MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

For those who celebrate Christmas, I wish you a wonderful Christmas!  Today is a day of both joy and sadness for me.  Tom and I just returned from attending our Christmas Eve service.  The music was just wonderful, the ambiance was perfect, and the message was powerful - Joy.  However, at 4:00 this morning, one of my students from Wednesday night, Ruthie, passed away - Sadness.  

Ruthie was diagnosed with lung cancer just two months ago!  Doctor Marjorie, one of her best friends who brought her to class, told me tonight that Christmas Eve was her favorite day of the entire year.  She said that Ruthie probably held out until today on purpose.  It's just hard to believe that she is already gone.  She made us laugh with her spry quick wit and now she has made us cry with her sudden departure.  Ruthie, you will be missed!

Jill