Christmas Greetings from the Wendlers

Merry Christmas 2010!

“And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins.”  Matthew 2:21

Dear Family and Friends,

            We so look forward to this time of year when we hear from so many loved ones and take the time to reflect on our own past year!

            BRUCE continues his job with The Aerospace Corporation for which we are truly grateful!  His landscape-photography hobby provides him with many hours of enjoyment, both in the trips alone or with photography buddies to scenic spots and in the fun of “tweaking” his favorite shots on the computer.  His latest “toy” is a camera which takes 3-D pictures!  In late March, he and Marilyn visited Jeff & Kristil in Louisville, also seeing relatives in St. Louis and Springfield, IL.

            I, MARILYN, am still volunteering two mornings a week and working a few hours a month for pay!  Besides two trips to Louisville this year, I had the privilege to travel to several special reunions.  In July I attended a reunion of MK’s (missionary kids) in PA.  The majority of us had not seen each other for 50 years!!  The Carper Reunion followed in Salina, KS, but on the way I was able to see a high school friend in PA and other friends in Topeka and Wichita.  Then just last week I visited a couple friends as well as family on my mother’s side in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  I was just in time to experience their biggest snowstorm in 19 years!  I was so thankful to still be able to see everyone in spite of the weather conditions!  A huge thanks to all of them! 

            JEFF & KRISTIL and family are beginning their third year in KY and doing well.  JJ (6) began kindergarten in a “traditional school” and is loving it!  He is fascinated with words and letters and practices at home everything he learns each day at school!  KASSIE (3) and KATHERINE (1) keep Kristil busy at home.  In October, the Dalrymples learned that # 4 is on the way, due late June 2011!  Jeff keeps very busy in the event planning department for Southern Baptist Seminary and gets to meet lots of interesting people.  They came to CA for a couple weeks in May which was a treat for all of us!

            CARLAN is in the middle of his third year of emergency medicine residency at LA County/USC hospital.  It is a busy schedule, but he is beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel!  The medical school friends that he would like to work with overseas are looking into opportunities in Africa.  He was able to visit them all in Kenya in January where they are doing a 2 year program run by World Medical Missions (connected with Samaritan’s Purse).  In October he traveled to Chile with doctors from his residency program who were involved with an emergency medicine conference there.

            JOHN MARK & LAUREN are persevering with their schooling!  John Mark just received the good news that he has passed the final CPA exam and will soon be able to add those initials to his title once he has another year of work experience.  Lauren is moving into the final stretch of her accelerated RN program which will be finished in March.  Their hard work is paying off!

            We are thankful that our parents have had a relatively healthy year.  We were with Bruce’s parents at Easter this year.  They both are turning 89 and my Dad turns 86 next birthday.  He is still in Chula Vista, just 30 minutes from John Mark & Lauren.

            We wish you a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

Much love,

Bruce & Marilyn