Thursday, December 17, 2015

Haberstock Herald 2015

Many years ago I began composing a letter to send to all our friends and family entitled "Haberstock Herald".  Here it is for 2015.
Haberstock Herald 2015


It's been a year for new things:
v  a new business and learning to use our smart phones, instagram, building a website http://whitemountainlodgebnb.com ,writing a blog http://greerazgazette.blogspot.com and posting to our business facebook page https://www.facebook.com/whitemountainlodge/
v  a new location - from Phoenix to Greer, desert to mountains, a white Christmas
v  a new church - from Scottsdale Bible with thousands in attendance to Calvary Chapel in Springerville with less than half a percent of that attendance, but with big and beautiful hearts for the Lord
v  new friends - from fellow business owners to the small population of full time residents in Greer
v  a new puppy - Lyn brought home an 8 week old Labrador puppy from Safeway...definitely not on the list...she has become our entertainment and fitness trainer and we truly enjoy her
v  new careers - while Jim still works for Honeywell remotely, Lyn is busy keeping a lodge clean and ready for guests, fixing breakfast, managing reservations and accounts and publicity, painting, staining.....Jim is landscaper, snow blower/shoveler, repairer and helper in his spare time
The Girls:
v  Kara and husband, Nate, are in Tucson.  Kara is a research specialist at U of A working with GIS mapping software which is definitely out of our skill set.  Kara just had surgery to remove melanoma from her arm.  Please pray it never comes back.  Nate is doing research this year as an interim between years 2 and 3 of medical school.  He wants to eradicate Crohn's Disease.  Go Nate!
v  Lauren is in her final year at Pepperdine University.  She spent the summer with us in Greer and worked hard at a little cafe.  Everyone loves Lauren...she did nicely in tips!  Plan A for next step is working in a school system in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship. Awaiting selection results.
The Big Trip:
v  Lyn's mom, Nancy, turned 80 this year.  Instead of the traditional birthday gathering, Lyn and sister, Laura, planned a trip to New York.  It was a bucket list item with no checkmark.  One mom, 2 daughters and 2 granddaughters flew to NYC and they did it their way and had a blast!

We wish you all newness in your lives, especially the newness of life, peace and joy that only comes from our savior, Jesus the Christ.  

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