Please allow me to begin by telling you how sorry I am that this thank you is so late in coming. We have had a very busy end of the year – start of the New Year. As many of you know God so graciously blessed me, Chris and Kyle with a Thanksgiving trip to Hawaii. I can’t tell you how grateful we are and how much we needed this vacation. We were in awe of the beauty surrounding us. God used that week to show us His beauty and to renew our spirits and our closeness. We are truly blessed.
The night before we left for our amazing vacation we received some wonderful news. Josh and Kristen are having a baby! I am honored and humbled that they have asked me to be Grammy. I am in tears just typing this out. I can’t even begin to articulate just what this means to me. I am so grateful and pray that God will grow me in the new role He has called me to. Thank you Josh and Kristen, that sounds kind of inadequate but it’s all I know to say. I love you.
On December 10th Josh graduated from seminary. Again, what a blessing it was to see him walk across that stage and receive his Masters of Divinity. It has been a very long and hard road he has traveled and God has truly blessed him. We are incredibly proud of you, Josh.
And on December 18th Kyle FINALLY received his Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!! Hallelujah and Praise the Lord! It was a long few years for Kyle too, but he persevered and his Momma is so proud of him. He has finally entered the world of full-time employment. :)
On December 20th we delivered Christy’s Stocking to Kentucky Children’s Hospital. This has truly become the highlight of my Christmas season. I can’t even begin to tell you how much joy it brings me to deliver this wonderful gift each year. I also can’t begin to thank you enough for your participation in keeping Christy’s spirit alive. You have no idea how much it means to me. I know that many of you give out of your love for Christy, that’s exactly why it means so much to me. This year we delivered stuffed animals, books and DVD’s. Plus, gift cards and cash totaling $2130.00. WOW! You are amazing and wonderful. Many have asked me how long we plan to keep Christy’s Stocking going. Well, that’s in the Lord’s hands. As long as he keeps prompting you to give, we’ll keep making our annual delivery. Again, thank you from the bottom of a mother’s heart. I appreciate and love all of you.
Like all of you, we spent Christmas celebrating the birth of our Lord and our love for our families. We had an awesome Christmas and pray that each of you did as well. I spent much of the holiday sick. First a cold, then the AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL four day stomach bug, and then another cold. I’ve had it with being sick! That’s part of the reason my thank you is so late this year.
Hopefully life can calm down a bit now as we anticipate the birth of a precious baby.
Blessings to all,
Grammy J
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