Merry Christmas!

If I did not get you a Christmas letter or you received the abbreviated, still-had-to-scrunch-and-use-tiny-print, AmazingMail card, here is our Christmas letter. I am happy with the letter, but as I think back through the year, I am amazed at all the great people God put in our lives to encourage and help us - friends, family, neighbors, paying customers...  I wish I could've mentioned everyone in the letter but most people don't have time to read a novel. I also feel like it's somewhat emotionless and misses some major events (i.e., Brad helping with harvest, our birthdays, trips...), but I was all about sticking with a theme and keeping it short. With that said, here it is with my added comments in brackets. 


The LIGHT version of our 2010:


January - Julie started a new blog. If you’d like to read her musings and other things that happened in our lives this year, go to LIGHTenupyourlife.blogspot.com [shameless self promotion but I really couldn't remember much from January]

February – Brad enjoyed LIGHTing our wood burning stove. [another month I experienced amnesia about]

March – Wyatt’s favorite place to LIGHT [meaning: be or land - Brad wasn't sure what I was referring to and thought I was talking about Wyatt as a Marlboro man.] was on the two steps in our hallway. 

April – Elliana decided she loves anything that is itty-bitty and was deLIGHTed to be a flower girl (also in September). 

May – We moved back to Lincoln not many days after we LIT Wyatt’s first birthday candle. 

June – Brad created a pantry for us by moving our washer and dryer upstairs while Wyatt, Elliana and Julie started their summer with enLIGHTening visits to the zoo and daily visits to the park. 

July – Elliana turned 3 and Wyatt learned to be LIGHT on his feet! 

August – Brad and Julie packed as LIGHT as possible when they attempted to summit Longs Peak but fell just a few yards short due to Brad learning first hand about extreme altitude sickness. 

September – Wyatt learned to “read” and Elliana LIT up a room when telling her first joke. You can watch their talents on her blog. 

October – We started to get worried about what we would do when we couldn’t be outside with our neighbors due to colder weather and less dayLIGHT. 

November – Elliana shed LIGHT on the subject of Brad not seeing a turkey while hunting by saying “maybe the turkey didn’t want to get shoot.” 

December – We celebrated the first anniversary of Robertson Electric, LLC. (Call 402.314.5335 if you need an electrician!) [I know it's more shameless self promotion, but we do what we can to drum up business.] We are especially rejoicing in God as our provider and as our One True LIGHT.


Isaiah 9:2 The people who walk in darkness will see a great LIGHT; Those who live in a dark land, the LIGHT will shine on them.


Merry Christmas!  
Brad, Julie, Elliana and Wyatt