Marino Christmas Letter

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Merry Christmas from the Marinos!
A few brief notes about the family:
Ellie, 1, speaks 4 languages fluently. English is not one of them.
Margaret, 12, is funny and mysterious. Mysteriously funny.
Lewis, 15, shot his first deer.
Jared, 9 wants to travel. To Mars.
Deborah, 17, is simply lovely.
Edie, 7, invented a new school subject: Cursive Math. To really appreciate it, it helps to be 7 years old.
Natty, 4, likes to rip off the heads of his sisters' dolls to :"see if there's any stuff inside."
Jay and I celebrated 20 years of marriage this year. As you can see, we keep getting thinner and younger looking.

But all kidding aside, we wish you a blessed Christmas season. May you know God's Peace and Presence now and all year.

"For unto us a child is born. To us a son is given."

With love,
Jay, Katie, Deborah, Lewis, Margaret, Jared, Edith, Nathanael, and Eleanor.

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