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We {WISH}
you
a Merry Christmas!
And while we are it, we
thought we'd share our Christmas wish list for the year! All we {WISH}
for
Christmas is....
Less Pounds and Better Health!
Usually
people want MORE for Christmas but this year Marty has been working on losing
unwanted pounds! He is doing a fantastic
job and has put his heart and soul into getting healthy! Marty wishes
to continue working on his health in the new year.
Home Improvements! This past year Brigette
wished for a larger garden, new shade trees, and some new paint in the house! The garden did well, until our sprinkler
system busted and watering became an issue but hey...who doesn't love dwarfed
tomatoes! Marty planted two beautiful
maple trees and well... the paint is still in the works! This year she wishes
that her many projects will get finished so she can start new ones.
Time to Dance! Nyah, our compassionate
little swimmer, completed her first clogging class this year. Her teacher often commented on how well she
listened and how quickly she learned new steps!
She has enrolled again this year and is enjoying the harder dance steps
but just recently told us that she wishes to join a soccer team! A girl has a right to change her mind!
More Sports! Ethan, our tender-hearted social bug, decided
he really wanted to join a wrestling club.
He practices with his club during the week and attends local meets on
occasion to practice his skills. His
favorite part is shaking the opponents hand and performing escape maneuvers. He wishes that he can continue wrestling and
be as good as his daddy!
More Time with Family! Marty has been happy this year teaching his seminary
students, serving in his calling, volunteering as a wrestling coach, and doing
side jobs to help supplement his teaching income. He was also cast in the musical Scrooge: A Christmas Carol and will be
performing throughout the holiday season.
The kids have loved attending his practices and seeing him perform. They know all his lines and songs! Marty wishes that Brigette and the kids will
consider joining the cast next year so we can have even more time together.
Time Standing Still! Brigette loves being a stay at home mom but
doesn't love how quickly the twins are getting older. They started Spanish immersion kindergarten
this year and Brigette enjoys volunteering in their classroom. When their teacher went on maternity leave,
Brigette helped the sub create lesson plans and a schedule for the class. It was fun to put her "teacher hat"
back on for a while. While she is happy
to see Ethan and Nyah grow and experience new things, she wishes she could slow
time down and keep them little, longer!
A Chance to Grow! Now is
the time to set goals heading into the new year. Marty loves to write and he wishes to take
his writing to a new level and work on some professional development projects
within the workplace. Brigette wishes
for more opportunities to play piano and plans to spend more time this next
year creating pieces she can publish and produce. Ethan wishes to conquer his fear of swimming
and Nyah is wishing for a trampoline this summer and is making a plan to earn
the money for it.
Joy for you All! In a world that is changing rapidly in many
ways, our sincere wish is that each of you are finding happiness anchored in
family, hope, service, a relationship with our Savior, and eternal treasures. We consider each of you a blessing and gift
in our life.
A little One! We are so BLESSED! We have our health, our home, a stable
income, and most importantly our family and dear friends! There is very little that we want or truly wish for. Well,..except for one little thing.....
We
sincerely desire to add to our family and this may be our greatest WISH of all!
We are hoping the Lord will provide a way for us to adopt again this
year. We have enclosed adoption
pass-a-long cards in hopes that a connection can be made. These cards are the latest tool for adoptive
couples to find potential birth parents. We would be so grateful if you would keep us in mind when you become
aware of someone who is navigating
through an unplanned pregnancy and may be considering adoption. It would mean the world to us if you'd prayerfully
consider passing along these very important and potentially effective tools. We
have heard of connections being made through hair dressers, doctors, friends,
neighbors or acquaintances. As you may
know, Ethan and Nyah came into our lives through a friend who referred us to their
birth family. We believe that when adoption
happens it is because the Lord is directing it!
We
love you all and hope that your Christmas is filled with the PEACE that comes from our Savior and the JOY of family and loved ones!
Love, Marty. Brigette. Ethan. Nyah
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