At some point during Advent I have been wont to write a family message to all the friends on my list of friends and acquaintances so that they may be up to date on this family's doings. And thus, again this Advent, I am working on THE message, knowing full well that it will be a labour of love that will hardly be read in its entirety by all recipients. Ergo: a posting to tell everybody in one fell swoop about my family.
Point 1: I love my family. They are a mighty good bunch that shows when we are together. Then we joke, tell funny stories, and show our love for each other in many different ways.
Point 2: Thankfully they all have employment. That helps with the jocularity when we are together.
Point 3: Thankfully all of us have a solid foundation in the teachings of the Christ as found in the pages of the New Testament.
Point 4: We are all healthy, not counting an occasional cold that I consider to be caused by forgetting the daily intake of a large quantity of vitamins.
Point 5: Every one branch of the family can point with a sense of pride to one or more stellar achievements reached in the past twelve months.
Point 6: Because of the contents of these five points I, as the father and grandfather of the flock, I am very proud of this bunch of people even if most of them do not share my great enthusiasm for a hefty helping of Christmas Stollen and pressed almond bakery products. Oh well, you cannot be perfect all the time!
So to all my children and grandchildren and spouses my thanks for your great contributions to the wellbeing of this our family. I love you.
Dad/Opa
We love you too, Ops--and are proud to have you as the Paterfamilias!
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