Dear Friend,
As Christmas approaches, we will celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary and three days later again celebrate the Lord’s birth. With one birthday, an anniversary, and Christmas, the last few days of December are always eventful for us. We are glad we can share some of our year with you at this busy time of the year.
Christine continued her pursuit of a master’s degree in theology with an emphasis in liturgical studies at Notre Dame during the year. For the second summer in a row, she spent six weeks in residence at Notre Dame and then took an online class during the fall. She will begin the year taking a two-week class in Tuscon, Arizona. She hopes to complete her classes and take her comprehensive exams in the summer of 2011.
Meanwhile she also continues working in her Music Therapy practice, Sonshine Music Center. She has fewer clients right now, as her largest contract has been scaled back, but she also continues serving as president of the Wisconsin Chapter for Music Therapy, and in her “spare time” helps lead our worship ministry at church.
Ken continues in his dual role as full-time minister at Westwood Christian Church and part-time Executive Director at WCMA. Both positions have their challenges, but he is enjoying preaching almost every week and leading both organizations. WCMA continues to make progress toward their next church plant and has a good start on saving funds for the plant. Ken started a blog of various things he writes for the church and Wisconsin Christian News. You can access it by going to http://kenhenes.blogspot.com.
We hosted our second Christmas Open House this year for people from our church, neighborhood, colleagues, and clients. We again had a good turnout, as we use the event to bring people together who otherwise would not meet.
Nancy and David continue to live in Cincinnati where Nancy is the training coordinator for a social work agency, Hamilton Choices, and David is fire chief for the Village of Glendale. They are very active at LifeSpring Christian Church and are enjoying their life together.
Nancy created some excitement at Thanksgiving. Most everybody from Christine’s side of the family was together for Thanksgiving dinner at her brother’s in her hometown – we had 23 for dinner. Early in the morning on Friday, Nancy woke up in her hotel room not feeling well. David took her to the emergency room, and by noon on Friday she was in surgery for an appendectomy. She was in the hospital overnight, and she and David returned home as planned.
Please pray for Christine’s mother. She turned 80 in January when we had a family gathering for her birthday. In November, she had congestive heart failure. While in the hospital, they found cancer on one lung. Earlier this month, she had surgery and the cancer was removed. They got all the cancer, but she is still recovering, and the doctors still need to decide how to treat her heart.
We trust that your year has gone well and pray that the Lord continues to bless you. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Ken, Christine & Strider
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