Our Christmas Letter

Merry Christmas!

     We hope this finds you enjoying this season, even with all it's busyness.  We pray that you find time to settle down and enjoy your family and reminisce together about Christmas past, but most of all, we pray that you will find yourself thinking about the birth of our King Jesus and all that has been given for you and me.

Our lives have been a bit of a blur this past year; back in May we bought our first home (newly built house with a huge dirt yard) located here in Spearfish.  Jeremiah spent countless hours this Summer putting in an underground sprinkler system and preparing the dirt yard to become a real grass yard.  Along with all the house work and yard work, Jeremiah has been working full-time as a Respiratory Therapist at the Spearfish Hospital.  He loves his job, even with the early mornings and long days.   He is an incredible handy-man, hard-worker, a loving husband, and a fantastic father.

Our kids are growing like olives trees around our table; Joshua and Saray turned 3 in August and Grayson turned one in May.  Josh is laid back, soft-spoken, has a giving heart, and has a infectious, contagious laugh.  He can entertain himself for extended amounts of time, which is simply wonderful.  He generally has his Lightning McQueen car and his one favorite Fisher Price People in tow, even at bedtime. 

Saray is a little fire-cracker, full of energy; this girl runs at 110% from the moment she rises to the time she climbs into bed.  Saray can talk a blue streak most of the day and holds a conversation very well.  She is super personal, loves meeting new people and enjoys getting to know them better.  She loves miniature toys and objects.

Grayson is our dare-devil; he has more bumps and bruises from trying to jump off the couch, walk up our flight of stairs, or climb into the bathroom sink.  He strives to be just like Josh and Saray; he will try anything that they do.  He loves to dance and has fantastic rhythm, is full of laughter, and he loves to make others laugh.   He adores balls, and exclaims over our Christmas ornaments that are shaped like balls.

God truly has blessed us and we stand in awe of his amazing gift: family.  We are busy, but we can't imagine life any other way.  Our God still is in the business of working supernatural miracles, I know this, because we have three miracles that are changing and challenging us every day.  I get the privilege of staying at home with them and teaching them how to live for God, love, share, and treasure family and friends.  What a big job, but it's such an honor. 

Outside of taking care of my family and home, I have been squeezing in some photo shoots.  I stand in awe that God would give me His eyes to see and capture the precious life around me. 

Treasure your families and the true meaning of Christmas: Jesus. 

Love to all of you from all of us.