My Christmas letter 2011

                                                                  Merry Christmas!!! 2011

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder:…” Isaiah proclaimed long ago and thisis the season for us to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. He is our elder brother, friend, redeemer, and the Holy One of Isreal!! Without the crucifixon of our Savior, His birthday would be just another day. Christmas is a season of hope because Jesus was born long ago in Jerusalem and it is His birth we celebrate. I am thankful for His birth, life, death, and resurrection.

      This year I chose to begin my yearly Christmas letter a little differently because I am grateful that even though I have been through so much that He is a big part of my life. I began my year in Couer d’Alene, ID. During my time there I worked at Wal-Mart pharmacy and loved the people that I worked with!! It was hard to leave when I moved to Pocatello, ID in May. The beauty of Coeur d’Alene is one thing that I miss.

This is just one picture of the trees and lakes that I miss from Northern Idaho.

A BIG thing that happened this year before I moved to Pocatello was that I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in March. A week after I found out about it my thyroid was removed. Now I am still cancer FREE!!!!!

The ribbon shown here is for Thryoid cancer and I am thankful that it was such an easy cancer to go through.

In May my parents helped me move to Pocatello so that I could live with my sister and attend Idaho State University. It was a big adjustment to attend school again and work at the same time. I am still working with Wal-Mart in the pharmacy as a certified technician. My goal for school, although the classes are challenging, is to become a pharmacist!

     Now that I live in southern Idaho I am able to see my extended family a little more often. I have had fun driving to Salt Lake with my sister. We saw the lights on temple square during Thanksgiving and loved feeling the Christmas spirit.

     This year has presented health challenges but the Lord has provided the way each time to make it through it. Recently, I learned that the headaches I have had for 13 years are actually caused by pain radiating through my occipital nerve and there is a way to get through it better. I have been blessed with great doctors through the year.

     After all that I have been through and all the people that I have known throughout the year, I am grateful to reflect on the year! 2011 has brought joy to my heart!!! Now the only thing that would make this year even better is finding the man that the Lord wants me to meet and marry. But I know that in the Lord’s timing the blessings will be there as I live righteously!!

During this Christmas season as I reflect on the birth of our Savior, I am truly grateful for Him!!! May we remember the real and true reason for this season. Our Savior was born long ago in Bethlehem with a bright star in the sky. He is the light of the World.

                                 Love, Tammy Mulkey