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Where do we begin? Not many

years are marked with as many

highlights as the Lord has blessed us

with this year. Between academic

and physical achievement and the

birth of our first grandson we have

a great deal to be Thankful for.

Perhaps this really should have beena Thanksgiving letter this year.

Becca and her High School

basketball teammates placed 5th in

state to start of the Winter. In the

spring, thanks in part to Coach Jim

Robinson, the TBS girls track team

placed 3rd in State, and Becca

brought home two Silver and two

Gold medals from the StateChampionships in Cheney, WA.

First place in both the 100 and 200

meter relays, and 2nd place in the

100 and 200 meter individual races.

What an experience this was.

Due to the lack of a girls soccer

team at TBS this year, Becca

became an integral part of the boys

soccer team after getting approval.

She had an incredible year which

after losing some very good Seniors

to graduation was not expected.

Becca scored 20 goals for the boys

and helped them get to the

Washington State Quarterfinals. In

the end Becca ended up as the All-

City Girls first team for Tacoma, the

All-area girls 2nd team, all league

boys first team, and last, but not

least, the all-state boys 2nd

team. And now for those who

didnt yet get their copy of the letter

due to an empty ink cartridge, we

want to share that today, December

13, Becca received a plaque and was

awarded the all-area girls soccer

player of the year. This includes

girls from all schools, from the very

largest to the smallest. She had to

talk in front of hundreds of students

and coaches. We couldnt be more

proud of her accomplishments!

It was on July 25th that Drake was

born into this world, and after some

tense days where we thought he

might be born prematurely, he has

grown to be quite a hunk at nearly

24 pounds at 4 months. Please pray

for direction in Kylees life is she

raises this new child.

Ruth and I have started taking on

some of the ailments of old age, yet

have much to be thankful for. Becca

is now in her Senior year and was

crowned Homecoming Queen at

the time she led the boys soccer

team in scoring. She has made a

verbal commitment to play soccer at

Oklahoma Christian University,

near Oklahoma City. Please pray

that the Lord gives her clear

direction as she takes on a very

challenging curriculum. All

achievements aside, we know that

Becca truly wants to honor the

Lord, and would give Him the

credit. She is not one to seek the

spotlight.

In August Ruth, Becca and I had

the fine privilege joining a team

from our church to help minister

with Tim and Barbara-Lee

Glessner in Puebla Nuevo,

Mexico. We have been on several

other missions trips, and I confess

I was least prepared for this one.

The Lord truly blessed the efforts

of a few willing participants.

Many special forces well-armed

policemen and policewomen

were shown the movie

Courageous while us English

speaking folk listened in Spanish.

This was an experience we will

never forget as many lives were

changed we were on the bus back

to Mexico City as the Mexican

national soccer team won their

historic gold medal in the

Olympic final!

We realize many our family and

friends are still struggling with

health, unemployment and

underemployment. Many good

jobs are becoming much less

good as hours are cut, or benefits

are trimmed back as Ruth can

attest to. We must continue to

keep our leaders in prayer andhelp each other through these

tough times.

There are so many more stories

we could tell about the events of

2012, but time and space do not

permit.

Kory, Kylee & Drake

May the Lord bless you and your

families this Christmas and

throughout what will likely be a

very challenging 2013.

Love,

Craig, Ruth, Kylee, Becca & Drake