Here is a small glimps at my serene, somber, and overly serious family. :)
Mom and Dad
Mike (My "little" brother) & Joe (The best older brother ever)
Joe & and his wife Amy
Pluth Family tradition of Czechoslovakian Petitza Bread (a wonderful traditional nut roll)
2 things to note: it is incredibly sweet and as noted above Joe is overly protective of it :D
We are truly greatful for the Lord's blessings to our family. The Lord has blessed each of us and given us work, health, and family. The Lord has truly blessed our family and allowed us all to be together for the first time in about 3 years for which we are truly grateful.
Psalm 95:1-3
"O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods."
It was also a blessing to see a dear friend Ken Southwell who lives at my brother Joe's house.
Ken & I went for a walk one night and took some pictures of the holiday lights on the houses.(some more of these are also up on my blog if anyone wants to check it out.)
It has also been truly amazing to look back over the year and see how the Lord has continually provided everything I needed from work, to family, to a place to live, and most importantly teaching me to spend more time with Him.
It is also humbling to me to realize how often I walk through my day with complaints and without realizing all of the good things that the Lord has given me. How easy it is to ignore the God of all power and provision and forget that He hold the very universe in the palm of His hand. Praise the Lord for His graciousness.
May the New Year find each of us continuing to seek after the Lord and seeking to accomplish His will and not our own.
Jeremiah 10:11-13
"Thus you shall say to them, "The gods that did not make the heavens adn the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.
It is He who made the earth by His power,
Who established the world by His wisdom;
And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.
When He utters His voice, there is a tmult of waters in the heavens,
And He causes teh clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His storehouses."
Jeremiah 33:1-3
"Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah . . . Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the LORD is His name, ' Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'"
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