Merry Christmas from St. David, Arizona

We have been at our Western Horizon RV Park in St. David since December 19th and we will be here until the 9th of January. Since this is an area we have visited many times in the last few years, we haven't been doing a lot of site seeing. What we have been doing is enjoying the holiday season at home. We've enjoyed quiet nights with the Christmas Tree lights twinkling. On a couple of those nights, temperatures dropped into the low 30's and we awoke to frost on the picnic table. Last Sunday, we enjoyed breakfast at that picnic table and on one of the mild nights this week, we cooked outside. This was the view from our campsite that night. We have a really good campsite this year.On December 23rd, we celebrated Little Christmas Eve with a turkey dinner complete with all the trimmings. Years ago, when Mike and I were first together we used to celebrate our special Christmas on the 23rd, before all the hectic running around started. This morning, I prepared a couple of things to bring to the club house for a social tonight. I made cut out cookies from the recipe my Grandma Sadie used to use and jalapeno rollups that she never would have even imagined.

So tonight, after a beautiful Christmas Eve Service at an ELCA church over in Sierra Vista, we enjoyed a couple of hours of Christmas cheer with others in the park. Tomorrow we will be joining our fellow RVers for a ham dinner prepared by some of the staff.

This is the first time since we have been on the road that we have not gone to Minnesota for the Christmas Holiday. Although I certainly miss my Mom and other family there, it has been a very peaceful and pleasant Christmas. Notes and cards and emails and calls have been coming in and we enjoy each of them. Here Mike is looking at a very special card from Amariah. She says "Hi Oma" and "Hi Opa" very clearly - what a treat to hear her voice!

To each of you we wish a Blessed Christmas filled with faith and wonder and joy.