Merry
Christmas from the Young Family
Charleston, South Carolina
2016
Greetings to our dear friends and family,
It’s a Christmas poem from the Youngs as you can see!
It’s been many years since one of these has
gone out,
Verses of rhyme to let you know what our
family has been lately about.
So buckle up tight and hold onto your
horseshoes,
We’ll fill you in on our lives, all while
trying to amuse.
Rich is still as handsome and hunky
as ever before,
If it’s at all possible, I love him today
even more!
He’s strong and fun and adventurous and full
of valor,
And still owns a business as a financial
advisor.
He gardens, he runs, he hikes, he leads,
He appreciates our presence in the garden to
pull weeds.
I, Julie,
continue to home school our precious treasures,
Watching them grow, learn and pursue their
interests brings me much pleasure.
We love to take school on the road in our RV,
Exploring our big, beautiful country with
abundant splendor to see.
This year over 6500 miles of road we
traversed with the ministry: GFI,
Sharing Biblical parenting principles from
God whom we glorify.
Our firstborn baby girl, Ellen, has gone off to college,
At Charleston Southern University gaining all
sorts of knowledge.
She’s beautiful, hardworking, creative, smart,
And she loves the Lord Jesus with all of her
heart,
She’s chosen to study the field of Graphic
Design,
Her desire to glorify our Creator through art
is genuine.
16-year-old Caleb – tall, handsome and a little boy no more,
Hardworking, mature and in school, a
sophomore.
He loves the outdoors, boating, hiking and
working with wood,
His artistic side enjoys making music – he’s
really quite good!
The next endeavor he wants to try,
Is into a cockpit to learn how to fly.
The 3rd teen in our home is 13-year-old
Logan,
Teetering on the brink between boy and man.
He’s smart and fun and one hard-working guy,
The amount of sports knowledge in his head,
no one can quantify.
But he has a musical side, as well, that’s
not as well known,
He’ll blow you away on the piano, cello and
saxophone!
Our darling Rebekah is an 11-year-old sweetie,
Tiny but mighty describes her to a T.
She races across the pool in a blur of
determination and speed,
Butterfly and breaststroke are the strokes in
which she succeeds.
But her musical ear will make even the
grumpiest one grin,
As she makes beautiful sounds flow from her oboe,
piano and violin!
Anna, our joyful 9-year-old, is an
imaginative and creative genius,
Give her a topic or an idea and with her
you’ll have plenty to discuss!
She’s bubbly and fun and overflowing with joy,
Her little brothers often follow her around
in a costumed convoy.
She’s a fish who swims whenever given the
chance,
Then hops on the piano or violin to share a
song and dance.
Micah is 6 and a bundle of boy energy,
Summer is his favorite where he can swim,
boat and water ski.
He swims all summer long in the salty Wando
River,
As long as it’s warm out, as he does not like
to shiver!
With his daddy, he loves to watch racecars
and play baseball,
And he smiles big when Denny Hamlin and the
Cubs win it all!
And last, but certainly not least comes Jacob who’s three,
His big question - when will he next get to
hug his Ellie?
He’s mama’s little helper who loves to
snuggle and cuddle,
Then off with the boys to wrestle and jump in
a puddle.
He’s making the jump from toddler to boy,
Oh, this little guy brings all who know him
oodles of joy!
We parent this adventuresome crew with
courage and determination,
Our success to be decided by an audience of
One.
We love the Lord Jesus, He’s our Savior, our
God,
He loves us (and you!) like crazy, even
though we’re quite flawed.
Join us as we daily surrender our lives to
Him,
Without His sovereign guidance, our lives
would be quite grim.
Think on Jesus as you celebrate this Christmas
season,
It’s easy to forget that for this season, He is the reason.
