Merry Christmas, 2003

Merry Christmas, 2003

C is for Cabin, which we purchased in August near Park Rapids MN! Fresh air, water, and pine trees-the perfect getaway for our country hearts!

H is for Hiking the trail at Lake Louise, Alberta to have tea at the Tea House and take marvelous pictures!

R is for Rejoicing in new life! We are now blessed with two beautiful nieces! Mya Jewell Gackstetter is our newest family member!

I is for Invisible Fence, which we and our dog enjoy.

S is for Saskatchewan, Canada; where we spent 5 days at the beginning of June bear hunting.

T is for Tahiti, and Moorea and Bora Bora; we had a wonderful January vacation in the French Polynesian sun and rain.

M is for Mortgage Capitol, Jeff’s business; and the Medicine floor, where I am still practicing nursing.

A is for Another year enjoying God’s gifts and blessings together, with family and friends.

S is for Singing praises for the best Gift ever given: Jesus!

Christmas is a time for reflecting on what gifts you have been given, and how you will use them to benefit your world!
God’s Blessings to you and your families this New Year!!!
Jeff and Jenny

Christmas 2002

Dear Friends and Family,

Merry Christmas!!!!! It hardly feels like December without snow on the ground in MN!! I'm sure by the 25th we will have some white stuff! 2002 has flown by, we hardly know what happened this past year.


Jeff's business Mortgage Capital is still thriving. You might have seen his billboard while traveling on I 94-East, from Albertville to Maple Grove this past summer. He has also become very interested in land development and has dappled in that venture north of Maple Grove. Hunting, of course, still plays a major part of his August through December months. This year has been less successful than past, but he is learning to accept that.


I am still and RN at HCMC on the medical-oncology floor. I am enjoying the complexity of chemotherapy. Work is work, and it is always nice to have a few days off during the week! We are planning a vacation to French Polynesia this January, so we can escape the throes of winter and relax in the South Pacific sun!

Our dog, Lucky, still remains the baby of the household. We have discovered the benefits of a wireless shock collar and have not had to bail her out of puppy jail in a year!!!!!!! Hurrah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We pray this letter find you at peace with your past, present, and future!! As a favorite Selah song sings: "God predestined that His Son would die, and still created man. Oh what love is this that His death was in His plan?" May this great love surround you and your family the year.


God Bless, Jeff and Jenny