Christmas 2011
“For to us a child
is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And
he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
While this is a beautiful verse for Christmas, these attributes of our
sweet Savior, Jesus, are the very living hope we cling to each day throughout
the year. As we reflect on the year, we
humbly give God the glory for our joys as well as thank Him for His
faithfulness in times where our posture brought us to our knees at the foot of
the cross in complete dependence on Him.
We rejoiced in celebrating 15
wonderful years of marriage this year (19 years together); the fruits of hard
work! Thank you, Jesus, for your
faithful presence in our lives and for your Word, which gives direction and
life to marriage. Joe continues to work
for Kettering University as Facilities Architect & Planner and Angie
continues to enjoy most days at home while also working as an occupational
therapist 1 day/week for Rainbow Rehabilitation with traumatic brain injured
clients.
Our 6-pack of blessings continue
to fill our lives with great joy and purpose! We continue to home educate and started a
Faith Community Homeschool this year with 13 other families. We have been blessed beyond measure by this
journey! We spend 2 full days per week
together learning history, literature, writing, church history and science through
the lens of biblical worldview. We are
very proud of the spiritual and academic accomplishments of each of the
kids.
Muaz is nearly
11 years old, 5’2”, 95# and wearing a size 9 shoe. He is a constant reminder to us that God is
quickly growing our boys into young men. He picked up his soccer cleats again
this year after taking a year to explore other sports. The Lord has gifted him with great skills and
as we watch his passion, dedication and drive mature, we praise the Lord for
His work in Muaz’s life. Ethan is nearly
11 and quickly catching up to his mama in height as well. He has a competitive and hard working spirit
and channels his athletic and leadership talents into football and
baseball. Aiden is nearly 9 and enjoys
baking with mom, writing notes and playing baseball. He has a sweet spirit and is a wonderful
helper. As the boys’ passion for
athletics increases, so does their dependence on the Lord as the giver of their
athletic gifts. The Lord honors that
which we commit to Him, and it was a blessing to pray the very same scriptures
over them that they had committed to memory during their sports seasons this
year.
Eliana continues to enjoy American Heritage Girls, is a gifted
reader and does very well in school.
Bereket has made great gains emotionally and developmentally this year –
all glory to God for his progress. He is
doing well with his eye prosthesis and wearing glasses now as well. Sweet Joey is the family comedian and is
growing up way too fast. The Asperger
house is officially without diapers for the first time in 10 years…. (tear in
mommy’s eye).
Life is good. God is
good. Life is good because God is
good. We have been gifted with 6
precious children from 3 very different beginnings, which keeps us on our knees
daily before a faithful Lord. You can
follow our journey at: faith4thejourney.blogspot.com My New Year’s Resolution is to be a faithful
blogger again, so subscribe to keep me accountable! :o)
May the love of Jesus fill your hearts and homes this year…
In His Grip-
The Asperger 8
