As many of you know we did not make it home for Christmas due to my white counts being extremely low.  We prayed as did our family, about that decision. On Christmas Day both Amy and Natalie said they had boys with colds. God is so good. Our water in the RV park got turned off at Thursday noon due to hard overnight freezes here for several days. We did fine with no running water, heating up bottled water to wash up, do dishes and cook. We settled into a quiet weekend with movies,(our traditional “It’s a Wonderful Life”), reading, Scrabble and good home cooked meals.  Talked with Andrew on Friday and he sent photos on Christmas Day. Texted with Josiah before he left on a week vacation. Spoke to my brother Tim on Christmas Eve. 

On Christmas day, we had traditional cinnamon rolls and eggs, opened a couple gifts, had FaceTime with the Haan family. The little girls had to show us all their gifts. It was fun to share in their excitement. Then we had FaceTime with Slacks. The boys talked with us about gifts and plans for their break from school. Skiing, family and friends top their lists. After my nap, the Flanegans called. I had requested when I thought we would be there for Christmas if we could sing some carols. So over FaceTime we sang carols together while Keith and Isaac accompanied on the piano. It was lovely.  

After that call, we heard a POP and the power went out!!! The power company estimated 3-4 hours so we see waited to see. In the meantime, I was able to FaceTime with my Michigan family.  It was nice to see them all, except brother Ron who, like me, has low counts. .  

As the sun went down and we still had no power, I was thankful for a charged tablet with a book on it and for my ‘always  prepared’ husband who had thought to bring two flashlights with him. At 7pm we packed an overnight bag and headed to a hotel for the night. We hadn’t eaten yet so stopped at McDonalds for takeout dinner. Not much open on Christmas night!  

We had a comfy, warm sleep, lights to read by and a long hot shower (after 3 days). (Thanks kids!!!)

Certainly not the Christmas we expected but one to remember!!!

God is always in control, even when things don’t go as we hoped. 

God is always good!