2014 has been a year of change…
Devon has been working at Oklahoma Wesleyan University (our
Alma Mater) for almost five and half years now.
In late summer he moved from the online program to be the director of a
brand new program, the Masters of Arts in Apologetics and Theology. Devon still enjoys running and flying. He and I celebrated our 19th
wedding anniversary on a cruise this summer to Cozumel and a few other places.
I’m still teaching in Owasso. This is actually my first year ever not to
move a school, grade, or room!! But, education
is always changing! Our state standards
changed and at the beginning of the school year I had 27 first graders. After a new teacher was hired, I am down to a
more manageable 21. Hmm…I’m trying to
think if I do anything besides school…..I’m on the Alumni Board at OKWU and I
volunteer in the church nursery. Other
than that, I try to keep things going for the boys and at home.
Speaking of boys – they are becoming more and more independent.
Micah got his driver’s permit. He will be 16 next April. He’s still enjoying his leadership activities
at church and school. He was accepted (by
way of a lengthy application) to go to Truth and Peace this summer. Truth and
Peace is a week’s worth of leadership training at Welch College in Nashville
and then a week’s worth of serving at the Free Will Baptist Church’s National
Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Levi’s big change was school as he started eighth grade at
Rejoice instead of Owasso. He hasn’t
been exactly pleased with the change, but we can see some positive outcomes
from it. Levi is a social guy and he’s
made friends quickly. He also played
football for the first time and did well.
Since Rejoice is a small school, he played both offense and defense.
This summer Levi was quite the entrepreneur and mowed several lawns in the
neighborhood.
We’ve been blessed this year with wonderful family times,
new friends (and seeing longtime ones), and fun times traveling. There have been down times too, but we keep
pressing on and relying on God in all times.
Perhaps our biggest family change was losing our dog of almost ten
years, Jazzy. We’ve found our family
misses having a dog in the family so even as I write this we are in process of
adopting again. It’s like having a baby in the house again!
Whether you’re local or someplace else, if you’re ever
nearby, please let us know – we’d treasure the opportunity to get together. We
hope you have a wonderful Christmas season and a Happy New Year!
Devon, Annette, Micah and Levi
Hebrews 13:8 (The Message) For Jesus doesn’t change –
yesterday, today, tomorrow, he’s always totally himself.
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| We camped in June with Devon's brothers and fams - the boy in the flag shirt is my nephew. |
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| I'm calling the spot in the park where we took the pictures Jazzy's Ridge. |
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| I had trouble choosing pictures to put with this letter because most of the pictures are already in my blog or on facebook (or both) already. Please take the time to click on the other months to see highlights from the year if you'd like. |
