Merry Christmas everyone! 

2011 has been a wonderful year for us.  It has been a year full of blessings and wonderful memories made.  We have so much to be thankful for.  More than anything we are thankful God had a plan to send His only Son to be born in a dirty barn knowing full well that His only Son would one day be killed on a cross, and through that He would take on the sins of the world so that we could be called children of God. 

Here are just a few of the blessings we are thankful for this year: 
This year we have made a number of new friends.  We were able to travel to North Carolina to be with Ronnie's side of the family for Christmas and New Years.  We were able to move closer to Colin's family in Texas so we could spent much more time with that side of our family before we depart for Uganda in January. Our every need has been met this year.  God has provided for us in miraculous ways.  This year we have had the opportunity to work with Water For All, participate in several well-drilling courses, and meet numerous missionaries from all over the world who desperately want to help solve the clean water crisis in their countries.  Colin has been able to work daily with his brother, Devin, which has been a treat for him.  In a couple of days we will celebrate being married for three years!  We have been hugely blessed by the outpouring of support by our friends and family.  We were able to travel to Guatemala in the spring and spend a week in an orphanage.  This summer we were able to spend six weeks in Bolivia drilling water wells.  We were able to sell our prescribed burning equipment to a friend of ours who is getting into the business.  We finally went to the dentist and took care of all of our dental needs.  Colin's aunt and uncle held a benefit in our honor in Miles, TX to raise money for our move to Uganda.  Dana, Colin's sister, had a baby boy named William Barret.  Ronnie was able to find the perfect home for her horse Ranger. 

These are only a few of the many many things we are thankful for this year.  2011 was a great year and we are thankful we were able to share it with you.  We hope God blesses you this coming year.