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| December 2012 |
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Here’s a brief synopsis of 2012 for us: BUSY!
OK, a few more details:
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| Darla |
Almost, 17, Darla is itching to get her
license. I can hardly believe that my baby girl is old enough to
drive! She is having a wonderful Junior year and is quite focused on
her academics as she looks forward to applying to colleges soon (I’ve
been brainwashing the kids about Grove City for years, so we’ll see
if my plan has worked…. I’ll let ya know in next year’s
Christmas letter!) Darla has taken quite a course load at school
this year with three AP classes in History, Language and Calculus!
She is excited to be on the high school basketball team again and is
really enjoying the season. Last spring, she had the privilege of
receiving the Christian Character Award through basketball! In
addition to athletics and academics, she continues to impress us with
her accomplishments in music with her involvement in piano, band,
choir and bells. She stays very involved at church with youth group,
Bible study and summer missions.
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| Micah |
Micah (14) began his high school career
with a bang as a freshman at Plumstead Christian School! He was
elected President of the 9
th grade class, joined the
debate team and participated in the high school production of Arsenic
and Old Lace. At the same time he was involved in a community
theatre production of Stage Door. (We are having a hard time keeping
him from auditioning for every role that comes along!) He is
involved in several musical pursuits: choir, ensemble, band and
piano. He thoroughly enjoyed participating in County Band last
spring and hopes to do that in high school as well. We were so proud
of Micah’s achievements at 8
th grade graduation in May,
when he received the Christian Leadership Award (from PCS) and the
Good Citizenship Award (from our state Senator.) Micah's also very
involved in youth group and went on his first High School summer trip
to World View Academy last summer.
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| Clara & Minnie Mouse |
Little Miss Clara is now THREE! She is
becoming quite the independent toddler. It’s amazing to see how
much she has grown over the past year! Her vocabulary has exploded,
she’s got a very creative imagination and, as her teachers have
learned, she talks a lot! She has been really enjoying going to
preschool this year and I think the teachers like to hear her stories
because the rest of the class is so quiet! Clara and I love going to
Kindermusik every week. It is so fun to see her participate more
each time as she develops her love of music.
Phil & I celebrated our 20
th
wedding anniversary this summer and enjoyed a couple of days to
ourselves at a The Moon Shadow Inn near Hershey, PA! We both
continue to be very involved in ministry at our church. Together we
work with the young adults - I plan events and Phil teaches Sunday
school. Phil is an Elder and also participates in the Men’s
Fraternity. I have continued in my ministries as MOPS Coordinator,
team teaching Ladies’ Bible Study and helping with Senior High
Girl’s Bible Study. I also enjoy writing at
www.MyMidLifeMotherhood.com,
where you can read about our family during the year. Phil continues
to be a contract engineer with Comcast though his company, Embedded
Innovations.
As 2012 draws to a close, we are
thankful to God for all His blessings and look forward to 2013! May
God bless you abundantly in the New Year!
Blessings,
Phil, Denise, Darla, Micah and Clara Mooney
