.
Matthew
and Shannon are doing well.
At
UVA Matthew is busy as a Genetic Counselor.
Shannon
is enjoying her job as a Real Estate Agent.
And
they continue to live in Charlottesville, VA
Surrounded
by their loving pets
Mary
and Erwin continue to face some difficulties.
Erwin
has health problems that he’s watching
But
is making the best of these chronic conditions
Work
for our kitchen and bathroom
Is on hold because of the virus
However,
we were able to give a face lift to the lawn
With
new shrubs planted in the flower beds
Erwin
has a new book out
It’s
entitled, “Sunlit Streams of Water”
That’s
a devotional for Religious Naturalists
He
continues to write blogs
And
posts them to his Facebook’s author page
These
also appear on Twitter and his website –
https://www.amazon.com/author/erwinthomas
We
celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary
That
surely was a milestone in our lives
But
we haven’t done much travelling this year
We
only visited the casino in Dover, Delaware
And
Mary missed her sister-time in Oregon
We
hope that there’ll be renewal of life in 2021.
This
is promising since a vaccine is on the horizon.
Hopefully
by mid-year there should be a new normal.
So
all the best for the coming year!
Wishing
you and your family a Happy New Year!
“Almighty God, bless our families at this time of
the year! Be with us as we celebrate
this season that has been dampened by the pandemic. And may we all live in peace and prosperity
in 2021!
Amen