Rounds Inspirational Journeys

Dear friends and family, We wanted to wish you all a very blessed Christmas and New Year.  Our hearts will be with you during this holy season.   May we not forget the true meaning of Christmas: 9  An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  10  But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.  11  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  12  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”   13  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,   14   “Glory to God in the highest heaven,    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”   (Luke 2: 9-14) Ma y you all be blessed with the spirit of Christ...

I was finally able to get this video to upload.  Here is Hannah sharing her trophy and performing St. Patrick's Day for her school.

Wow, what a great night!  It is so awesome that with Christian groups you can actually meet and talk with them.  I told Hannah how lucky she should feel that she has had the chance to meet Hawk Nelson three times and be in the front row for each concert.  That is an opportunity I never had when I was a kid. These guys are true sweet hearts.  There is nothing put on with them, they are genuine and that is really special.  Though they may think Hannah and I are stalkers, they sure didn't treat us like that. The guys seemed to be thrilled to get their shirts.  As soon as Dan saw them he looked at Jason and said, "It's the Hawk shirt!" with excitement.  Well worth the time they took to make. Hannah's t-shirt was dedicated to the drummer, Justin Benner, because of his sweetness in saving his drumsticks for her at the last concert.  I wish you could have seen the joy her shirt brought to him, it made me so happy! We also ...

Sorry about the self photo, it doesn't really capture my new do, but I just wanted you all to know that I love it! It was just what I needed. Getting ready to head to Cleveland for an awesome concert tonight!

So, I realize I said I was going to post more pictures from our trip to Philadelphia, but to be honest, as soon as we got home I got a terrible head cold, so I have been in slow motion.  I had to cancel a speaking engagement last week, and did two this week, though I am not sure how well they went since I could not hear out of my right ear and I kept having the "tickle" cough.  Today was my last presentation for the year and I am relieved, I love going out and talking with students, but I am RUN DOWN!!! Tomorrow I am going for a pampering morning of hair cutting and frosting (haven't you always wanted to "frost" yourself?).  I need it, I have been feeling a little down about my physical appearance lately.  I guess it really never occurred to me that I would gain 50 lbs. and go up 10 pant sizes after transplant.  If one more person tells me I look "healthy" I think I will scream!!!  Please don't get me wrong, it is great to have some weight on the...