PES-KES News 1998 (December)
Hi everyone!
“May the LORD bless you and keep you. May the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26) We have sung this blessing daily over our children since they were in the womb, and this is our prayer for you this year. God, through his son Jesus, has shown us his love, mercy, and faithfulness in countless ways this year. The main reasons we send out these annual newsletters is for your encouragement, plus it’s the only time we write “real” letters, emails aside!
We enjoy our home at Miller Court a lot, especially all the trees and loads of space! We’ve had gazillions of visitors this year, and are blessed to be able to offer places to stay to whoever needs it. We are in our 10th year of being plugged into the Atlanta Vineyard, and continue to be blessed weekly as we grow there. We’ve started hosting a home group again, which has been awesome. We continue to serve the 3-year-olds every other month, and are on the children’s ministry leadership team. Now for the news-in-brief on each of us . . .
Paul (Sunshine, Pooky) – new look mo & goatee (look out, Zorro!); Siemens contractor; can fix anything; super hubby & dad; prayer warrior; involved with men’s ministry; faithful in everything; strong in many ways; best rumbler & horsey & bear-hugger in town; emerged almost unscathed following airbag-inflating $6000-damage hit-and-run; plays with computers & big green truck.
Karen (Kazza, Pooky) – loving wife & mum; prayer warrior; net-surfer; zealous teacher; heart for people, esp. kids of all ages; hospitality-R-us; recipient of miracle following key flushing (including 2 remote keyless entry thingies & library card); loves to worship God; thrives on challenges; likes to camp & hike; organizes people & things; started 1st annual Easter sunrise hike up Stone Mt; plays with fire & words.
Peter (Chuppy, Gerber, Punkin) (age 7) – full of wonder & passion; enjoys sign language; resourceful; creative dreamer; loves to worship God; soccer defender (“Red Eagles”); pianist; dramatic; loves the Bible; enjoys long novels; protective of siblings; prefers fruits to sweets; excellent student; shares everything; plays with models & outdoor adventures.
Jonathan (Chooch, Jon-jon, Guppy) (age 4-3/4) – full of delight & compassion; fathers Michael & Cascade; chocoholic; organizes adventures; loves to worship God; relational; talkative; animated; neat & organized; soccer man (“Seminoles”); diplomatic; serious; generous giver; enjoys Berenstain Bears, Good Samaritan, Thomas the Tank Engine, Frog & Toad; excellent student; born teacher; plays with inventions & people.
Michael (Chook, Boo-boo, Michaelo) (age 3) – full of joy & cheekiness; very affectionate; bookworm; keeps up with brothers; protective of Cascade; happy; easy-going; loves to pray; good imagination; active; loves to run; every stick or other pointy object is a gun; adores Wallace & Gromit, Jungle Book, David & Goliath; plays with Play-Doh & books.
Cascade (Chick, Bunny-girl, Bunny-boo, Cherub, Buzz, Ca-kay, Twinkles) (age 17 months) – full of peace & determination; loves to dance & clap; cute and she knows it; loves to talk (“guck!” for anything that’s stuck); misses nothing; loves to praise the Lord; sweet-natured; easy-going; loves Pat-a-cake & “Where is Thumbkin?”; squeals at bubbles; begs from her daddy shamelessly; plays with telephones & little things.
Marcele (T, Turtle, Cel) (age 16) – our very-much-missed Brazilian bonus daughter, now back in Rio de Janeiro; loving & sweet-natured; writer; Girl Scout; Sabrina (movie) fan; loves to worship God; loves to travel, so hopefully we’ll see her again soon!; plays with Internet & letters.
Curtis (Cujo, Curtis-doodle-car, Curdy-o, Cad) (age 18) – our bonus son from Illinois; sensitive; loving; courteous Curtis; ability to communicate in person, on phone, and on live Internet chats simultaneously (record so far: 8); servant’s heart; people magnet; walks with God; open; future heart-breaker when (if) he ever leaves Atlanta; plays with Internet & girls.
Sculley Academy highlights: Peter (grade 1), Jonathan (preschool); dissected owl “pellet” (pew!); ate George Washington’s breakfast; recreated Ancient Egyptian landscape; did history tour of D.C. & Williamsburg; studied wonderland of discovery in our own back yard; set record at library for reserving the most books. Peter won 2nd place in a local science fair with a project on absorbency of paper towels. P & J are both math whizzes, and Peter reads everything he gets his hands on.
We’ve had a full year, and a very good year. We’ve enjoyed seeing many of you in our home (please come!), and some of you in yours. We don’t write too often, but we do think of you and pray for you often (please send recent pics for our fridge prayer wall). Email us and we’ll probably get back to you soon!
We love you very much – take care and God bless you!
Much, much love in Jesus,
Paul, Karen, Peter, Jonathan, Michael, Cascade, Curtis, Marcele.
