Day 361

Vacation is a wonderful word that has been vastly underused since we got married!

John with his Dad and brother Ian

It was so great to be able to travel to Pennsylvania and relax with friends and family. John loves being out of the house! Wandering the Mall just loving being free! Christmas has been everything we hoped for and more. 
Total peace and relaxation.
It was a celebration and reflection of a year of ups, downs and every direction in between!

John with his Mom

We begin our trip back to Massachusetts on the 31st December and John returns to work on the 2nd January. Now I would be lying if I (Amanda) said I was not anxious about this but I trust not only in God's faithfulness over us but in our amazing YWAM family that has been an invaluable support to us this year. Without them I don't know if we could have gotten through it. 

Here's to 2012, a year of healing, a year of progression. It takes time. The healing is coming... 

John and Amanda- Christmas 2011