Christmas 2010

There are several things of note which I would like to mention from Christmas 2010. First and foremost my brother Dan Reinhold married Karen Geoffrey! So we have gained a wonderful sister. They had a beautiful wedding and I have to mention that after Dan said his vows people broke out in applause. The vows they gave each other were God-centered commitments to each other and reflected appreciation and gratitude for each other. Dan and Karen Reinhold then went on a cruise together. Very fun. It was great to see my family and meet some new family.

Bethany and I prepared a yummy Christmas dinner for ourselves. We have enjoyed making crab legs together because they are tasty and we like them! They are not very difficult to prepare either. This time we just wrapped them in damp paper towels and microwaved them. They were great! We also bought ourselves some sushi which continues to be a favorite food of mine. We spent Christmas dinner at our friends house on Christmas night to take part in a ginger bread hosue building contest! It was very fun.

There was a dark cloud with a silver lining this Christmas. The dark cloud was Bethany and I were not able to fly home due to the cost of the trip and our new work situations. The silver lining is we were able to enjoy some fun skype sessions with the Adlers and the Reinholds extended family. We had four songs caroled to us over Skype. We might need to be prepared to sing some songs back next year! We felt very loved even from far away in Tucson, AZ.

With Karen as our newest addition to the family, my mother and I both independently sought to solidfy the Reinhold identity and worked on the Reinhold family crest. Our family verse for the crest is from Hebrews 10:23. “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” You can see the image below.

Praises: We received much love and many wonderful gifts this Christmas. Hopefully next year we will be able to fly home. Bethany and I have been reflecting on God’s rich generosity towards us and have been trying to live out of response to this.

Prayers: Please pray that our desires will continue to come closer and closer to that of our Lord Jesus Christ in the year to come. We want Him to be the forsemost desire of our hearts. Please also that pray we would keep learning to love those God brings into our lives with the same selfless love that He has shown us.