Merry Christmas From the Anthonys in San Antonio
The other day Dillon said to me: "Well dad if I become a cop and Joshua becomes a firefighter and Ryan goes to seminary...then at least we would all be saving people!
We all know that things could change and God could call them to something else but it's fun to see your kids moving in a positive direction achieving their dreams.
God has been so good to us this year.
We saw Dillon graduate from High School, Josh graduate from the Firefighter Academy and Ryan make a move to Sam Houston State University to finish his degree.
I was privileged to lead international mission trips to plant churches in Africa and work with abandoned children in Tegulcigapa, Honduras. The Lord blessed us to see four churches planted in less than two weeks in the African bush and Ryan and I were brokenhearted at the sight of so many beautiful children in Honduras living in what amounts to detention centers. We wanted to bring several (dozen) home with us.
Trinetta received another amazing report regarding her Multiple Sclerosis which showed zero new lesions for this year. In fact, she is doing so well with the wonder drug (that is administered through a clinical trial) that they have decided to skip this year's intraveneous treatment. Praise The Lord!!!
Ryan and Josh spent the summer working for Blackbrush Energy on Oil Pipeline maintenance (50 hours a week) and Dillon's summer job was with an exclusive Pet Resort (seriously- we toured the place and they really do have air conditioning and tv in the dog's rooms.)
Josh showed his tenacity by enduring the military style firefighter's academy where he finished near the top of his class. He's an awesome musician (drummer) and does extremely well in school
Ryan is definitely our philospher and thinker. It's awesome to discuss scripture with him now, except I have a hard time keeping up. He truly handles the word well...a natural born teacher and missionary.
Also, Dillon has become quite the entrepreneur. He has bought and sold 3 cars, traded a classic honda for a 73 inch flat screen tv with 3D and then traded the tv for a Kawasaki Ninja...oh yeah and the Nissan Titan pickup that he paid cash for?...just traded it for a special edition Toyota Scion TC that is a year newer and thousands less miles...and...he traded even! I have no idea where he gets that from.
He now has a business selling things for people who don't want the hassle. He's sold a Jeep, an S10 pickup, hundreds of dollars of video equipment, and has now been asked to sell some Chinese antiquities which will probably be sold through Sothebeys Auction House and he's even been asked to sell someone's house. Let him know if you need to unload something...he can do it. Someone said that he could sell ice to Eskimos after cutting it out of their igloo and then charge them for remodeling.
I cannot wait to see what this new year will bring. God has led me through a difficult year of brokeness in many ways but...He has broken me open...not down...and I am ready for another year of just walking with Him. That is enough.
Godspeed in whatever your hand finds to do for the glory of God.
Donnie
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