Christmas Letter 2020
Merry Christmas from Mike and Ann! We are coping with current circumstances just as everyone else is. We’re thankful that many have been only mildly affected, although we know several who have dealt with significant illness.
We hosted some of Mike’s family for Thanksgiving at the Due West farm. It’s been a great place for such activities because we can spread out and easily social distance. When this is all past we can perhaps use it for more occasions.
Mike stays busy with keeping up the property and taking people hunting. I keep busy with teaching and am just not quite ready to hang it up yet. I actually somewhat enjoyed the shutdown last spring due to having a five month semi-break for the first time. . . ever.
Andrew faced a difficult layoff due to Covid loss of revenue for his company. He is currently working as an EMT for our local ambulance service and deciding on his next steps. Teah is still teaching 7th grade language arts and doing well. Mary Lee is teaching 4th grade in the Lowcountry and has a great class this year. It was good to have her with us for Thanksgiving.
When Mike and I went through big surgeries three years ago, Teah made a beautiful calligraphy picture for us with the Bible verse phrase “So we do not lose heart” (II Cor. 4:18). That verse is a reminder to us today that God is in control of our future. I also see that every time I look at the constellations that I taught to students for so many years - the same ones that come up in the same positions, year after year after year. They are reminders of our God who is in control of the universe and of our lives. May we take that to heart as we face the future.
Love, Mike & Ann
