Christmas card 2009

The cards, letters, and pictures are sent. Here they are for 2009.

Hello to all our wonderful family and friends,
We trust that 2009 has been a blessed year to all. Unfortunately as life goes, some of you have had heartbreaks and losses, we send our prayers and thoughts. As for the Upham house God has truly blessed us and we are extremely thankful.
Macy Grace turned a year old November 8th and she is as fun as ever. It was a great year watching her grow and change and learn new things. We had the blessing of dedicating Macy Grace to the Lord, giving her back to Him, on I Love Life Sunday at the church. As I write this, she’s still learning to walk. She’ll take quite a few steps but knows crawling is much quicker! She is a joy and the highlight of our lives.
At the beginning of this year, Mindy made a difficult and yet the best decision for our family and stepped down from her teaching position at Fellowship Baptist. In place, Mindy opened up her home daycare and the Lord has blessed as she cares for children each day in our home.
Miudy is also continuing her education and training in the field of custom professional photography. She enjoyed the opportunity to attend a workshop in southern California this past September and has recently finished a 9 week course study.
Jeremy continues to work in child care therapy at the Southwest Guidance Center and manages our storage and rental businesses. The Lord blessed as we were able to purchase additional housing and Jeremy has been hard at work keeping up with the maintenance.
In July, Macy Grace and Mindy flew to Oregon where they spent a week. Macy Grace is a great traveler and they enjoyed spending time with the family. While there, they were able to celebrate Mindy’s great grandma’s 95th surprise birthday party.
The busy year didn’t keep us from enjoying our favorite things, being together. In October, we took Macy Grace on her first cruise as we sailed the Western Caribbean for 7 days. We think she’s addicted!
We are still heavily involved in the ministries at Fellowship Baptist Church as Jeremy drives a bus and we work in Children Leadership along with various ministries.
The theme that seems to sing throughout the year, is “God’s Been Good in My Life!” “God’s been good, in my life, I’ve been blessed beyond my wildest dreams when I go to sleep each night. And though I’ve had my share of hard times, I wouldn’t change it if I could, oh because, God’s been good.”
We truly wish you the best and trust that God will bless and protect you and your family in 2010; from our heart and home to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
With all our Love,
Jeremy, Mindy, & Macy Grace











and b/w because I don't know which one I love more