Our Christmas Letter 2020
Greetings from the Piatts
This December we share in the national grief over the thousands of lives that are lost and upended, and we pray for a sunnier and healthier 2021. Also upended are familiar traditions and routines. We cannot gather in the usual numbers, travel is severely limited, and our shopping is online. On the other hand, we are not searching for parking places, standing in long lines at the checkout, or dealing with the normal frazzle at this time of year. We have found more time to sit on the sofa, hold hands, pray, and consider the abundant blessings of this year.
Our New Home. We moved into our new apartment in April. We have the luxury of our own space, with easy access to Emily and Darren’s house, patio, garden, and pool. Liza is still and always the “mamarazzi,” creating photobooks for the family. Tim started this blog in April. You can read his stories at tidingsfromtim.com or on his FB link.
Our Daughters. Wendy works for a renowned doctor and researcher who is looking for cures for cancer, and by night she is a gifted singer and songwriter. Check out “Christmas Without You” by Sweetlove (Wendy’s performance avatar) and Wes Hutchinson on Spotify. Annie has years of experience in HR at the university level, fights for social justice, and takes flight as an aerial dancer. She and her beau Louie were married in November — Huzzah! He also works in HR, plays a mean trombone, and appreciates beauty in all its forms. Emily is a mom of three boisterous and beautiful sons, is a wonderful musician, and expresses her creativity in the kitchen where she has a vibrant and growing business of designer cookies. (See @eatsweetems) Darren has been blessed to work for Amgen from home all these months. He is a warm and loving husband and devoted Daddy. Our daughters are amazing in their professional and artistic pursuits. They are also amazing in their devotion to their parents and their love for one another.
Our Grandsons. Clark (six) is in kindergarten, and his cohort is now on site. He is a kind big brother to Calvin (three next month) and Davey (16 months). Living under the same roof with these boys is magic. Everything they said about grandparenting … times 10!
Our Church. We appreciate the attitude of our church leadership who have complied with the governing authorities and are considering the safety of our congregation and our community. Our God resides in our hearts, not in a building. Until we can resume normal attendance, we “zoom” worship in our jammies.
May the Lord bless you and keep you … and give you His peace!
Love, Tim and Liza
Tidings from Tim 