CHRISTMAS AT THE CASWELL'S

We always get together with Dale's family Christmas Eve and Christmas day. I love visiting with family, they are so precious to me!!

Christmas Eve:
We were at mom's house for Christmas Eve.

We got to see all of Dale's family, he has three brothers and one sister.

Marty is the one just under Dale, he pasted away in 1992, his wife was Carol. Their daughter is Crystal.

Bob is the third born his wife's name is Tanya. They have three boys Russ, Robert and Chance.

Dale's youngest brother is David. David's wife is Jenni. They have three boys as well. Andy, Joe and Nick.

Dale's sister is Liz. She is married to Mike, they have a daughter and her name is Bojena. Isn't that a cute name? It was part of their Grandma Long's (Dale's mom, mom)name. (she had a lot of names and I could not begin to tell you what they were, LOL!! Precious lady though!!!)

Dale's mom is Georgine. She is a very sweet lady!! She is very giving and she loves her kids very much!! I love and respect her for being there for them!!

Dale's Dad Harley died in 2002, Dale's mom and dad were married over 30+ years when he died. Very adorable fun loving guy!! We miss him and Marty both every Christmas they have not been with us!!

Christmas Eve we also got to see Crystal, our niece, who by the way is due Feb 28, 2008 (isn't that exciting) and her husband Nick. He seems very nice and he loves her very much!! It was good seeing them again!!

Christmas Day:
We were at Carol's house for Christmas day. Carol has been a blessing to all of us!! After Marty died, she has been always there with the family because she is just that, family!! Some people would have lost touch, but not Carol or mom!! I love and respect them because they knew we all needed to stick together. We all were a part of their lives the whole time!! That meant a lot to me!! I love Carol very much!! I worked with her years ago (1982) so I got to know her family at that time, as well. They are very precious to me because when I was going through a hard time in my life, they made me feel welcome (1982-1983)!! I hung out there a lot!

At Carol's I got to see Carol's mom (Marty) and sisters (Debra and Jenny) again. It was good seeing them!! Carol is with a guy (Dennis)who is wonderful for her!! She seems so happy and he seems to love her very much! They get along so well!! It is kind of fun to see them be playful. I am so glad she is happy! They have been together for sometime now.

We also got to see Todd and Sharon. Todd is Dale's cousin and Sharon is his wife. They have a son, Jacob. They have always been around too. It is so cool to get together with them every year!

Now you know more about Dale's family. Dale and I have seen 24 Christmas's together with his family. Cool huh?!!!

Christmas is such a good time to be grateful for family!! I know I don't see my family as much, but I love them all very much and miss them as well!! I am still working on being closer to my family!!! I would love that!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!! May your new year be filled with hope, love and joy through Christ our Lord =)

Lord bless you and keep you, each one!!

I love this song! It tells what my heart feels!

Lyrics
Just a little while longer I wanna pray
Can't get You off my soul
came to say Thank You Lord just for loving me
Many times as I do forget
Every need that You have met
Oh thank You Lord, I know You're showing me
You are there when I am down and out
You're holding me, Your love is so amazing
Oh it changed me
~~
CHORUS:
Here I am with all I am / have (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Raise my hands to worship You
I wanna say thank you, oh thank you
For everything, for who You are
You cover me, You touch my heart
I wanna say thank you
~~
I could have died in my sin but You saved me
Didn't have any hope at all
You gave me peace divine, strength to carry on
I should have been the one to pay
But instead You took my place
Amazing Grace is more than just a song
Even though I don't deserve Your love for me
You look beyond my fault and You showed mercy
CHORUS
I wanna say thank you for the sun
Lord we thank you for the rain
Lord, I love you!!
Thank you is all that I can say
Thank for the love you gave!!
CHORUS
Lord I Thank you for everything you do in my life
I wanna say Thank you (repeats)
Tell me now,
(Kids saying thank you!)
(Last thank you) Dank you dJee sus

Thanksgiving at the Caswell's

Dale's Family is so wonderful! This is at his brother David's house. I love them all so much! God has used them greatly to show me what family is supposed to be like.


Tabitha and Bojena




















Liz and her honey Mike




















Dale's Cousin Todd and His wife Sharon
















Bob and Chance serving up some Cool Whip (that's Todd in the back, LOL)


















Nick and Max the dog




















Dale cutting up the pies



















Tiffanie and Andy




















Joe on a pogo stick






















Nick, Andy and Joe around Bojena
























Mom and Bojena























Liz, Mom and Bojena (Liz's Daughter)