Enjoy & thanks for living beside our moments as we've journeyed through them!
Hello Dear Friends and Family~
Well, I’m not really the Christmas newsletter type of gal, but we’ve had so many growths & changes to our lives this year, that I felt like I had to update everyone…God has been so good to us & our lives are expanding in leaps and bounds!
January dawned the beginning of a very long 4 months of student teaching for me. These were growing months for our marriage as we learned to live off of solely Mike’s income, humbly accept help from family, and truly put our trust in God with not only our finances but all aspects of life.
Then, three days before Mike’s 27th birthday in April, when sanity was just beginning to set back in, I found out that I was expecting our first baby! I tried to hold in the news until his birthday, but that lasted all of 30 seconds!! Very exciting for us & the beginning of a brand new journey (& a lot of baby sickness that only 2% milk & Nesquik could cure)!
In May, I finished my Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a certification in K-6 Special Education. I was expecting a job with my home school at Schuyler, but some administrative changes & God’s hand prevented that from happening. After lots of prayer & tears, I interviewed at a neighboring district (
When we found out we were going to be working in
Fall seemed to go quickly for us as we worked to get settled in & get the nursery & house just right. On December 9th God brought us our biggest blessing of the year yet—our sweet daughter, Natalee Cynthia. We are thankful for not only the company of my mom and sister, Andrea, in the delivery room, but also for God’s apparent presence. After a couple of setbacks that seemed bigger at the time than they do now, we welcomed Miss Natalee to our world at 3:24 a.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs., 12 ½ oz. and was 20 ½ in. in length. A mere 8 days later she was already up to 9 lbs., 9 oz. and she continues to grow and thrive. We love her more everyday and thank God for our Christmas Gift (Natalee means gift at Christmas).
Here’s hoping that you all have been blessed as we have this year. We’d love to hear from all of you, so keep in touch!
Mike, Jenn & Natalee Cynthia
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