2010 Christmas Card

2010 has been a year of changes for our family, despite a fairly normal beginning.  We celebrated New Year's in North Carolina, and we made our annual trip to Hong Kong in early May -- this time with my mom, who proved herself an intrepid traveler on her first visit to the "Fragrant Harbor".  Upon our return, and after long soul-searching, we decided to leave our church of eight years.  While we're not completely settled, we currently attend Open Door Church in Mountain View.  In September, we moved from our home of eight years to our new house in Palo Alto.  We plan some major remodeling, so we're still living out of boxes, but we love the location; Deb is even looking forward to biking to work once rainy season is over!

Around the time of our move, we were shocked when Deb's dad was diagnosed with stage IV cancer.  In early October, we traveled to Dallas to help Deb's parents move to her sister Caroline's house.  So far, we are blessed that he has been responding well to the treatment.  We spent Thanksgiving in Raleigh with my parents, and despite being sick with the flu for much of our visit, had a great time and even caught up with a few old friends.  We're looking forward to spending Christmas in Dallas with Deb's family -- and reuniting the dynamic duo of Jonathan and his cousin Noah.

We're amazed by how much Jonathan and Bethany have grown over 2010; it's hard to believe that Jonathan will be starting kindergarten in the fall!  We love how their personalities are developing and how they watch out for each other (sometimes).  We're also wrestling with the reality that life is too short. We would appreciate your prayers for Deb's dad -- and for my dad, who may have to start dialysis next year.  Thanks for your friendship in 2010. We hope you have a merry Christmas and a blessed 2011!