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I know that times are tough for many right now. I just want to wish each and every one of you a Very Merry Christmas. It is a season of joy and I hope that you all can find some during this holiday season.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas ! With the weather the past couple days hope everyone stays warm and safe. For us, had my kids over for dinner two weeks ago, family get together was last weekend (although some couldn't come due to weather). Should be a quiet weekend for us.

We 'all' seem to look for joy and peace at this time of year, it's on signs, in cards, on TV and the radio. Interesting enough it still seems hard to find. We go to the stores and buy what might be figured to get the perfect item only to find out it is the wrong brand, or not big enough or too large to fit, could even be the wrong color. We load up with food just to find out that we throw a lot out and that was a waste of money. We plan to fly somewhere but discover that the planes are all grounded. So where is that joy and peace that everyone talks about. Hey!! it's Christmas, a season to celebrate. Celebrate WHAT? Try celebrating the first part of Christmas, the part that says Christ. We do, we haven't given any presents at Christmas for 52 years or more, but spend time to find out what real peace and joy is/are. We eat well and visit when/where possible, but do spend time to visit with the One who the celebration should be all about, for then we have peace in our hearts and joy in our lives for we have a grand future. May you all find the peace and joy that is yours for the asking and once you know it, share it with others. Best part is: it's free and once you have it nobody can take it away.

Merry Christmas to my Venture family

Anyone who has spent more than a minute or two with Freebird knows what kind of man he is. For those members who have not had the honor of meeting Don, I want to tell you, he is the best of them. I met Don first several years ago at his annual maintenance day get together and have seen him and Eileen a few times at other MDs. He's the kind of guy that can include everyone in his conversations and still seem to focus on YOU. This is a rare quality and one that follows through into every thing I have seen or heard about Don. A few weeks ago my wife suffered a serious heart attack and has been hospitalized since. I contacted Don to see how much it would cost to install a stair lift and was surprised at the price, in a good way. It was far less than I expected, though still out of my budget when the hospital bills started rolling in. I later asked for some advice regarding buying one of the many used stair lifts on Craig's List. He gave me some things to look for and warned me off of one that was out dated and, probably unserviceable. A few hours later he called me and told me not to buy anything, he had a used unit that he would let me have and install it for me and Kris. It turns out this "used unit" might have had some of the parts unboxed but had never been installed. Don came out and installed the lift yesterday, I am glad I took his advice as I would have still been working on it today had I done it myself. Once again, Thank you Don for your friendship and for everything you do here and everywhere else. The world is a better place with you in it.

Thanks for being who you are Don @Freebird. It's people like you who make a small piece of this world a better place.

Thanks Don, for helping out Richard and Kris. It's times like this that show the love of the Creator.

I have been blessed many ways in my life. Though I will never be a rich man monetarily, I feel blessed when I able to help and give back. It was my pleasure to help out.