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So Long, 2020!

As the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20.  According to the internet, this expression means:  It's easier to analyze and evaluate situations when we're looking back on them in the past, than when we're in the present moment. Will this hold true?  In 2021, will we look back on this year and see how it made us better, more resilient, more flexible, more understanding?  I hope so!  Even though it was a challenging year, there were plenty of good moments, and I imagine we will understand those better the further away we get from the year 2020.

Our Christmas Letter from this past year:

December 2020

Dear Friends and Family,

What a year!  Despite the difficulties and unexpected moments of this past year, we were able to pick out our ‘top 10’ memories – the good and the bad – from 2020:

10. School suddenly changed last March.  The last 7 weeks were spent learning online.  However, Megan was thankful to still have a job while so many did not have that good fortune.

9. Delaney learned how to create Google Meetings with her friends so they could still see each other while away from school.

8. Caiden golfed nearly every day last spring with friends, even though the season was cancelled – will it pay off this spring?

7. Cambry’s 8th grade promotion was cancelled – twice!  But we still found time to celebrate with a small group of family and friends.

6. Chelan has embraced this year fully, and has rediscovered a love for baking.  Cinnamon rolls, loaves of bread, cookies, and zwieback are all on his weekly menu – usually Sundays.  How lucky are we?

5. Caiden broke a bone in his elbow during the 4th football game of the season. Remarkably, he only missed the first game of the basketball season because of it but now has missed the last 2 basketball games due to being quarantined.  Hopefully, he’ll get to play some games this year!

4. Delaney began playing the French Horn this year.  Her class hasn’t had full band yet, but she enjoys lessons with her best friend once a week.

3. Cambry worked hard on building a porch swing with Chelan for her 4-H woodworking project.  She received grand champion at the Marion Co. Fair!  Covid definitely gave them extra time to work on it.

2. Walking down the driveway to check the mail became one of the girls’ favorite activities last spring.  Little things become exciting when you’re home day after day!

1. Our basement got a makeover – a group project for sure, which involved stripping wallpaper, new drywall, new ceiling, and new lighting.  Without the extra time during quarantine, this may not have happened.

We hope this letter finds you and your family well and you have been able to reflect on your own unique memories from this year.  We continue to trust God’s plan for us in this ever-changing world and have faith that He is with us on our journey.  

Blessings to you,

Chelan, Megan, Caiden (16), Cambry (14), Delaney (10)

Some fun memes from this year: humor was essential!








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