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| Family Photo, after CCC Christmas Eve Service |
2015 was another year filled with changes, and adventure in the Mohler family, just on a slightly smaller scale than 2014...which is OK.
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| Nick and Emily joined us at the beach |
This summer Emily and Nick moved from their first year apartment in Narberth to a nice 2nd floor apartment in an historic Brownstone near Fitler Square in Philadelphia. They are both now working in center City Philadelphia, so they are truly living the urban lifestyle. Emily continues with
Tierney where she was recently promoted to an Account Executive position, and Nick is enjoying work at
American Bible Society which moved into it's new offices just off Independence Mall during the past year.
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Sarah in front of Broad Street Ministries
church |
Sarah is now in the middle of her senior year at Eastern University. In May she will graduate with a bachelor's degree in Social Work! She truly enjoys helping people in need, and has gained practical experience through many great internship opportunities. During this past summer, she worked at
Broad Street Ministries' Youth Initiative in Philadelphia, where she was part of a team that led groups of youth, primarily high school aged, but some middle school as well, in volunteer projects in Philadelphia, focusing on poverty and other social issues. She is currently applying to Grad schools with the goal of working towards a Masters degree in Social Work....and working at her local Trader Joe's store at school, and Applebee's at home - she is a busy young lady!
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| Jacob and the "Draggin" crew |
Jacob is a Sophomore at Messiah College, majoring in Physics. He has a work-study job with the Physics Department, and is a "Dungeon Master", organizing a Dungeons and Dragons group at school. He also enjoys playing club and indoor soccer when given the chance, and racquetball as well. During the summer, he worked in the Packing Department at Four Seasons Produce, enjoying the same short commute as Anne. At the end of the summer, Jacob joined three others in a unique adventure of building a raft and then floating it down the Susquehanna River, check out the
newspaper story for more details. The raft was named somewhat ironically named "Draggin".
As the new year began, and with the newly-emptied nest, Anne went back to work full-time--first time since expecting Emily in 1991! She is enjoying her new position as a sales rep at Four Seasons Produce, learning lots and happily sampling fruit and vegetable items along the way. The ultra-short commute and the employee Produce Market are two of the other great perks of this job.
In late February, Glenn completed the Winona Forest Tourathon for the 3rd year in a row. In late September, he traveled with 3 former cycling club-mates to Richmond VA to watch the UCI Cycling World Championships. To cap off the athletic year, he completed the Philadelphia Marathon. The highlight of that event was the cheering section of family friends, taking the time to cheer for him along the way.
In the summer of 2014, our church bought an existing church facility in Reinholds. However, we needed to complete some renovations before we could move in. That was completed and we held our first service on June 7th. If you don't have a church home, or are just curious about what it looks like now, please stop by 1200 Swartzville Rd, Reinholds, PA on a Sunday morning.
July we vacationed in Ocean City Maryland.
To celebrate our 30th anniversary Anne and Glenn enjoyed a four-day trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York,
go here for the longer story.
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Place setting and decorations at
our Anniversary Brunch |
On our actual Anniversary weekend, we were looking forward to having Sarah and Jacob home for the weekend. We returned from a relaxing fall hike at Nolde Forest with Jacob, to a wonderful surprise Anniversary Brunch planned by our children. It was quite an honor, and we really appreciated the effort they made to plan and host such a thoughtful celebration.
In November, Anne and Glenn to joined a Four Seasons bus trip to
go here for more details.
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| Ready for another Smith family Thanksgiving hike. |
