This has been a year to remember, filled with fun times, travels, and family adventures. When Kara came home from college in May, we all joined Linda at a conference in Anaheim and paid our first visit to Disneyland's California Adventure. The following week we helped celebrate Evan's mom's 80th birthday. Of course Evan and Linda have birthdays in May too, but they're not telling their ages. (Hint: next year is a big one for Linda!)

Before May was through, Kara left for Honduras where she spent six months working in a Medical Clinic supported by the Luke Society. Check out her page for more information on her trip. 

In June we took Linda's dad on a trip to Kansas for a Beeding family reunion of sorts as we celebrated Clyde's cousin, Arvada and her husband's 50th Anniversary. Clyde showed us his birthplace in Parker, KS, and his boyhood town of Gas City, Kansas. We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to get to know Linda's dad on this trip. (What's going on in the cornfields?) 

At the end of June, Linda's CT Scan showed a new tumor in her lung. It is very tiny, only 5 mm, making it too small to biopsy. So, we are on a new schedule to observe it as doctors try to determine if it is a recurrence of the cancer or a benign tumor. The September CT Scan showed it hadn't grown at all, which was good news. The next scan will be Jan. 7th. We'd be grateful for your prayers that it would not grow...and even disappear.

Our family vacation in August included our first trip to Hume Lake Christian Camp. We had a great time and even ran into several friends and colleagues from Poway, which surprised us, but made the week extra-special. 

In September, Evan had the exciting privilege of performing the wedding of his niece, Darcy and her new husband, Eric. It was a beautiful wedding. We're so excited that they've settled in the San Diego area because now we actually have family living nearby for the first time since we moved here 24 years ago!

We are all grateful for another special year and all the opportunities we've had to share the joys and challenges of life with so many special friends. Of course we are especially aware of all the hurts and grief that people across our nation and around the world have faced this year and our hearts and prayers are with them. We pray that together we might all be a part of bringing true peace, love, and grace to our world. 

Grace and Peace to All of You.