[Oe List ...] {Spam?} Re: Christmas Story

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Having just successfully sent by scanning 4 photos having to do with  
Light in the midst of these darkening days, I read Pricilla's  
witness.  Thanks Jim, for making it available to all of us.
Thus, at the start of this day, I am grateful.
.Love, Grace and Peace, Ellen
On Dec 4, 2007, at 10:36 AM, James Wiegel wrote:

> Just to say, reports like this fill my heart with song and remind  
> me how great life is.  What a way to start a day.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Wiegel
>
> Wilson Priscilla <pwilson at teamtechinc.com> wrote:
> A Magical Christmas
>
>
> How do you honor four significant life events during a Christmas  
> holiday? This was the question for Christmas, 2006.
>
> Grandpa, my husband of fifty-four years, had turned eighty years old.
> Our Oregon son, Tim, had reached the half-century mark of fifty.
> Out first granddaughter-in-law, Phaedra, had turned thirty years of  
> age.
> And in a different genre, Jeff, our twenty-four year old grandson,  
> had served his time in the Army and become a civilian again.
>
> Costa Rica swirled to the top of the list of possibilities for a  
> magical Christmas for fourteen people ranging in age from 2 ½ to 80.
>
> At the end of a long, tooth-jarring drive from San Jose to the  
> Pacific Coast, Quepos presents a spectacular seascape setting. A  
> couple of miles further is Manuel Antonio National Park, where  
> trogons, herons, squirrel monkeys and sloths range. Buena Vista  
> Villas in the Park accommodated our multi-interest crew with three  
> rented Casas. We swam in a choice of several pools, but  the  
> mountainside waterfall pool quickly became the favorite.
>
> Memorable moments were so many. The zip line for the bravest, the  
> catamaran ride and seeing the dolphins, the photo-ing of monkeys,  
> sloths, sun sets and kids playing. The family laughter, the care  
> and grace of the Costa Ricans who work at Buena Vista, the Mariposa  
> Hotel dinner, and the group photos – so much to remember with love.  
> The lovely Casas, the birds, even the steps and hills, the stunning  
> scenery – so much to look back on with joy in my heart.
>
> A radical mix of different ages, passions, beliefs, values, hopes  
> and dreams shapes this family of fourteen. We love each and respect  
> the gifts and warts of everyone.
>
> Christmas magic floated through the air on Christmas Eve … hors  
> d’oeuvres, drinks and group pictures set the tone for an evening of  
> memories, hopes and dreams. Sitting in a circle on the open deck …  
> over-looking the setting sun sink into the Pacific Ocean … we  
> shared (one at a time) memories of Christmas memories special for us.
>
> Celebrating the four special occasions provided a spectacular end  
> to 2006 and beginning of 2007. It offered a grateful chance to “be  
> family” and to greet life’s ups and downs with delight, courage and  
> hope.
>
> Priscilla Wilson
> TeamTech Press
> Mission Hills, KS 66208
> pwilson at teamtechinc.com
>
>
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