As we celebrate this holiday season, I hope you and your family enjoy a blessed Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.  Christmas is always a time for my family to gather and celebrate the birth of Jesus.  Spending time with family and friends and enjoying the joy of the holiday season always makes this time of year very special.

As we think of events of the past year, and contemplate the coming year, it is a time to renew our commitment to each other.  When you gather to celebrate the New Year, please remember to pray for our troops who remain in harm's way, fighting to ensure our freedom.