Sunday, December 30, 2007

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dear Family and Friends,

We hope you enjoy this simple online Christmas "card" that highlights a few of our comings and goings during 2007.

Elliot is in his second year at Wheaton College where he is a physics major and is minoring in math and biblical-theological studies. Jeremy is a sophomore at Henderson High School in West Chester where he lives, eats, and breathes lacrosse, and also studies at times. Emily is in seventh grade at Peirce Middle School and is especially elated whenever she can spend time with her horse Snoopy. We are so thankful to the Lord for these three fantastic children he has given us, and for their growing faith in Christ!

The parents of these three wonderful children are very happy-yet-sometimes-swamped with the joys and challenges of ministry in the church. Peter has been Senior Pastor of Goshen Baptist Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania for almost two years now. Cheryl is active with the church's Prayer Team and in providing support for worship and music ministries.

As you walk through the special days of Christmas this year, let the "suddenly" of Luke 2:13 get your attention: the vast choral array of angels who appeared to the shepherds of Bethlehem made their appearance "suddenly." They could not wait to burst onto the earthly scene and sing forth and shine radiantly with praises to the Lord, the Newborn King. May your Christmas season also be a time of deep, joyful, uncontainable praise to Christ the Lord!

God bless you!

Peter & Cheryl Nelson
Elliot, Jeremy, Emily (and our doggie Pepper)

NOW, HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM 2007...
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Defying Gravity


A hug for Jeremy


Warriors


At Mount Vernon


Three stooges


Wisteria, Longwood Gardens


Portrait of Emily, by our friend Katie


Mysterious young men


Grandma and Grandpa visit


Jeremy's birthday


Plungers on his ears


Jeremy in Water Wars


Emily and friends


Victors in "Four on a Couch"


Jeremy babysitting


Jeremy and friends, on Applacian Trail




Elliot and Jeremy, church campout


Jeremy and Elliot dining with friends


A local duck







Emily and Pepper flying


Emily on the Battleship New Jersey


Monday, December 3, 2007

Summer vacation, with friends


Summer vacation, seeing friends


Summer vacation, with buddies


Summer vacation, seeing friends




Summer vacation, Chicago


Summer vacation, competitive croquet


Summer vacation, good catch


Summer vacation, breakfast with Grace


Summer vacation, in the van


Jersey Shore, with cousins


Jersey Shore, buried alive


Mother's Day 1


Mother's Day 2




Mother's Day 3


Jeremy snowboarding


Jeremy to Deerfoot Lodge


Deerfoot Lodge, in the Adirondacks


Cheryl's birthday


Elliot, summer job at Penn


Jeremy, hand surgery


Emily and Snoopy


Emily, first day of 7th grade


Jeremy, first day of 10th grade


Elliot begins year 2 at Wheaton


Emily on Snoopy


Jeremy and Snoopy


Kirkwood Hike, our doggie Pepper


Kirkwood Hike, Emily