A POEM FOR OUR LAST CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND

The past 2.5 years in the land of the Queen 

have sped by in these hills covered in green.

John has been busy running study visits, ECGs and writing a thesis, 

while I raise the teens, run the boarding house and call upon Jesus.

Jenna is 16: loves soccer, Spotify, friends, painting, and boys

Mason is 13: loves rugby, reading, Youtube videos and is now too 

old for his toys

We have been blessed to see a lot of the world

from the fjords of Norway to the Tavernas of Crete, 

traveling has definitely been our favorite treat

By summer we’ll be back in the land of the free

returning to the purple mountains majesty 

while we’ll be sad to kiss England goodbye 

we won’t miss the rain and welcome the dry

For you our family and friends,

mothers and fathers, each girl and boy

this Christmas we pray, will be full of joy

Stars will proclaim, wise kings shall bow

the weary shall rest from the sweat of their brow

so celebrate all, this good season again

and declare peace on earth, goodwill to all men!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2017!