Now that's some serious Checkers !!! 

Family Fun !!! 

Happy New Year!

Dear Family,
It's a New Year~2005! May God bless all of you with love, joy, and grace for every circumstance.
"What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
With love and gratitude,
Al, Karen, Melissa, Brad, Mike, and Jade

Christmas day 2004 - all 8 of them!

Happy Christmas Birthday, Bern!! 

Posted per Rach's request 

thoughts on Christmas...

"You have only to stay over Christmas with a family who seriously try to 'keep' it... in order to see that the thing is a nightmare. Long before December 25th everyone is worn out—physically worn out by weeks of daily struggle in overcrowded shops, mentally worn out by the effort to remember all the right recipients and to think out suitable gifts for them. They are in no trim for merry-making; much less to take part in a religious act. They look far more as if there had beena long illness in the house." - C.S. Lewis on Christmas

Irritated and angered... (click here for the rest of the story)

Finished writing something at the water's edge site. I'm not going to post it here, but I think it would be worth your while to read and think thru rather than simply say I am on a "Rhine rant." (which may be partly true too...)

Happy 7th Birthday, Parker! 

The Byl Family. Congratulations to ALL !!! 

Devan Lee Byl 

It's a BOY !!! A beautiful baby boy. Devan Lee Byl. 8 lbs 2 oz. December 13, 2004 

Happy 47th Birthday, Elaine! No one can say these "old"sisters can't party with the best of them! Eight hours of "birthday-ing" last night was pretty fun! Hope you are recovering today! :-)
Birthday Blog

You won't believe this...

It's 3:44 am....on a FRIDAY night and I've been studying all night for finals....not wasting any Calvin tuition this year! :) Just wanted to say hi to ya'll... to be honest, my brain is fried and it's late......so yes, this is a pointless post, but it's late....I will see you all at Christmas if not before! love ya'll!!