In reflecting on the life of our little family as we go into the holiday season, I am struck by the goodness of God.  We have every reason to be thankful.  I never expected that I would ever live in North Carolina.  I am glad to be here.  We have very dear friends we did not know before coming here only six months ago.  We will be spending the night with a family of those friends tonight and tomorrow.  My work is very, very interesting.  We hit another milestone yesterday, that presented us with new and interesting challenges for the coming year.  Quality Corners, our little company in Idaho is going through a transformation right now.  It is a good one that should provide the company with more stability and growth over the next several years.  Kelly and Christian are doing very, very well in homeschool.  I will report on some new and very interesting opportunities for both of them in our January homeschool update.  Lorena is going to have her new house.  She is very happy with it.  It is good to write one of these kinds of posts every now and then, when everything is going well on this earth.  It is also good to remember that we are just passing through.  God is good in both regards.