The Mike Senn
Family News Letter 2012
The Mike Senn family is busy again celebrating the birth of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This
is the time of the year for love, laughter, and sharing what God is doing in
our lives. This year has been another
great year with Christ being our main focus.
He is the reason for the season, and will always be. I think it is unique how America’s main and
most prized holiday is (Christ)mas. Our
forefathers understood this. And founded
our country on His principles. They were
not perfect but by following some basic principles they made a place for us to
grow and raise our families. While it is
hard to keep my mind focused on good when so much evil is abounding around us,
I know Christ is still on His throne and He is still love, peace, and joy. So with that let us report how He has blessed
this family.
I think I will just do a rundown of the kids and their
events. Let us start with Alena. She is five now. I cannot believe it. My baby is five. She loves the farm. Loves to run up and down the hill to the barn
and watch the garden grow. She is
learning how to read and catching on fast.
She has had Anthony here again this year for school. They have been great school mates. It has been so good having him here to play
and learn with Alena.
Sally is growing into a lady. And let me tell you. She is a strong, willing, helping hand around
here. She takes care of the rabbits, chickens,
goats, and whatever else I ask her to do.
She hauls feed, hoes, plants, cooks, cleans, and helps with Alena. And she does all this with a willing
heart. She loves to do and go. She loves piano, sewing, crocheting, karate,
and reading. And finds time to do it
all. She won some 4-H awards with her sewing and sheep projects this year. Her
biggest award was the 4-H sweepstakes that she won by entering the most items
in the Union County fair. She has taken
over the cookie business here and has been up at four even this morning, baking
cookies. She had a great time selling
watermelons this spring and is looking forward to it again this Spring.
Webster is growing into a man. People remind him often of that because the
first thing everyone notices is his little mustache. He has been so picked at about it and his need to shave. Well he is definitely earning those
hairs. He works so hard around here. He loves the land. I can ask him to do any task around here and
he is able. From changing oil in the
cars to moving anything I want moved. He
loves basketball, karate, and his sheep.
He loves to go out and find new baby sheep. Our flock is growing and he is our number one
Shepard. He won several awards in 4-H
this year and got to go to State Orama for the first time. Won second there in none other than tractor
driving. Lol. He has learned some great carpentry skills
and made a carpet ball table for his siblings.
He will do for anyone and will even get up and cook me breakfast on an
occasion. Even with all the outdoors
stuff he thrives on, he is still a terrific cook. He has just recently taken over our peanut
brittle making.
Joy is not sixteen going on seventeen anymore. She is the only girl that I know of that
wanted to stop at sixteen. She was
saddened when she couldn’t sing, “ I am sixteen going on seventeen.” She is quite content being a young lady. Loves to cook, play the piano, and sing,
sing, and sing. She has a beautiful
joyful voice. She is still our happy
playful Joy around here. She liked
selling watermelons and has done well with her candy making this season. She is also in Karate, but I must say I don’t
think that comes too easy for her. She
enjoys learning the skill and is progressing. She wrote an exceptional speech
for 4-H this year and still has a passion for a free America. Still sews but I think mainly for the
adventure of getting to go to the contest.
Traveling was a big part of her year with going to Honduras being her
biggest travel. She also got to go to
4-H National Congress which is a big deal.
Now she has applied to be on the design team for next year so she can
help give other kids the same great experience she had.
Deanna graduated this year.
That is hard to believe. No, she
has not gone to college. Many have asked
her about that. While college may be in
her future, she has chosen to stay home
this year and continue learning and doing around here. She loves her Jersey cow Sherry and got lots
of interest while showing her at the fairs. She is looking forward to Sherry
calving in March. She continued in 4-H
these years also and also went to 4-H congress. She has taken interest in photography and
took a course at the college. She did a great job on our Christmas
pictures. She loves the watermelon
business and the candy making business.
She has also taken a job watching a little girl named Faith and loves
doing that. I can’t say she will ever go
to college but I feel like she is learning things a school could never teach
her. And if she goes on to get married
and have a family, I think she will
have a master degree in homemaking, child rearing, and farming. I do think college has its place but when a
girl wants to stay home and do one of the most important jobs in this world why
does everyone bombard them with questions about what college they will go
to. And that job she has helped me with
in a huge way this year, from staying with her siblings and holding the fort
while Mike and I took our ten day vacation, to working daily; cooking,
cleaning, and being our taxi service.
Anniemae has had a great year. She is twenty now. She spent the first part of her year working
at Larry’s and preparing to go to Taiwan.
She left in August and has been working there with an organization
called Woodpecker. This has been a huge
experience for her, but she loves ministering to the people there. Her plans are to come back in June. She
shares her testimony weekly with the youth there. Please say a special prayer for her. She is special girl, in a special place.
Nathanael has had a wake up year. He has decided to change his direction and
join the Air Force. He is back home
working at Storey's carpet until all the paperwork is finished. He has made some big jumps this year. Going from Honduras back here then to live
with his papaw, then here. Our prayer is that he will continue to realize that
God is real and all things work to the good of them that love Him.
Hannah, Scotty, and Logan still live in between Magnolia and
Eldorado. They are working as a
paramedic, EMT team. We enjoy visits
with her occasionally.
Amanda, Daniel and Marirose still live in Choudrant,
La. Daniel works for Voith and Amanda
enjoys home life with Marirose.
Michael, Anna, Andrea, Julissa, Anthony, and Anita are still
in Honduras. Michael has a business
called Saminet.
I must include Mrs. Veronica. She is a 74 year lady who came and lived with
us for about six months this year. She
taught us a lot about ourselves and others. While her stories of her childhood
in the Netherlands when the Nazis came in and arrested her parents and left her
and her siblings abandoned were not pleasant, it helped us to understand we can
only depend on Christ. She is now back
in Alaska where her church family is. We
are thankful for this opportunity and experience. Sally learned some great sewing skills while
she was here. Alena grew to love her and
there were tears in her eyes when Mrs. Veronica left.
I also must include Anthony.
If you live here more than six months you have a paragraph in this
letter. He loves his mamaw’s farm and
works hard helping with the garden and animals.
He is my little wood hauler. He
piles the wagon as high as he can and pulls as hard as he can until he has it
on the porch for us. He is learning the
language well and is full of questions.
He is his daddy’s son. He
reminds me often that the big pig we took to the breeder is his. He asked me the other day if the little pigs
would be his since the big pig was his.
His dad was the only other little boy that had baby pigs at our house.
Mike and I
enjoyed our thirtieth anniversary this year and went on a ten day vacation to
Colorado. We have been planning this
trip since the second year we were married.
And this year, on the blue moon, we went. We are still working own our business called
SennSational Country Goods. We are
gearing up to include some veggies to sell with our watermelons and
strawberries this year. We have been
studying on how to make our farm a more natural sustainable farm. We want to give a good product with the best
nutrients. Mike enjoys pastoring and loves the people at Calvary. He is grateful for the work at Amercable, the
church, and his family and friends.
Mike and I are so thankful for Christ;
The one who has blessed us with his love and care. We give Him all the glory. And may we all remember it is not the evil
people who control. It is Gods’ people
for He says, “ If My people will humble themselves and pray then will I heal
there land.” May God bless you with
His love and peace this upcoming year.
