{"id":83866,"date":"2025-01-03T21:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T03:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?page_id=83866"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:09:59","slug":"christmas-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/about-us\/our-christmas-letters\/christmas-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2024 Flanders Family Christmas Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What follows is another yearly installment in our family\u2019s complete history told via the 2024 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters<\/a>. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link<\/a>. In the meantime, enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2024 Flanders Family Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

December 2023 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Doug\u2019s parents joined us for our annual Christmas trip to San Antonio last December, although they were decidedly unimpressed by the urban sprawl that\u2019s overtaken the city since they moved away nearly 40 years ago. No sooner had they arrived than they were ready to turn around and head back to New Mexico, but Doug coaxed them to stay with a delicious dinner and a promise that he\u2019d do all the driving while they were in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sadly, Samuel\u2019s family got sick and missed most of the festivities, but Samuel was still able to emcee the Family Bible Memory Competition <\/em>he and Bekah Joy sponsored last year. Ages 3-86 participated, with special prizes awarded for outstanding presentations. Daniel stood on his hands through his entire recitation of five passages on perseverance. Rebekah Lyn came clad in pajamas and sang a scriptural lullaby then quoted several verses that help her sleep whenever she feels anxious. Jonathan memorized the whole book of James, as did Mom, so they quoted the first 30+ verses together. Gabriel and Samuel recited passages in both sign language and Spanish. And our six-year-old granddaughter, Gwen, shared a different Bible verse for every letter of the alphabet. Jennifer won top honors (based on sheer volume of verses learned), but she used the $500 prize as seed money to sponsor monthly memory challenges<\/a> for the kids and grandkids all year long.<\/p>\n\n\n