(I just copied and pasted this from what went out with our Christmas cards to family)
So much
has happened the past year for us, that I do not believe that we can fit it all
into a one page letter! Therefore,
instead of trying to tell you everything, we will give you the
highlights of the past year.
In January, we began looking into the possibility of
purchasing a home. We found a real-estate agent, thankfully very easily, as we
go to church with him. He gave us leads to a mortgage officer and various other
places we would need to go. By mid-February, we were pre-approved and official
shopping for a home. We looked at around 25 or so homes in total. The last home
we fell in love with! We closed April 9th, and celebrated by cleaning and
having a picnic dinner in the dining room that night. We officially moved in a
week later, with the help of church friends and have been so happy in the
house-despite some issues that have come with it.
In June, we celebrated our first year of marriage in our
new home. In September, we took a vacation to Panama City Beach, and enjoyed
the time we had of relaxation and beautiful weather.
Tim is doing well with his job. His manager is very happy
with his work, and Tim is still enjoying is job greatly. In October, I became a
Thirty-One Independent Consultant, and I am still doing freelance website
design and maintenance.
We are so thankful for the many blessing that God has
bestowed upon us. We are now very settled into living in Huntsville, have made
wonderful friends, and love our church and the family there.
On other news, we do have a blog. I have not been very good
at updating it, but one of goals for 2013 is to update the blog at least
weekly. This was you can catch some of the stories that will not make it into
our Christmas Letters.
We pray
that you have a wonderful, blessed, and safe Christmas and New Year.
Ephesians
1:3
