You
may know us pretty well by now. But in
case you don’t, I thought I would give you a little description of each member
of the family through Christmas Carol titles.
First you have to guess! Draw an imaginary line from the person to the Christmas
Carol and see if you get it right.
Jeremy Away
in a Manger
Vanessa The Twelve Days of
Christmas
Katerin O
Come Emmanuel
Emily Feliz
Navidad
Marian Jolly
Old St. Nicholas.
Wesley Mary,
Did You Know?
Omar The
First Noel
Saimon Joy
to the World
Savannah God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen
Jeremy,
with his graying handsome go-tee, and how he handles work and family
with wisdom, perseverance and humor….you guessed it; he gets Jolly Old St. Nicholas. I am thankful for this guy—he loves us
faithfully and humbly. K.E.E.P.E.R.
Vanessa,
wife to Jolly Old St. Nicholas, mom to 4 teenagers and 3 pre-teens (SELAH),
office assistant to Mr. Jolly, and author of the Christmas letter, life is…..bountiful. And Jesus is fully present. O Come
Emmanual!
We
have a senior in the house—Katerin! We’re
proud of how hard this girl works in school and her job. She has been accepted into UMHB where she
plans to study International Business next Fall. Don’t be fooled, Katerin is not all about
work. She has found a lively bunch of
friends at school and church and spends much of her free time with this great
group. For our oldest Colombian…..Feliz Navidad!
We
gave our first born daughter the name Emily Noel because we loved the name
Emily and loved the Christmas season. So
you can probably guess which Christmas Carol is hers…The First Noel (in case you were still struggling). Emily is in her junior year of High school
and she has big plans for this next year—that change every other week.
Marian,
a sophomore on the brink of getting her driver’s license, meets the world with
enthusiasm, optimism, and excitement.
Marian works hard maintaining her grades, working as a gymnastics coach/office
assistant, and keeping up her social calendar.
Whatever God has planned for Marian, she will make it fun. Marian’s song title—Joy to the World!
Another
sophomore in the house, Wesley, is growing into a huge young man. I still can’t believe it when I look at
him. The doctor says he’s growing so
much because he gets good sleep. This
kid can sleep! He is the first in bed
and is ready for the house to be quiet and dark by 8:00pm (on school nights,
different story on the weekends). He is
a merry gentleman when he gets lots
of rest. Wes will also be a driver by the summer and he
is a big fan—Astros, Rockets, Texans, Baylor—whoever is playing.
Omar
recently celebrated his 12th birthday. I
told you last year about how he creates things and gives it something extra for
the wow factor. Okay, he still does--and
the other day he took it up a few notches.
He built a boat with Legos, no big deal, but then he took apart one of
his remote control cars and wired his Lego boat so that when he connected the
wires to a AA battery, the propeller spun.
He’s twelve and he can hotwire a Lego boat. It’s Twelve
Days of Christmas for this kid.
Saimon,
a.k.a the informant, wants to be a police officer, a marine, or a missionary
when he grows up. Whichever he chooses,
he will be AWESOME because this kid does not miss a thing (serious FOMO) and he
finds such delight in being the first to tell you about it. Song—Silent Night (JUST KIDDING) Do You
Hear What I Hear? …Wait, it’s Go Tell it on the Mountain…or better yet
Mary, Did You Know?
Savannah—the
youngest arrow in our quiver. This girl
is Miss Independent. On a typical
afternoon, she heads down “Ms. Anissa’s street” (even though we are friends
with about 7 other neighbors on the street that she visits, Savannah has given
the entire street to Ms. Anissa) and she finds a friend or dog to hang out with
for a while. In her free time at home
she is off to herself lost in a book or episodes of her favorite shows, or
decorating her “peace and quiet room.” (Located just outside the gameroom door
on the far side of the house). Her
carol? Away in a Manger.
How did you do? You know us a little better than last year?
If you didn’t do so hot, don’t worry because neither did some of my kids.
In closing We want to wish YOU a Merry Christmas as
you Deck the Halls and remember that Silent Night, Holy Night long ago.
Love from the Evermon’s
P.S. Don’t Let Grandma Get Runover by a Reindeer!
Haha! The ending! Lol
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