It's so good at this time of year to go through our list of family and friends and remember each one of you. Our year has been busy, and has had its share of both joys and difficult times.
Heidi & Luke sold their condo in June, and moved to a rental house we have in the country. They are learning more than they ever wanted to about home maintenance (remember our heavy Sept. rains?) We celebrated with Heidi when she graduated from college on Dec. 13 with a degree in nursing. She is very glad to be done with school, and is excited to start her job at Methodist Hospital in postpartum/nursery.
Adam (17) has spent a lot of time this year working for my brother Tom, and helped him all through harvest. He also does a lot of hay baling, guitar playing, and hunting, and so far this year has provided our family with a deer and some pheasants. He bought a black and tan coon hound puppy this summer that he plans to train to tree coons, although so far she's just dug holes and chewed on our van. We are very thankful that he began repenting in September.
Wendi (16) keeps very busy with schoolwork, piano, violin, orchestra, and babysitting. She loves kids! She is the house organizer, and without her many things (including these cards) would not get done. She got her license in August, so I have a new driver eager to run all the errands I don't like doing.
Luke (11) loves to PLAY. Whether it's in the sandbox, his fort outside, farm toys, or legos- as long as it doesn't involve chores or school he is very enthusiastic about it. He and Max took a hunter safety course this fall and he can't wait to get out and hunt.
We took our usual week vacation to northern Wisconsin in June with Max's family. All his siblings were there for the whole week, and it was a special time for them to be together.
Max has kept busy at work, either doing it or trying to get more of it! My days are full at home. My mom’s health has been a big part of my life this year. She had many complications after surgery in June for stomach cancer, and for several weeks we didn’t expect her to survive. Miraculously she did, and is living by herself and doing well at this time. The future is unknown, but just to have her here living a good quality of life is such a gift to us.
We wish each of you a Christmas filled with the joy and peace that only Christ can bring.
With love,
Max, Mary, & family
Heidi & Luke sold their condo in June, and moved to a rental house we have in the country. They are learning more than they ever wanted to about home maintenance (remember our heavy Sept. rains?) We celebrated with Heidi when she graduated from college on Dec. 13 with a degree in nursing. She is very glad to be done with school, and is excited to start her job at Methodist Hospital in postpartum/nursery.
Adam (17) has spent a lot of time this year working for my brother Tom, and helped him all through harvest. He also does a lot of hay baling, guitar playing, and hunting, and so far this year has provided our family with a deer and some pheasants. He bought a black and tan coon hound puppy this summer that he plans to train to tree coons, although so far she's just dug holes and chewed on our van. We are very thankful that he began repenting in September.
Wendi (16) keeps very busy with schoolwork, piano, violin, orchestra, and babysitting. She loves kids! She is the house organizer, and without her many things (including these cards) would not get done. She got her license in August, so I have a new driver eager to run all the errands I don't like doing.
Luke (11) loves to PLAY. Whether it's in the sandbox, his fort outside, farm toys, or legos- as long as it doesn't involve chores or school he is very enthusiastic about it. He and Max took a hunter safety course this fall and he can't wait to get out and hunt.
We took our usual week vacation to northern Wisconsin in June with Max's family. All his siblings were there for the whole week, and it was a special time for them to be together.
Max has kept busy at work, either doing it or trying to get more of it! My days are full at home. My mom’s health has been a big part of my life this year. She had many complications after surgery in June for stomach cancer, and for several weeks we didn’t expect her to survive. Miraculously she did, and is living by herself and doing well at this time. The future is unknown, but just to have her here living a good quality of life is such a gift to us.
We wish each of you a Christmas filled with the joy and peace that only Christ can bring.
With love,
Max, Mary, & family
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