By Lauren
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| The morning view from our home |
The Glorious Month of December is here!
It is the season that we reflect on as we celebrate the long-awaited birth of and life-changing communion with our Savior.
The birth of Jesus Christ is a
complete symbol of love and sacrifice. In the life of God’s Son, Jesus, we have
life and we are able to experience the joy of having a wonderful counselor, an
everlasting hope, a steadfast truth, a good shepherd, and a faithful father.
What an unbelievable revelation to try to comprehend.
As Eric and I celebrate this season and await the complete
celebration of our Savior’s birth, we are also eagerly and gratefully awaiting
the birth of our firstborn, who is due on Christmas day.
We have been keeping very busy since being in the US and
some of that has been to prepare for the baby’s arrival. It has been a gift to
see many friends, supporters, and have had such special time with family and our community around the area.
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| Night work on the farm |
Here is what we have been up to:
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Celebrated both of my parents birthdays with
them and had an early thanksgiving time with them as well
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Traveled to Philadelphia to visit with family
(including getting special time with our new little niece)
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Spent time in State College and with the
beautiful community from Eric’s church during his college years at Penn State
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Traveled to Washington DC for a wonderful visit
with my church community there and other friends
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Experienced Penn State’s last game of the season
in person!
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Spent quality time with friends and family
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Have been able to host friends and family in our home
- Enjoyed snowy mornings :)
- We had a FULL Thanksgiving Day with Eric’s parents and siblings- conversing, eating, playing games and truly enjoying the togetherness of family. It was my first Thanksgiving in the US in 7 years; it was indeed a memorable one!
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Eric has been working on the farm and hunting
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I have been working on curriculum and organizing
life and things for baby Ranck
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| We witnessed the last win of the season! Penn State vs. Rutgers |
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| Post-Thanksgiving/ Preparing for Christmas Cookie making time! |
We would like to invite you all to see us and meet our baby in January. Please click on the link below and RSVP accordingly.
Joy to the World, the Lord has come! We pray that your time of reflection and celebration with family and community around you brings you to a place of adoration for our Savior!
Blessings and Love,
Lauren and Eric
