Tomorrow begins another year.  A blank canvas given to us with 366 (it's a leap year!) opportunities to create something remarkable. 

This New Year make every moment count.  We are given time as a gift - share it wisely.

"Every man should be born again on the first day of January. On the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past."

- Henry Ward Beecher 

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had an awesome Christmas!  We've been getting snow on and off here, so it definitely seemed more wintry.

Escaleraphotography.com has been updated!  There's a brand new entry page, new slideshow entry, and some other tasty changes here and there.  Take a break and check it out!

On to other musings.  My brother posted his list of fours the other day, so I thought I would do the same.  Here is my list of fours with loads of links!

1. Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Pizza delivery dude, Christmas lights installer/technician, United States Air Force Contracting Agent, & nurse.
2. Four movies you could (and do) watch over and over: Meet Joe Black, Amazing Grace, Chronicles of Narnia, Planet Earth.
3. Four places you’ve lived: Dunoon, Scotland; Giessen, Germany; Several Places in England; Roanoke, Virginia.
4. Four fiction books you can’t live without: Eli, In His Steps/What Would Jesus Do, Pilgrims Progress, The Chronicles of Narnia.
5. Four non-fiction books you consider essential: The Bible; Financial Peace; The Art of God; America Wide;
6. Four TV channels you love to watch: The Travel Channel, Discovery, The Learning Channel, National Geographic.
7. Four places you’ve been on vacation: Cancun, Mexico; Outer Banks, North Carolina; Durango, Colorado; Estes Park, Colorado.
8. Four websites you visit daily: Digital Wedding Forum, Photography All Stars, Open Source Photo, RC Groups
9. Four of your favorite foods: Anything Italian, Gyros, Schnitzel, Shepherd's Pie.
10. Four places you’d rather be: The Caribbean, Greece, New Zealand, Denali.
11. Four albums you can’t live without: Quiet Letters, Beautiful, Painting the Invisible, Paul Potts.

I hope you had fun reading and clicking!

Best Wishes,
Michael

I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas!  Always remember the Reason for celebrating this season, and for the ultimate Gift - Jesus.

Best Wishes,
Michael 

Our family tradition is to celebrate Christmas today on Christmas Eve.  This morning we read the Christmas story from the book of Luke, prayed, and then enjoyed a time of giving gifts.

We continue to pray for all of our military men and women who will not be home to celebrate with their families this Christmas, and also for the families of the men and women who will never come home.

Saying thank you is never enough, but still, we thank you.  We love you.  We support you.  We will never forget you.

Best Wishes,
Michael

We can never say it enough...

thank you.

Best Wishes,
Michael