Hulsizer Christmas Letter 2016

Hello friends and family.  We hope this little letter finds you all happy, healthy and whole.  I'll get straight to it, WE ARE GRANDPARENTS!!!  Yes, God has answered our prayers in His amazing "exceeding abundant" way! Our oldest daughter, Jessica, and her husband Matthew decided to look into fostering toward adoption and thus began the long process of "measuring up" to the qualifications. After lot of time and effort they finally got all the details met when they were notified of the possibility of a private adoption.  We met our little angel toward the end of September and the adoption was final on Monday, Dec. 5th.  It was a long few months of worrying and wondering. But Savannah Grace Petty is all ours and we are beyond thrilled! There's nothing like grandchildren!!! (Aunt Jennifer is super excited as well!)

Since I mentioned Jennifer, let me give you an update.  While she enjoyed teaching resource at two different schools last year, she really hoped for a class of her own. Just before summer break, a first grade class became available at the school she preferred and she got the job.  She is having a blast (and her kids love her). She is still very active in our church, maintains a very active social calendar, babysits and always manages to stay busy!







Matt & Jessica moved into their new home this last January and Jessica changed jobs the end of February. She still works for Baptist Health but now at a local clinic in Cabot. The commute, the hours, and the lack of holiday work days is far, far better. Matt still works for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and maintains a home office. We are so thrilled for the addition to their family.

Shelia is still on the run! Her current muse is to try to run a half-marathon in as many states as possible. She is up to 12!  She has had a job change with the new school year, sadly she had to leave her friends at the "hub" to take the job as the registrar at Sylvan Hills Freshman Campus. She loves her running friends and her new friends at our new church in Benton. What we would really love is to sell our house in Jacksonville so we could move to Benton!




Jeff is still loving his new position as the Minister of Music for Sharon Baptist Church in Benton. Choir practice is one of his very favorite hours of the week. Additionally, he gets to travel with the new Youth Band that travels around providing worship music for various youth events; serving as bus driver, chaperone, sound guy and roadie.  It's a real joy for him to see young people using th
eir talents for the Lord! He also still enjoys painting, repairing and refinishing furniture, building crafts, and fulfilling all kinds of special orders from his girls!

Our sweet Corgi, Lucy, still takes Jeff on a walk every night and keeps the squirrels and rabbits from overtaking the Hulsizer Hacienda. She is a "sweet girl"!

Our wish is for you all to have a very Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!





Our love to all!

Jeff & Shelia Hulsizer
Matt, Jessica & Savannah Petty
Jennifer Hulsizer
with Scarlett & Lucy