Seriously, is there anyone who doesn't love Charlie Brown and Snoopy (and Woodstock and Linus and Peppermint Paddy and Lucy and Schroeder and Pig Pen, etc.)

Check out who we (Martine, Caleb, Constance and I) get to hang out with this thanksgiving in Saratoga Springs, NY:

• My brother Paul. He’s going to Afghanistan as a Marine in January.
• My sister Krista who lives in D.C., the most amazing journalist I’ve heard of (her husband Trevor can’t make it… he has to save lives instead).
• My cousin Victoria: a poet who exudes talent and passion in everything she does.
• My cousin Jorge: We are three weeks apart. My best friend growing up. Locker-partner in high school and roommate in college.
• My cousin (in-law?) Emily (Jorge’s wife): the best biology teacher your kids could dream of.
• Caden: Jorge & Emily’s son.
• ???: And one is on the way.

I even just bought "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in English, as surprise (so sshh, don't tell Martine or Caleb or Constance).

As we bask in Food, Family, and Football, Mike Anderson asks us the question: “Are we going to commit gluttony or enjoy a feast?“

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:15-16

Today is Martine’s birthday!

I praise God for the voyage he’s brought us through up to this point. We are reaping the benefits of two people struggling to put Christ first in everything as He continues to reveal Himself to each of us  individually and as a couple.

Martine is a phenomenal mother, wife, friend, and confidant… all things that we are both learning in tandem.

Praise God for crossing our paths 12 years ago in Paris!

Below is a photo from that meeting way back in 1998, in Lognes, France (just outside of Paris):

I'm in the back (second from the left), Martine is in the middle (with the red hair and shirt)