15th AnnualFamily

Christmas Newsletter

Adam, Becca, Bilbo Blaze, Mommy and Daddy

2013

___________________________________________________________________________*In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

I, Blaze, adopted my humans in April at a puppy rescue. I am: a Shiba-Inu –Chihuahua –Terrier mix named “Bilbo Blaze” because:

Adam was reading “Lord of the Rings“ There’s a flame-

shaped spot on my forehead

My humans blazed new trails:Adam

Skied at Beaver Creek, CO (Thanks, Aunt Rece for lessons.) and Taos, NM

Played Cogsworth in “Beauty and the Beast” (Thanks, Aunt Dee, for a perfect costume!)

Dedicated a brick to honor his grandfathers at Wings Over The Rockies Museum’s Memorial Day ceremony with Grandpa and Meme.

Earned Boy Scout Lifesaving Badge at Georgia’s Camp Allatoona Aquatics Base. Started high school. Participated at Mountain Springs

Church as Jr. Crew Leader Kingdom Rock

VBS Youth worship band violinist Fire relief ministry through Helping Hands Food Pantry.

_____________________________________________________________________*In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Becca Blessed to study at

University of Evansville’s Harlaxton Manor in England and tour several European countries (France, Poland,

Ireland, Wales, Italy, Spain, Scotland, and maybe others) on her first trip to another continent. If you have a few days, she can tell you all about it as she returns to the real world!

Attended the Dr. Who 50th

Anniversary.

Daddy and Mommy He is architecting the next model of Coca-Cola’s Freestyle

machine similar to this one Adam used at Universal Studios. They saw Tim Tebow on a double date with Don and Jackie

Lacasse. She reached a new “speed limit”, sixty, while they were in

Orlando.

They blazed through extreme seasons quoting, praying, and, sometimes questioning their 2013 family verse.* The media covered our weekly snows in

winter and spring, summer fires and fall’s bitter cold.

During spring break they were snowed-in by an Estes Park blizzard.

_____________________________________________________________________*In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

They saw the Black Forest smoke and fires from our deck. Family, friends and Adam’s BSA Camp were evacuated because of the fire.

Camped with the Kreps and CO2-loving-insects that exist nowhere else on Earth and only when they were at Great Sand Dunes National Park!

My humans blazed up visiting with:

Stamps (Dwire, Edwards, Pace and Ramirez families, too.) after their two-year missions adventure to Tanzania, before they move to their next mission field, Kazakhstan, next year.

Hung out with the Martins in Indiana. Ramirez Family was stranded with us

when rain on last year’s Waldo Canyon burn scar closed roads to their home.

Josh and Donna Stolaroff from California introduced us to yummy gluten-free donuts.

Mike and Joyce Clark from Indiana were flooded out of their first night at Glen Eyrie’s castle and came to dinner.

Had lunch at the Broadmoor with Courtney and Katie Acker from Ohio.

They blazed across the country on their summer road trip: Burlington, CO (Uncle Jess, Aunt

Nancy) Atlanta (Cyclorama, Stone

Mountain, Atlanta History Center, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield)

Evansville (Becca, friends and Mommy’s former students)

Nashville (Grand Ole Opry)

They are ablaze with thankfulness because these prayers were answered:

Cousin Clint finally had the stoma from his trach closed before he started kindergarten.

_____________________________________________________________________*In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Cousin Erica’s husband Steve Minton returned safely from military service in Afghanistan.

New cousin, Rylan James Kemper, was born in August to James and Amber. The Broncos’ 2013 Season, so far!

Finally, my humans posed in front of a blazing fireplace, which you can’t quite see, in this old-fashioned Christmas picture.

We are thankful for each of you and wish you a Merry Christmas and a blessed 2014 ablaze with God’s love, lots of laughter and long, healthy lives.

Bilbo Blaze Moore(for Robert, Loni, Becca and Adam)

_____________________________________________________________________*In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18