Merry Christmas! It’s almost here. It’s snuck up quickly. So quickly that I only just last night actually decided – and organised – what I’m doing for Christmas. I’m so used to Dad organising everything we’re going to do and just going along with it… but this will be my first Christmas without my family.
Hmm. That’s a little sad. I’m sure they’re missing me too.
I’m taking two weeks off work at Christmas – only some of that I’ll be away for. I might plan another trip – down to the coast or somewhere similar, depending on who I can find to go with me. And I still need to find something to do for New Year’s Eve as well.
If I’m lucky, I might get an early Christmas present from Telstra in the form of a port change for our ADSL connection. Maybe I’m being too hopeful. It’s been almost a month, with no proper Internet!
It’ll be nice to have some spare time to myself, in my time off, to think about 2008. Things are going to be very different; there’s a lot I have to pray about and prepare for. And not just for 2008 either. I’m excited about the future further than that. So much is going to happen. Someone’s going to need to hold me back so I don’t rush out prematurely and trip over something!
Whoever you are, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, I hope you have a great Christmas too.
Yes, Tim we miss you greatly and will miss you over Christmas “dooychapo” (Thai for especially). God has great plans for you and we continue to watch and pray closely. We will spend Christmas lunch at the Aussie Steakhouse at Siam in Bangkok – we will think of you and love you very much.
Love from dad