Saturday, December 19, 2009
Merry Christmas!
Greetings from the Purath home! We thank God for walking with us through another year, one of much blessing and much stretching.
We’ve been in Staunton, VA for over four years now and have really grown to love it here. Our initial shock of not having a Target nearby wore off a long time ago! Staunton has a lot of personality and culture for a town its size, and we love the park, the farmers’ market, and small town feel.
By far, the highlight of the year was welcoming Beckett into the world! He’s 6 months old now, finally sleeping through the night (usually), rolling over, and eating baby food. He loves to laugh at his big brother and loves to be around people.
Keaton turned 3 this year. It’s been such a joy to watch him learn and grow. He loves playing guitar and listening to music. (Wonder where he gets that from?) He also loves books, puzzles, and playing with his friends. He took swimming lessons this year and is in one of Jenny’s French classes too.
Kipp continues as the worship and outreach pastor at Staunton Alliance Church. He leads the bands, plans the Sunday services, organizes outreach events for our area, disciples other men, and leads our small group, among other things. But life’s not all work, right? He also likes to play Guitar Hero on the Wii and has gotten back into biking recently.
Jenny spends most of her time chasing Keaton and Beckett around and keeping the house straight. She also continues to teach French classes in our home- 2 preschool classes and 1 elementary class this year. Our local moms’ club has been a fun way to get to know other moms and kids as well.
We wish you all a merry Christmas and look forward to hearing from you too!
We’ve been in Staunton, VA for over four years now and have really grown to love it here. Our initial shock of not having a Target nearby wore off a long time ago! Staunton has a lot of personality and culture for a town its size, and we love the park, the farmers’ market, and small town feel.
By far, the highlight of the year was welcoming Beckett into the world! He’s 6 months old now, finally sleeping through the night (usually), rolling over, and eating baby food. He loves to laugh at his big brother and loves to be around people.
Keaton turned 3 this year. It’s been such a joy to watch him learn and grow. He loves playing guitar and listening to music. (Wonder where he gets that from?) He also loves books, puzzles, and playing with his friends. He took swimming lessons this year and is in one of Jenny’s French classes too.
Kipp continues as the worship and outreach pastor at Staunton Alliance Church. He leads the bands, plans the Sunday services, organizes outreach events for our area, disciples other men, and leads our small group, among other things. But life’s not all work, right? He also likes to play Guitar Hero on the Wii and has gotten back into biking recently.
Jenny spends most of her time chasing Keaton and Beckett around and keeping the house straight. She also continues to teach French classes in our home- 2 preschool classes and 1 elementary class this year. Our local moms’ club has been a fun way to get to know other moms and kids as well.
We wish you all a merry Christmas and look forward to hearing from you too!
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