KELLY JO has been a nanny for three families this year, all while raising her own precious ANAWYNN, who turned one in April. Husband DUSTIN, having completed a second Masters degree, received his official Minnesota teaching license (yahoo yippity!) and also performed and toured with Arena Dances, a Minneapolis-based dance company. Debbie was overjoyed to be able to spend several Thursday evenings hanging out with Miss Anawynn while Mommy enjoyed being in one of Daddy's dance classes.
CURTIS had a major change in his life this year, making things official with ABBEY LINDSTROM and setting a wedding date for the first weekend in May 2015. He has also been accepted as a student at Crown College, in St. Bonifacius, MN, where he plans to major in cross-cultural ministry. We're still waiting to hear about Abbey's application at the same school. In any case, they plan to live here at the Roth Household until school starts in the fall. For the record, we think this gal is pretty sweet and will be a great partner in ministry (she is currently our church's worship intern).
SHONDA and JOHN are still...still living in Cabot, Arkansas; still serving in the Air Force and working in child care; still enjoying their dog, Rocky. Editor's Note: Don't blame me for this picture; it's what Shonda sent me. Apparently, John still doesn't get too excited about having his picture taken. GO REDS!
ANGEL and PHIL and JESSE (who just turned three on December 4th) welcomed the newest member of the Stanley Clan on February 15, THOMAS ELLIOT. All the adjustments and sacrifices it takes when a new baby comes home to stay have been more than made up for with the little man's happy demeanor. And those brothers really love each other. Mommy and Daddy are still teaching (1st grade and high school art, respectively) and are grateful for the two-week Christmas break this year.
DEWEY and DEBBIE had both highs and lows this year, as we're sure everyone else has, too.
LOWS: In July, Dewey's dad suddenly passed away. You can read his take on it all in these two blog posts from Almost the Truth (http://www.almostthetruth.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-king-is-dead-long-live-king.html) and Truth Is... (http://deweytruth.blogspot.com/2014/08/live-on-dad.html) Also, Dewey's job as a technical writer for the world's 2nd-largest computer network came to a close on September 30th. Harris IT Services lost their bid to become prime contractor with the Department of Defense, so the whole team was laid off. 'Twas an honor to be Last Man Standing after everyone else left in phases, but the result is the same: looking for a position in corporate communications or technical writing.
HIGHS: Debbie got word that she will be a speaker/singer/worship leader for the Lake James (IN) Area Women's Retreat; something she has wanted to do for some time (http://www.restinhimministry.com). And we got our own addition to the family in the form of MARCO, a Pom-Chi born September 9th. Mom is a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix, and Dad is a teacup Chihuahua, so he's a cute little guy that doesn't eat much.
OUR WARMEST WISHES for a comfort that's deeper than circumstances and a New Year that's full of the joy of Jesus in your hearts!
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