Thanksgiving

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We sure did. It seems the older I get the more thankful I am to have such a wonderful family and friends. Almost 15 years ago while I was in high school (yikes) we were fortunate enough to host an exchange student from Heuhuetenango, Guatemala, not realizing at the time how precious this friendship would become. It was a leap of faith, I had met Grethel in one of my classes and heard that she needed a new host family for the next couple months. I went home and just happened to mention this to mom and she was in. What an awesome coincidence. Over the years we have kept in touch some years more than others. Grethel and I were 16 and 18 at the time and in high school, now with 2 children of our own we once again have re-connected. We were fortunate enough to get together this Thanksgiving as her entire family has come to visit. It is truly amazing that we can go so long and pick up right where we left off. They are absolutely amazing people and we are so blessed to have them in ours lives. We hope that your family is just as fortunate as we are to have such special people in your lives.

Sincerely,
- Kari