December, 2014
Greetings,
This has been an eventful year for our family, so hence the update. On December 13th, 2013 we made our way to Des Moines to start a new chapter in our life. Both John and I work in West Des Moines and decided that we were ready for city life. We bought a home in the older neighborhood of SW Des Moines, “West of Fleur” and love it. I’ve thought about starting a food and activity blog, just to share what a great city Des Moines is and how much we are enjoying it. John is working as an IT consultant at Athene and I am a utilization review nurse at Telligen. John finished up his MBA from Iowa in May, after 6 years, and immediately took a volunteer position as head coach for the East High School 7th grade football team, finishing the season 5-1. I as well, passed my Chronic Care Professional exam in November. This certification and knowledge is beneficial for healthcare professionals due to the changing health care environment, and needs of our elderly populations. Isabelle is finishing up her senior year at Luther College and will be receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, December 2015. Anna completed her prerequisites for the dental hygiene program at DMACC and is working at Bondurant Family Dentistry, waiting for an opening in the program. Colby, Anna’s boyfriend, lived with us on and off over the year while he started the apprenticeship program at Missouri Valley Electric Cooperative and remodeled a home he bought in Ankeny. It’s beautiful, and Anna has done great job helping decorate it. Jessica is a corporate trainer with Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines and she married Chris Schreier on September 27th. They live in Ankeny, too. It was a beautiful day. So, thankful for them! They are a great couple with a great future. Chris is a business analyst at Nationwide and will finish his Master’s in Business Leadership from Grandview University in the spring. We attend Lutheran Church of Hope. It is said to be…. “one church, many locations,” and we have attended both the West Des Moines campus and the Downtown Des Moines campus. We will be starting a small group in January with 2 other couples we met this fall while taking the Alpha course offered there. After 30 years of marriage, there is one thing we can look back on and know for sure… God has blessed us and we are humbled by his grace. It hasn’t always been easy, but it has been worth it. Merry Christmas!
This has been an eventful year for our family, so hence the update. On December 13th, 2013 we made our way to Des Moines to start a new chapter in our life. Both John and I work in West Des Moines and decided that we were ready for city life. We bought a home in the older neighborhood of SW Des Moines, “West of Fleur” and love it. I’ve thought about starting a food and activity blog, just to share what a great city Des Moines is and how much we are enjoying it. John is working as an IT consultant at Athene and I am a utilization review nurse at Telligen. John finished up his MBA from Iowa in May, after 6 years, and immediately took a volunteer position as head coach for the East High School 7th grade football team, finishing the season 5-1. I as well, passed my Chronic Care Professional exam in November. This certification and knowledge is beneficial for healthcare professionals due to the changing health care environment, and needs of our elderly populations. Isabelle is finishing up her senior year at Luther College and will be receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, December 2015. Anna completed her prerequisites for the dental hygiene program at DMACC and is working at Bondurant Family Dentistry, waiting for an opening in the program. Colby, Anna’s boyfriend, lived with us on and off over the year while he started the apprenticeship program at Missouri Valley Electric Cooperative and remodeled a home he bought in Ankeny. It’s beautiful, and Anna has done great job helping decorate it. Jessica is a corporate trainer with Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines and she married Chris Schreier on September 27th. They live in Ankeny, too. It was a beautiful day. So, thankful for them! They are a great couple with a great future. Chris is a business analyst at Nationwide and will finish his Master’s in Business Leadership from Grandview University in the spring. We attend Lutheran Church of Hope. It is said to be…. “one church, many locations,” and we have attended both the West Des Moines campus and the Downtown Des Moines campus. We will be starting a small group in January with 2 other couples we met this fall while taking the Alpha course offered there. After 30 years of marriage, there is one thing we can look back on and know for sure… God has blessed us and we are humbled by his grace. It hasn’t always been easy, but it has been worth it. Merry Christmas!
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