Family Matters

Read this today in the Advent book I'm using:

Because in the time of prophets and kings, the time of Mary and Joseph, it wasn't your line of credit, line of work, or line of accomplishments that explained who you were. It was your family line. It was family that mattered. Family gives you context, and origin gives you understanding...

Yesterday my brother; today my sister and her husband arrived from Texas - and the sun shone (!) to welcome them. So, even before a shower or a sleep, went for a walk down Newhall, before it disappeared.

If you want to see front view: see here