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Showing posts with label Brooke. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 27, 2015

So long 2015...

2015 is almost over. It was a great year for my family. Tim and I were able to travel to Hilton Head, SC where we enjoyed watching plenty of tennis.



Asbury University Men's Tennis Team made nationals again this year, so after graduation we drove to Mobile to watch them compete. By graduation, I mean Scott graduated from Asbury University with a degree in accounting.



Bill and Amanda have run a lot of races. This summer Bill and Scott ran the Tough Mudder with two friends.



During the summer I discovered I was a finalist in the Genesis Writing Contest sponsored by ACFW. I didn't win, but I got to see some great friends in Dallas at the yearly ACFW conference.



This year our sweet Brooke started kindergarten!


















Scott, Tim, and I went to New York City and got to watch a few days of the US Open. What a thrill! I'd go back to the city anytime, and we loved the US Open.



My daughter-in-law, Amanda, started a blog on coping with infertility. She tackles the heartbreaking issues of infertility in a sensitive way and she has moved me to tears more than once.
http://amandahopeforthefuture.blogspot.com/

Speaking of blogs, Scott and a friend also started a blog focusing on young adults facing life and how to handle money. http://unmarkedtrailhead.wordpress.com/

These are only a few of the blessings we've enjoyed this year. My word to focus on for 2015 was hope, and this was definitely a year of hope and dreams. Speaking of hopes and dreams, Scott proposed to his girlfriend, Kellianne Crouse. She will be a wonderful addition to our family, and we all feel blessed she said yes.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Beginnings


This has been a summer of new beginnings in my family.

In May, Scott graduated from college. He was blessed to have a job lined up, and he's studying for his CPA exams. He's facing life with no more classes.



My sister-in-law's family moved to the DC area. We miss them but know God has good things planned for their family.















And last week Brooke started kindergarten.

She has a wonderful teacher whom we've known, and loved, for years. We celebrated before Brooke started school, and again Friday night by eating at Fiesta Mexico and then walking over for shaved ice.




I hope your year is full of fun and exciting times.


Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

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