I want to take a moment to wish you and yours a truly blessed Christmas.
Looking back on 2009, we take heart that our shared beliefs of faith and family, and our constitutional principles, have resonated from our county courthouses to Congress. Without your dedication and love for God and Country, government intervention of healthcare, cap and trade, and much more, would have passed months ago. For all of this, I thank you and I celebrate your friendship.
We celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and we remember the special blessings and traditions of this holiday season. I remember coming home to the smells and sounds of Christmas. The cold chill of a winter night, as we piled in the car to go to Christmas Eve services, or the snowball fight in the front yard, wet and cold we laughed out loud.
To those who have lost a loved one, we are with you. To our friends and neighbors who are struggling with the loss of a job, worries about the bills and concerns for our future, we are with you. To those serving overseas who will not be with their loved ones this holiday, we are with you.
The challenges facing us, both as individuals and as a nation, are great. I am more confident than ever that we have it within ourselves to meet those challenges. I believe the answers to solving our problems rest in the spirit of this holy season. The values of faith and charity are the underpinnings of our society and by living by those values we can restore the nation we love.
Like you I will gather with family this year and appreciate the simple joys of time with loved ones and reflection on the year past and the times ahead. We have so much to be thankful for.
Wishing you the merriest of Christmases.
Lou Ann
