AGAIN, MY CUP RUNNETH OVER

For the first time, I plan to do a double post tonight. I have had another subject in mind for several days, but just have not found time until tonight. It will be posted after this one.

BUT FIRST... THIS BULLETIN...

Today, for the first time in quite a while, we had all our kids, all their spouses, and all our grandchildren together for a brief while. We all attended morning services together - even sitting in a group - and afterward we seized the moment to snap a few candid photos on a couch in the Fireside Room.

With one child's family here in Vancouver, another in eastern Washington, and the third in Alaska, it is a rare occasion when we can all be together for a precious visit. The opportunity this time was to gather to spend some time with the youngest of the clan, Elijah "Eli" Hugh Wyatt, who is 18 months old, and the darling of the whole family. It was a very brief window of togetherness, as prior plans took some of us away for portions of the rest of the day. Still, a lot of good visiting was enjoyed and the holidays were celebrated briefly just by being together for a few hours. You should know, the hit of the day was Mr. Personality himself, Eli.

See the new posts on http://www.elijahhugh.blogsppot.com/ to see what a handsome lad he is and what the rest of his relatives looked like today.

I count today's gathering a blessing, a special gift from the Giver of all things wonderful, and I am deeply grateful.