“Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9).
Howdy,
We’re so close now. I pray tomorrow’s a very merry Christmas for you.
A Hawes family Christmas letter:
“Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9).
Just this month, Jasper, Titus, and I (Billy) enjoyed greeting Turlock with calls of “Merry Christmas” from our parade float, and now from our whole family to you and yours, Merry Christmas! May Christ’s light exalt this wonderful season.
Sarah and I are speeding into our tenth year of marriage, with three children buckled in along. (Like carseats and boosters and 5-point harnesses and click-ins, seriously, just getting in the car is an adventure.)
Jasper William, 6, completed his first semester of kindergarten. Wonderfully, he’s braving foreign language learning, doing well in a Spanish-English Dual Immersion program. Jasper loves to run fast, swim deep, write notes, read books, hide-seek, and ask his friends if they believe in God.
Titus Shalom, 2, and turning 3 in January, got his first seconds of stage time singing Christmas-special songs at Community Bible Study. He also enjoys going to AWANA Puggles. Ti loves to jump high, splash big, giggle loud, and drive fast on Epa’s motorcycle.
And, Riah Surf, 6 months, is looking forward to his first Christmas and his next snack. Riah, meaning the LORD remembers, was born on a summer Sunday afternoon with the midwife and nurse singing along to “I’m no longer a slave to fear; I am a child of God,” something we continue to pray over him.
A remarkable blessing for our family, Sarah’s fall teaching schedule consisted of a reduced load. I’ve enjoyed watching her cherish Riah’s early days, now months.
For me, I’ve been on attempt to up my writing production and committed on my blog to writing 200,000 words this year about Reading Writing Living (billyhawes.com). Also working on book number two … when I’m not strapping kids into the family car.
Thank you for your love and friendship.
God has been good, and we’ve enjoyed 2016.
We Hawes 5 wish you and your family a Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo!
—Billy
Reading. Writing. Living.
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