Miller Family Time wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Recently all our children were able to come for a visit. And what a time we had!

First off, the mission van we anticipated in using wouldn't start in time for us to head to the airport, so, fearing we might be late if we kept working with it, off to the airport we went in our Terracan. Well, we were able to get almost all the luggage and most of us in the car, "Guatemalan style." The rest of us traveled in a taxi to the Arkansas House to try the van again. So rather than a leisurely lunch at a local mall's food court, we had a hurried up picnic lunch, loaded the van again, and off we went...chug, chug, chugging up the mountian...until it stopped. Thankfully David was able to get it to a good (that is a relative term here) place on the side of the road that had recently been repaired from the latest landslide until the towtruck could come. Have no fear...he was able to pull the van up onto his flat bed truck, we were able to climb back into the van (David rode with the driver to insure we got back where we needed to go) and off we went. Kinda felt like riding in the "Beverly Hillbillies truck." Yep, we were the talk of the road as we headed back into the city.

Ok, now to a different plan, we loaded all the folks up in a minivan and off we went home.  This time we easily made it home, enjoyed a chili/cornbread dinner before David and Mike headed back to the capital for all the luggage.  Finally much later, we were able to get repacked for the start of travel on Sunday and settled for the night.  Well, travel did improve as David was able to travel back to the city early Sunday morning for sister mission's van, remarkably just like the first van with which we started.  And after Sunday worship, we ate at the local Piccadilly cafeteria and headed out to new and exciting travels.





We spent a couple of days at Lake Atitlan...the most beautiful lake in all the world!



That's the Miller kids all grown up!

Back home for a night and dinner at the "diner" down the street


before heading to the Pacific for a couple of days.



Home through the capital to "crash" the mission Christmas Party and to sleep for a few hours before the hike up Pacaya



and shopping in Antigua


and Christmas gifts before bedtime.



It was a short week but FULL of much activity and LOVE.

Merry Christmas from All the Millers...

David and Glynis, Miriam and Mike (Adams), Stephen,

Rebecca and David (Durham) and Deborah and Chris (Slater). 

May your celebration reflect the real meaning of CHRISTmas!