We have been enjoying these four weeks of Advent- preparing our hearts to celebrate the best news the world has ever known- that God so loved the world... that He gave His son! I hope we never grow tired of the story.. nor forget it's truth and the implications on our lives.
As we wait for His return, we await Christmas and this year, we are especially waiting for the kids to arrive. Andrew was scheduled to be here tonight, however, the crazy winter storm that hit the east coast changed plans. Andrew's original flight from Boston to Washington DC was cancelled. He rebooked a flight out the following day, but after Jeph checked the weather, realized that if Andrew waited a night, he could very well be stuck in Boston. So... Andrew hopped on a plane to SanFrancisco where he spent the day. Weather permitting and God-willing, he will head out tomorrow morning and arrive in Osaka Monday night! We can hardly wait.
The next waiting phase will include watching the weather in Pittsburgh. Kristin and her friend, Chris, are scheduled to fly out Monday morning as well. Unfortunately, they are booked on a flight through Washington DC. We are hoping that the snow will have been cleared and that they can arrive and fly out as planned. We are a drop nervous however, as we have reservations to all fly out of Osaka up to Sendai on Wednesday morning.... so we are praying that all goes well.
We hope to enjoy a few days at our old, family favorite ski resort in Yamagata prefecture-Mt. Zao. We have friends from school, Paul and Amy, who will be joining us as well. We'll celebrate Christmas up north and return to Osaka in time to welcome Amberly on the 29th. We are really looking forward to having the family all together!
I will hopefully post pics and share an update once we are all together. Until then, may the good news of His coming bring you great joy! Merry Christmas!!!
