Mike Dougherty's Blog

Merry Christmas!

It’s been a great Christmas for our family.

It started with a wonderful candlelight service on Christmas Eve at First Presbyterian Church in North Little Rock. We thank all of the members for their graciousness in sharing their special service with us. It was their first service back in their sanctuary after nearly two years, thanks to a generous donation from a contractor who donated and installed a new HVAC system.

On Christmas, Nancy and I went to my folks’ house, where we spent part of the day with them and my brother, Pat, who lives in Carrollton, Texas. He arrived safely after a tough drive, running from the threat of snow in the Dallas area and through a series of closed roads because of flooding here in Arkansas.

My younger brother, Andy, who is a Memphis paramedic-firefighter, is scheduled to come down Saturday.

On Christmas night, we spoke by phone with our children, who live in Texas.