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AMBER [email protected]

Amber moved to Michigan on March 24, 2001. Daddy and Amy were awarded custody on April 30, 2001. Amber has been attending preschool and is writing her name and recognizes the letters. She can can count from 1 to 11 with no help. She knows her colors and can sing her ABC’s. Amber has grown to be 3 ft. 4 in. tall and is nearly in size 5T. She has a kitty named Tiger that stays at Grandma Jo Jo’s. She loves Scooby Doo, Disney and Dalmations, especially Domino!

*!STEVE!*[email protected] • http://estewe.itgo.com

http://spop.htmlplanet.com • http://penpalsforyou2000.itgo.com Steve started working at Star Publications in August 2000. He designs ads for the Northern Michigan Advertisers. Steve helps local Troop 14 by serving as an Assistant Scoutmaster. There hardly is a day when you can’t find Steve working on his many web pages. He is hoping to start up his own personal d e s i g n s t u d i o n e x t y e a r.

[email protected]://imateacher.itgo.com

Amy is currently working as the Head Preschool Teacher at Preschool

Connection here in Gaylord, MI. She plans lessons and prepares the 4-5 year olds for Kindergarten. You can

always find Amy spending time on craft projects, reading, fitness walking, working o n h e r

family’s genealogy, or scrapbooking. Amy is hoping to find a teaching position in a

school system in Southeastern M i c h i g a n i n

Mikayla Dawn Tasch

Steve’s niece was born

October 30, 2001 at 2:12 p.m.

She weighed 7 lbs. 121⁄4 oz.

She was 191⁄2 in. long.

Welcome to the family,

Mikayla!!

This year we were able to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with Steve’s family down in Knoxville, TN. We had a delicious Thanksgiving feast while cele-brating the day with Steve’s Aunt

Welcome to the first issue of The Patterson Post Christmas Newsletter. We decided to forgo the

normal Christmas card giving this year to instead treat our family and friends with

something different. We hope you enjoy read-ing this and we are looking forward to hearing your comments on our new adventure.

Apple Bread3 C Flour

1⁄2 tsp Baking Powder1 tsp Baking Soda

1⁄2 tsp Vanilla2 C Apples (Coarsely chopped)

2 Eggs1⁄2 tsp Salt

1⁄2 C Vegetable Oil2 C Sugar

1 C Walnuts (chopped)2 tsp Cinnamon

Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, then set aside. In large bowl put oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and apples; blend and stir in flour mixture. Add nuts and mix. Divide into 2 greased pans (8x4). Bake at 3500 for 40-45 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test. Cool for 10 minutes.

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A Candymaker’s Witness A candymaker wanted to make a Candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus; and hard to symbol-ize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church and the firmness of the promise of God. The candymaker made the candy in the form of a a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the “Good Shepherd” with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who like all sheep, have gone astray. Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life. Unfortunately the candy became known as a candy cane–a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who have “eyes to see and ears to hear.” I pray that this symbol will again be used to witness “THE WONDER OF JESUS AND HIS GREAT LOVE,” that he came down at Christmas and remains ultimate and a dominate force in the universe today.

Steve, Amy & Amber

Patterson

Family Prayer

God made us a family.We need one another. We love one another.We forgive one another. We work together.We play together.We worship together.Together we use God's word.Together we grow in Christ.Together we love all people.Together we serve our God.Together we hope for heaven.These are our hopes and ideals. Help us to attain them,O God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. – AMEN

Think not only of your close ones these holidays, but of those that are far away and of the unknown. Do not forget the families suffering from the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy and the men and women that are defending our freedom.

A Few Resolutions

Amber – I want to sing.

Amy – To help my family stay happy, healthy and content.

Steve – To work on getting my DBA (Doing Business

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