HENDLEY FAMILY CHRISTMAS LETTER AND YEAR-END REPORT FOR 2012 Greetings Beloved: Green things, blue things, old things, new things. We are writing to tell you things. Things that have happened, things that are true. Things that we have done and do. We’ll tell it once; we’ll tell it clear. We’ve sent to you cause you are dear. Enjoy! GRANDMAS (because some things are just grand) After a very shaky 2011, this year was much better for our mothers. Ginny Proctor continues to live near Atlanta and has enjoyed special trips this year to Florida (twice!) and to West Virginia for son Clay's big 50th! Dan’s mom also made it to Hannah’s wedding in March; her health is much more stable and she continues to enjoy bridge with Ocala friends. GRANDCHILDREN (because some things are super-grand) Then there were THREE! We had some very sweet times with Lylah and Caedmon in Mississippi this year. Caedmon has become such a fine little brother and Lylah delights everyone. She even got to be in her Auntie Boo’s wedding (see below). Then the day after the wedding, her aunt Sarah sat everyone down to break the big news that she would be giving us a third grandchild. On October 31, with Mamie Beth there to help, Caroline Faith made her grand entrance in Houston. Mom, Dad and baby too, are all doing well and getting to know each other. YES, THE WEDDING HAPPENED As we announced in last year’s report, we had a big Florida wedding in early March. Dom and Hannah Foti got it together before family and friends at Covenant Church in Palm Bay. It was a spectacular scene and great fun. Then the very next day, we reunited with that same church family, where Dan preached for the first time since October, 2006. The whole weekend was such a blessing for all of us. THE JOBS REPORT In our troubled economy we are very blessed to have so many employed members of our family. But the jobs have changed for most of us. Dan and Dom have been the stable ones, still working at North Park Church and Rockwell-Collins. The skinny on the rest is: Andrew was youth pastor at Faith PCA in Brookhaven. Now -- lead pastor of King’s Chapel PCA in Carrolton, GA. It took some special workings of the Lord to make this happen, but AW and Mer now live close to Mer’s parents and lead a neat, growing church an hour west of Atlanta. Dan had the privilege of preaching for AW’s installation service in September. We look forward to our trip south after Christmas to see the Hendley's new home and enjoy the grands, Nan, and our extended family visiting for the Holidays. Sarah Beth, after much searching, found a new position as a nurse practitioner at the University of Texas Health Science Center, where she is on maternity leave at the moment, enjoying motherhood with our precious Caroline Faith. Richie, formerly head trainer for the Rice football team took a new position this Fall as head trainer over all sports at Houston Baptist University, which has allowed him a bit more flexibility to bond with his wife and new daughter as well. Hannah continues to work at Christian Care Medishare in Melbourne, but recently received a major promotion to head of marketing. She also is the owner-manager of Foti’s photos. You can see her work on http://blog.medi-share.org/ or Foti’s photos on facebook. Sharon spent some of her year working in the photography business as part of Dean Stewart Photography in Melbourne. Recently she has been back up north working with Marion Leggett for Camp Pinnacle, a retreat center in NY. Starting in January she will relocate to St. Louis where she has been invited to join Mercy Ministries, a Christian residential program for young women working through various life issues. 2012 has been a tough year for Sharon, but she has persevered in hope, and we are praying for joyful breakthroughs in the new year. As you can see, we have been working – and so has the Lord. He has been working in and through our family spread around the country, and He has been working in our church family. It has been a good year to be a part of North Park Church, here in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. This year we have been blessed to add a new asst. pastor to our team, helping us develop our care group ministry in the Body. You can find us online at www.northparkepc.org. Dan’s sermons are available, written or audio, under “resources.” Plans for 2013 include Florida trips in January, May, and July, as Dan continues doctoral studies and our family gathers for the first time for a beach week of fun in the sun. Other trips still TBD, but they will likely have something to do with three precious grandchildren, two beloved mothers, & a world desperately in need of God's love. With all that changes, we appreciate ever more those things that do not change – most especially the mighty, saving love of Jesus, whose name remains ever sweet and whose faithfulness never ends. email: Beth- beth.hendley@gmail.com or Dan - danhendley@northparkepc.org Home address: 306 Forest Edge Court, Wexford, PA 15090 724-759-7039