December 2012
Dear Family
& Friends,
For you make me glad by
your deeds, Lord; I sing for JOY at what your hands have done. How great are your works, Lord, how
profound your thoughts! Psalm 92:4-5
We
pray that God has blessed your family as He has ours, and has given you
joy. Joy seems the best word to
describe 2012. As we look back over
the year we are amazed at how quickly it as gone by. We have made many great memories as a family of three and we
are making preparations to become a family of four.
We
started the year with a toddler and have ended the year with a
preschooler. Liam has grown in so
many ways this year. His active
imagination, creativity, and intelligence bring us many adventures. Liam is gaining independence and he
loves to learn and explore new things.
He has a tender heart, and is also determined. We adore being his parents. We can’t imagine life without his contagious laugh and
spirited personality.
Tiffany
spent January and February helping choreograph Beauty and the Beast at Concordia High School. Liam spent that time flirting with the
high school girls who watched him and making himself at home in the theater.
In
March we began the adoption process for our daughter. We feel called to adopt a girl with a special need (minor/correctable
health concern) from China. God
opened doors and closed others, which lead us down this adoption path. The process has gone smoothly so
far. We hope to receive our
daughter’s picture and medical information by the end of December. We know that God will give us the
daughter we are meant to have. If
things continue to go smoothly, we will travel to China in late spring/early
summer.
In
April, after celebrating Liam’s second birthday, we took a family vacation to
Disney World with Tiffany’s family.
We had a fantastic time!
Tiffany had written to Disney Guest Communications ahead of time
explaining that we were in Disney when we got the news of Liam’s birth. They arranged a special meet &
greet with Mickey and Minnie at the Magic Kingdom before the park opened. Liam was so excited to meet his
pals. Liam loved the rides and
parades. It was definitely a
magical trip and one we will remember forever.
In
June, Tiffany finished her Masters in Special Education and graduated from IPFW
with a 4.0 GPA.
Our
summer was filled with lots of pool time, both in the small inflatable pool in
the back yard and at Grandma and Grandpa Kusch’s pool. We took countless trips to the zoo and
enjoyed being outside as much as possible.
We
also took a family vacation to Maryland to visit Dave’s sister, Julie, and her
family. We took a couple day trips
to Washington D.C., spent two days at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, played
at the park, and enjoyed spending time with family. We stopped in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the way home. Liam was an excellent traveler.
In
the fall Tiffany started another school year teaching with Lutheran Special
Education Ministries at Suburban Bethlehem and Ascension Lutheran. She added an extra day a week to her schedule
and now teaches three days a week.
She loves being able to work with students one-on-one and in small
groups.
We
took some small weekend trips this fall.
We took Liam to the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis and spent a day
hiking at Chain O Lakes State Park.
One of fall’s highlights was a weekend trip to West Lafayette to Purdue
University. Dave ran his first 5K
on campus. We enjoyed staying in a
hotel, swimming, and walking around campus. It’s so much fun to have a son who loves to explore new
things and finds excitement in everything.
Dave continues to work with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and
enjoys what he does. He touches so
many lives, not just by helping people plan for the future, but by genuinely
caring for all his clients and viewing his profession as a ministry.
We
look forward to all the ways that God will use our family in 2013 and
anticipate the new adventures He sends our way.
We
wish you a very merry Christmas and happy New Year.
With Love,
David, Tiffany & Liam Herman
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