40 Years Ago Today!---Merry Christmas

It was 40 years ago today that the astronauts from Apollo 8 became the first to orbit the moon, and see the beautiful rising earth. That evening, while millions watched, Lunar Module Pilot William Anders read from the Bible, "In the beginning, God said, 'Let There Be Light!.'"

A lot had happened in the world of 1968, and most of it was bad. But that evening, mankind did not just see the world from space. They saw the world differently. They saw what mankind could achieve when they focused their attention on a higher goal. They saw America at her best!

The astronauts continued to read scriptures that Christmas Evening, and finally closed with the following: "Good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."

Trying to Take a Good Picture

We made several attempts this morning, but unfortunately we were unable get a good picture where all three girls were looking at the camera! In the above picture, you can tell what we were trying to do (hold up a sheet, etc.). You might also notice there is a candy bar in Chloe's hand. Below are couple of decent ones we were able to get of the two older girls.