Dear
Friends and Family,
It's
been quite a year of change here. As the year began so did our
discussions about farm animals. It wasn't long before we were
visiting farms. In March we got some chicks and by Easter we had
brought home our male Nigerian dwarf goats. On Memorial day we went
to pick up the rest of our goats, two of which were freshened does,
and we also had our first and only milking lesson. The rest we had
to learn through experience and research. This fall the does were
bred, and we are expecting our first kids in March. So continues our
hands on educational experience.
Another
thing we began to seriously consider as the year dawned was alternate
employment opportunities. Eric compiled his resume and sent it to
Penn State. It took most of the year, but the Lord's timing is
perfect, and in November he received the offer we had been waiting
for. He is scheduled to begin his new job on January 6 after 17 ½
years at Raytheon.
In
July, Eric went on another business trip to Denver. I had the
opportunity to go spend some time with him while he was there. This
was a new experience. It was nice to see where he has been going for
the past eight years. The kids did a wonderful job of caring for the
animals while we were away, and Eric's mom, June, and Aunt Peg were
very kind to come and stay with them driving them to their activities
and helping them stay on task. Eric was able to take the weekend off
while I was visiting, and we had a wonderful time in Rocky Mountain
National Park, and at Pikes Peak. You can view pictures from our
trip at:
In
addition to all the new happenings we continue to stay involved with
Church, Small Group, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Soccer, Band and
Drama. The three older kids also did track in the spring, and they
went to Disney with the marching band. Darren had the opportunity to
take some horse back riding lessons, which he loved. Eric still
plays volleyball on Sunday evenings, and I still enjoy participating
with the worship team. It's such a blessing to have three of the
kids by my side in that ministry now. Cody has been training Heather
to operate the sound board, and Austin plays keys occasionally.
One
of the best things I have done this year is to keep a journal. I
have been able to realize so many answers to prayer that may
otherwise have gone unnoticed. Thanks be to God for all he has done
and Praise to Him for He is worthy!
We
hope that your family has realized many blessings this year as well,
and we wish you many more in 2014.
~With
love from the Huyett Family.
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