Happy New Year!!

Good bye 2008 ... Hello 2009

As many of you know 2008 has been a blessed year for the Rakestraw family. I hope it has been for you as well. As we say goodbye to 2008 lets look back at some of the wonderful things that have happened
1) Travis got his pilots license
2) Chase and Skylar successfully welcomed their baby sister into the world
3) Live to see another day and lets pray this continues after January 21st!

With all the crappy things that have happened this year, ie stock market basically crashing, new president elected blablabla we need to be thankful for things that happened in retrospect to these... Gas prices Finally went down and there's a new page being written for the history books "First African American elected President."

We, the Rakestraw's have had to say goodbye to a very dear loved one. Meemommie will greatly be missed! We have also been blessed this year in welcoming Mason (Tim and Kimberly's son) and Britain into the famiy.

So as we finish this chapter in our lives in the next couple of hours and reflect on the great, yet some sad, things that has changed us for ever, I pray that God has blessed you, your family and loved ones as he has blessed mine. God bless and Happy New Year!