Christmas Newsletter 2010

Merry Christmas from the Hill family!

If we could sum up this year, it would probably be defined by learning. With the many changes over this past year, we’ve had many opportunities to learn, grow, and change.

In April, God provided Tim with a second job working at the local Piggly Wiggly. He’s been learning how to stock shelves, fill propane tanks, and bag groceries! Though the extra income has been helpful, he’s been especially thankful to get a little better connected to some people in the community. He’s had opportunities to speak of Christ on several occasions.

On May 25^th, Wesley Owen Hill was born, weighing in at a hefty 9lbs., 5oz. (Poor Kristen!) It’s definitely been a challenge transitioning to two children. The need for constant attention combined with lack of sleep (Poor Kristen!) have taken their toll, but we’re thankful for God’s daily grace and learning to rely on the strength He provides. As much as we may not want to admit it, the struggles have had a purpose. God is refining us to make us more like Christ. And at the end of the day, we’re thankful for that, even if refining isn’t what we most want.

This summer flew by as Tim was preaching most Sundays. The highlight of August was getting ready for our church’s Vacation Bible School. We were thankful for Bible Baptist in Ishpeming supplying decorations, puppets, supplies, and material to allow our VBS to go well!

September we enjoyed a trip to Michigan for Jeremy’s wedding (Kristen’s brother). We’re very thankful for God bringing Jeremy and Siera together! A little over three years after our wedding, Jeremy and Siera were married and in the same city we were, and just a mile or so down from the church we were married in! We were thrilled to be a part of their big celebration.

Micah celebrated his 2^nd birthday, November 11^th. He’s at such a fun age, doing silly things to make us laugh, like wanting to try eating onion and ginger. It’s been so neat to see his knowledge increase, as he’s been learning his numbers and letters. And thankfully, he’s starting to enjoy playing with Wesley, who is now crawling and getting into everything!

And now, here in December, we look forward to spending time with family over the holidays, while remembering Jesus—the true reason for Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

Mommy's Little Helper

Micah is such a funny little guy! Whenever I do my baking he wants to sit in the stool and “help” me bake. He enjoys being able to taste test what we’re making...his favorite has been canned pumpkin, believe it or not! Anyways, one day I had him help me dump in some cinnamon into our bowl, which he quickly tried tasting some. I told him not to take anything out of the bowl. Next was the ginger that he dumped into our bowl, which he quickly stuck his hand in to taste some more! His reaction to eating the ginger was hilarious! I wish I had it on video! As soon as he tasted it, he stuck out his tongue and started screaming hysterically, trying to wipe theginger off his tongue. I quickly found his sippee cup and tried to help him out. I don’t know what plain ‘ole ground ginger tastes like, but he did NOT like it one bit! (And now I’m tempted to try my own taste test to see what it taste like!) I think he’s learned his lesson to NOT taste what we’re putting into our bowl. At least for now.

Play Time

I would not consider myself to be a creative person at all! I always find myself taking ideas that people post online. So when it comes to keeping Micah entertained or even introduce new play ideas to him, I’m not always quick to think of creative, fun ideas. I was so excited to find out about this book, Unplugged Play, that I quickly reserved it from the library. I loved this book and the many great ideas that it gave for different age groups. If you are creatively challenged and want some ideas for your kids, I definitely recommend this book!