Life in a Northern Town

Merry Christmas from the Melins!

It just occured to me that I sent about 100 people to our blog via our Christmas letter and some have not been here before. So if you are visiting via the Christmas letter, WELCOME! There are 3 years worth of family history, stories, rants, and photos here, so feel free to explore. There are links to other family and friends to your right, and the archives are to your right, too--click on any month you want to see. If you are looking for pix of the HOUSE, July and August 2005 are good months to look at, or click here. Wanna see Addie's self-butchered haircuts? Click here . And you can see the girls doing their thing just about anywhere you look here. Here's a fun trip to Disneyland and California, and some photos of our ranch here and here.

There's also a place to leave comments and we would love to hear from you. We know that is is the people--our family and friends-- who make all of these memories matter. It's the time of year we feel so grateful for the eternal nature of relationships and love and for Him who made it all possible. Christ is why we celebrate and His spirit is what brings the light and joy of Christmas. I thank heaven (in my exhaustion) that it comes every year to remind us of all the joy we have now and what we have to look forward to.