Dear Listmembers: I want to take this time in the Christmas Season to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. It is my wish that each of you find a lost ancestor under your Christmas "tree". Many of you I have spoken with or corresponded with quite heavily in the past and others of you I have never made contact with, however, each of you are very much a part of my thoughts during this season. At this time of year, I always prefer to look past all the commercialism of the season and try to imagine just how much more Christmas meant in the years past when Christmas morning meant an orange, a stick of candy and maybe a penny in the stocking....I like to think that it was a much more meaningful time then it is now in this age of "more money makes the better gift". Although this year, the economy is a little worse then before, we are still most fortunate in comparison to our ancestors. I cannot help but wonder if perhaps we would be better off with our blood pressure and stress levels if we ourselves lived in a simpler time and out of the present day rat race. Try to briefly stop sometime during Christmas to consider all the blessings that you DO have that your grandparents didn't and you will come to realize that even though you may not have ALL that you WANT...you are still very lucky indeed. Merry Christmas everyone Debbie Jennings Indiana Research for Hire <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in4/indianaresearch/index.html">http://www.angelfire.com/in4/indianaresearch</A> Franklin county Vermont Genweb Site <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtfrankl/Franklin.html">Franklin County Vermont</A> Lancaster County Virginia Genweb Site <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~valancas/">Lancaster County, VAGenWeb Project</A> Sweet Owen and Surrounding Areas <A HREF="http://angelfire.lycos.com/in4/sweetowen">http://www.angelfire.com/in4/sweetowen/</A> Our Kentuckiana Home <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/ky3/kentuckianahome">http://www.angelfire.com/ky3/kentuckianahome/</A>