Merry Christmas!!!
And a joyous, peaceful 2003 to everyone!

Thank you, everyone, for not striking us off your list when we neglected to send out Christmas cards or letters last year. It's always wonderful to hear from all of you!!! Here's a thumbnail sketch of the goodness of the Lord in 2002.

Click to Enlarge	Pam & Stan at the Baltimore airport, seeing Josh & Christin's new baby girl, Abigail for the 1st time (born 10-12-02) & reacquainting with their son, Caleb (born 4-23-01). Abigail is our first granddaughter!!
Click to Enlarge	Josh, Christin, & Caleb prepare to sled downhill after a surprise snow hit Annapolis just prior to our visit. [December 4-7, 2002]
Click to Enlarge	Stan & Pam with a beaming April just after giving her Senior Seminar Speech to complete her Bachelor Degree in English from Madonna University! Micah & Caleb benefit from their Montessori Teacher-aunt, and we are all proud of her for sticking with her BA.
Click to Enlarge	Trudy turned 30 on October 29! She & Steve are expecting another little boy April 1st. Great Grandma Turck (in background) admires their 1st son, Micah's, curiosity & excitement for learning (born 2-22-01)
Click to Enlarge	Pam's Dad turned 80 in November. Her Mom will be 80 in February. (Neither of them look or act their age, though, and are fond of treating the family to dinner out!) They also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary 9-5-03! Next is Trudy (with pregnant glow), Micah (eating), April (penguin on head), Tom (the proud Great Uncle), & Steve with his mom, whose dad (husband) went to be with the Lord July 25th.

And for Christmas this year…

Click to Enlarge	….Stan's sister, Hope Smith and family, Dr. David L. Smith, Andrea [8th grade] & Kyle [4th grade] from Kalamazoo, MI….and….
Click to Enlarge	Pam's sister, Linda Pirrie and husband (Jack), from St. Louis, MO, were with us to rejoice in God's many blessings and enjoy being all together. —18 place settings for dinner!!
Click to Enlarge	Micah & Caleb, very close in age, love one another's company…
Click to Enlarge	…and have developed quite a friendship already as cousins at 20 & 22 mos.
Click to Enlarge	Abby is adored by all,….

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….and Christin allows all to have holding time. Aunt April and Great Uncle Tom take their turn.

Click to Enlarge	We also look forward to the arrival of our 4th grandchild to Trudy & Steve this spring. Trudy is actually holding 2 babies: 1 in her belly (Luke) and 1 on her belly (Abby)!!
Click to Enlarge	One more parting shot with Grandpa and the boys (Micah & Caleb)..!

…and from our blessed family to yours
May the love of God the Father,
The peace of Jesus Christ our Lord,
And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
Be with you now & always! With love to all,
Pam & Stan Williams

"The gate to the lost garden of Eden was shut and guarded;
The gate to the promised heavenly Jerusalem stands open before us.
Jesus Christ is the key, whose turning we have celebrated with joy!"

(Magnifcat, December 20, 2002)