What a busy year this has been. First we started the year with Wesley and Lindsi visiting for New Years with their Arizona family. Shortly thereafter we went to Berkley California to a conference for Tina’s work and visited with Fred Moosman’s Aunt Nita & Uncle Eddie. Mark enjoyed riding bike and sightseeing in San Francisco.

In March Shawn and Laurie got engaged, and then in May they married. Wesley, Lindsi, and Ben were all here as well as all of Shawn and Laurie’s grandparents and many other relatives. The day looked like it would turn into a bad storm, but after much wind and threatening sprinkles, the weather settled for a nice evening wedding. In June Shawn and Laurie found out they were going to have a baby, so the rest of the year they have been preparing for their firstborn. The doctor says it is going to be a boy.

In August Mark and I traveled to Washington to see Ben. He has a nice apartment and great weather to go with it. We didn’t really want to come home.  We traveled to Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Portland, Astoria, and all points in between. We even made it up to Port Townsend. The volcanic devastation from Mount St. Helens was still obvious after all these years. Amazing!

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Mark and I were riding a tandem bike this year. In October I went to a conference and fell and broke my leg, so he has been keeping pace for the both of us. In November he rode in El Tour de Tucson. Early in December Mark rode in the Cottonwood Christmas Parade, and his group won second prize.

Life has been interesting to be sure, and we have already put the finishing touches on our Fall 2009 semester.  We hope to see many of you in the coming year, and we pray that God will be glorified in each of our lives as we continue to seek Him.

The Luffmans