The Year That Was
January - Curtis turned 38. * Debbie spoke at a church-wide Ladies’ Birthday Party for Valley Christian Church.
February - Thomas turned 11. *. Debbie spent 3 1/2 days in San Luis Potosí, Mexico getting Casa de Ninos ready for its new house parents and children. * Dewey got to see Anawynn in “SpongeBob the Musical.” * We thoroughly enjoyed the movie, The Unbreakable Boy. * On the 23rd, Shonda turned 42 and Kelly Jo turned 36.
March - Ivy June turned 5. * Enjoyed a meal with nephew-in-law Raju during his overnight stop in the Twin Cities. (Raju is a flight attendant.)
April - Anawynn turned 12. * Debbie was interviewed (mostly about her book Blue Tassels) by national women's speakers advocate, Marnie Swedberg. * Dewey preached at Valley Christian Church on the 6th. * Debbie spoke to almost 200 ladies at Hosanna Church.
June - The first weekend had us attending The Well Conference for Christian Creatives in Hudsonville, MI. Debbie sang for the assembled masses and they each received a copy of her book, Drenched: Only Hope in the Storm. * The 9th was our 46th anniversary!
July - Crazy month. Debbie drove to Grand Rapids, MI, to attend Carol Kent's Speak Up Conference, but skipped the final day to be able to see her oldest niece for the first time in 35 years! She then drove down to Fort Wayne, IN, to meet that niece's husband and son and hang out with dear, dear friends from Markle until I flew in on Tuesday to attend Norwell High School Class of 1975's 50th Class Reunion on Saturday. A lot of laughs and too much food all week long.
September - LOTS of birthdays: Ezra Ann 4. Clarence "Clay" 2. Angel 45. Debbie 67. Maverick 9. * Debbie spoke and sang to a group of about 70 ladies at an area-wide retreat in Texas.
October - A nice-but-too-short visit in Arkansas with Shonda and her family. Their new house is fairly amazing. * Enjoyed the 3rd year of greeting trick-or-treaters as SantaDewey.
November - The 1st was the official release date for Dewey's book, The Best of Truth Is. * Dewey had a good time with Dustin and Curtis at a 40th anniversary screening of Back to the Future. * Shonda was thankful for the end of the government shutdown so she could get back to work. * Thanksgiving found us at Curtis’ in-laws, and the following Sunday, Angel and Curtis brought their crews to our place for round two. #TrueConfession: Curtis and Shepherd represented their household solo, as the rest were under the weather. * On Black Friday, our only excursion was to the movie theater for Wicked: For Good.
December - Jesse turned 14. * Debbie celebrated 27 years of cancer-free living. * Thanks to Angel's in-laws, we experienced the Hosanna Christmas Concert for the first time. What an impressive display of talent and creativity! * The 30th, Debbie had (will have) surgery on her left shoulder to repair the rotator cuff. * The Most Wonderful Time of the Year was celebrated with 3/4 of the Rothchilds gathered with their families under our roof (SOME year, Shonda!), an event that makes whenEVER it happens one of the best days of the year for us.
Many warm wishes to you all. May the light that has come into the world (Jesus) illuminate your life and fill you with joy all year long!
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