Mustain Christmas Update 2015

Here is the update that we snail mailed out to many of our family and friends. I invite you to read it and to hold it in tension with what I shared last week in this blog post: https://themustains.wordpress.com/2015/12/13/honesty-helplessness-and-hope/

To our loved ones near and far-

As we reflect back on the past year, it was about this time in 2014 that we were overjoyed to announce the expected arrival of our first child. In March, we found out that we would be expecting a little girl and on July 30, 2015 we welcomed our daughter Jimmie Kathleen Mustain into the world. Her name typically prompts questions of its origins, as I suppose it’s a bit unique. Jimmie is named after my father “Papa Jim” and Heather’s mother “Grandma Kathleen.” Jimmie is approaching five months old and is a healthy and happy little girl who loves to go for walks, chew on her hands, and watch Baylor football.

I don’t know what else we could really share about 2015 that could top the news of our little Jimmie (also affectionately called Jimmie Kat, Jimmie Jams, and J-Kat). It has been the year of new arrivals for our extended family as well. In September, my sister Joy and brother-in-law Caleb welcomed their second child, Hannah, into the world and in November Heather’s sister Esther and brother-in-law Sean welcomed their first child, Lincoln, into the world. Needless to say, all of these new arrivals are blessed with incredible grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

In other news, Chad completed the provisional board certification process through the Association of Professional Chaplains in March. He also completed his second year of chaplain residency at Baylor University Medical Center in August and transitioned to a part-time position on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s, allowing him to be the primary stay at home parent with Jimmie. December 1^st was Heather’s two and a half year mark as the Minister of Missions at Wilshire Baptist Church. She continues to excel in her role as she helps lead the congregation in their participation of the mission of God and missional formation. She will resume travel both domestically and internationally in the coming year as she re-connects with existing mission partners and helps forge new relationships and opportunities.

Happy Christmas to you and yours,

Heather, Chad, Jimmie and Maeby (the Boston Terrier) Mustain

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