Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Rays.
We hope your 2022 was one that left you with memories and growth, like ours did.
This Summer we did a vacation filled with day trips to places in Iowa. We went to Adventureland, our county fair, explored a beautiful park in Decorah with a stunning waterfall, went mini-golfing, took the kids to the science museum in Waterloo, visited Dubuque and saw the Mississippi River Museum, the Fenelon Place Elevator and went deep into a spectacular cave.
This year we also got to host Thanksgiving for the first time. We had family and friends from Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Australia pack our house for the big dinner. Then our Iowa, Minnesota and Australian family was able to stay at a cool B&B inside their dairy barn. It was great and especially great to watch the kids play with their cousins from Down Under.
"Big J" will be 18 on Christmas Eve and soon hopefully we won't have to refer to him as "Big J" online. He continues to work at Walmart, is nearly done with school. He, like so many other 18 year-olds, is trying to figure out what's next. Pray for him to have wisdom and direction in the many big choices he has soon.
Joshua turned 5 in May and started kindergarten in the Fall. He reads everything he sees. This Summer he played T-ball and loved being part of a team and making friends. Joshua also got to move beyond the parent-and-me to solo swimming lessons.
Anna turned 3 in February and started preschool in the Fall. She goes Monday, Wednesday and Friday and loves that she has progressed beyond toddler to preschooler. She also took tumbling classes and swimming lessons.
Gideon is 19 months now. He is running everywhere chasing his big siblings. Right now he seems to gain new words every day. 2022 was a big year of growth for Gideon.
Christine continues to work very part-time (about once a week) at the walk-in clinic. She has gotten involved in the local Bible Study Fellowship this year and is enjoying it.
Matt is still the morning show host and play-by-play broadcaster at KWAY radio. He's been there for over 13 and a half years. He continues to be involved in leading the youth group at church.
2022 was a wonderful year for the Rays. God has been faithful and good to us. He gave us Jesus 2,000 years ago and continued to give us Jesus and 2022 and we know we have more Jesus coming in 2023.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Rays!
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