My Maryland Terrapins beat the East Carolina Pirates in the Military Bowl yesterday 51-20!  I always enjoy blow outs when my team is on the winning side.  That first half was a little iffy with Maryland not taking advantage of all those turnovers and knowing that East Carolina has the ability to score in bunches.  Either way, it was good that the Terps were able to give Friedgen a nice farewell game.  He did a lot for the program over the past 10 years and we all thank him for that.  The way he was forced out was bad but hopefully he rebounds from it finds a new job somewhere.

Things have been a tad busy lately but I hope to start getting back to putting my thoughts into word form again. 

Christmas has come and gone and I hope everyone had a wonderful day of remembrance of Christ’s birth with family and loved ones.    Ours was wonderful.  There were some 15 guests with one guest who has been spending Christmas alone since she has no family around.  I believe she had a nice time and was genuinely happy to be around other folks on Christmas. 

Hopefully we can all take time out to pray for those who are sad or lonely during this time.  Christmas, whether spent with large numbers or just with oneself should be a time of reflection of Christ and His redemptive nature.  Rejoice with joy and thanksgiving knowing that there is one above all the things in this world that can truly fill us with what we need.

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