<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955311171435817516</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:32:44.912-07:00</updated><category term='2008 Christmas Letter'/><title type='text'>BEE BLOG</title><subtitle type='html'>Josef, Eugenia, Nate and Jolina Wessels</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wesselsfamilyhoney.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5955311171435817516/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wesselsfamilyhoney.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Josef &amp;amp; Eugenia Wessels</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01476447532441347923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_H3IUfO-RC34/R8OhBKz8etI/AAAAAAAAADg/MqNXObBTSOs/S220/march-july+2007+482.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955311171435817516.post-51332115127330573</id><published>2009-03-13T22:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-13T23:45:55.449-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2008 Christmas Letter'/><title type='text'>Count Your Blessings</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Count Your Blessings Name Them One by One,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Josef &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Wessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Joe has been so busy this year and has accomplished so much. He is loving his job with Applied Materials and has been since 1996, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Wessels&lt;/span&gt; Family Honey, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;LLC&lt;/span&gt; has been keeping him very busy also!! There have been many changes this year he has gone from Subdivision Life in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Hillsboro&lt;/span&gt;, OR and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;turned&lt;/span&gt; into Forest Grove, OR Farmer. Irrigation Pump, Pipes, Tractor, clearing out the property, keeping his &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;wife's&lt;/span&gt; lawn mower running, setting up his workshop, Renting out pasture, and most importantly we can bring our bee hives to our home without giving our neighbors a fright. Engineer, Beekeeper &amp;amp; Farmer Joe has been amazing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"&gt;Count Your Blessing See What God Has Done,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Nate &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Wessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;Nate has grown so much this year not just physically but mentally also. He is 10 years old and in 4&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; Grade at Visitation Catholic School. He is doing so well in Piano, swimming, Track &amp;amp; Basketball. He still loves the weather and playing around with all his weather stations as well as fogging up all my windows &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;looking&lt;/span&gt; outside, but he has also turned into a little chicken boy. The chicken coop is great and it was already hear! Nate has made a few additions to it like ordering chicks at this point in time he is the proud owner of 27 Chickens. He has feed, watered, Cleaned (okay Mom &amp;amp; Dad have helped with some of the yucky stuff) and is counting down the days for his eggs to start coming. Nate's Eggs $3.00 a Dozen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Count Your Many Blessings Name Them One By One,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;Jolina&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;Wessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;Jolina&lt;/span&gt; has turned into a Beautiful Little 8 Year Old not just on the outside by on the inside also, she is in the 3rd Grade at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;Visitiation&lt;/span&gt; Catholic School and is doing so well! All she talks about is Mrs. Anders!! This year has been so wonderful for her in many ways....Gymnastics! She had a big decision to make, a contract to sign and Dad said yes!! &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Jolina&lt;/span&gt; is a Level 4 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;Flightschool&lt;/span&gt; Gymnastic Team Gymnast she practices three times a week for 4 hours a day and then meets are on the weekends. For &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;Jolina&lt;/span&gt; who has spent most of her life upside down trying to touch the ceiling with her feet she is doing very well. She is also the proud Mommy of 2 Barn kitty's "Starbucks &amp;amp; Queenie" as well as all the poor little mice and birds they so proudly bring her. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"&gt;Count Your Blessings See What God has Done!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eugenia &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;Wessels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;I purchased a picture for the old house about a year ago " Count Your Blessings" every time I look at it I start singing a song from Sunday School which I guess I am singing again in this letter. For myself I am Wife of Farmer, Engineer &amp;amp; Beekeeper Joe, Mom to Nate the chicken farmer, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;Jolina&lt;/span&gt; the Bouncing Kitty Girl, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;Wessels&lt;/span&gt; Family Honey, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;LLC&lt;/span&gt; Business &amp;amp; Home Manager. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;A lot&lt;/span&gt; has happened this year we finally sold our Subdivision Home and found the perfect piece of property in Forest Grove, OR. A piece of perfection for both home and business. In 2008 we have learned that what is desired is worth waiting for, that God's timing is not always ours! We have had so many ups and downs this year &amp;amp; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;thru&lt;/span&gt; every last one of them God, friends &amp;amp; family where there helping, holding &amp;amp; guiding us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;We wish every one of you a Wonderful God Given Christmas &amp;amp; a Blessed Happy New Year!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;We invite every one of you to stop by!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Josef, Eugenia, Nate &amp;amp; Jolina Wessels&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5955311171435817516-51332115127330573?l=wesselsfamilyhoney.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wesselsfamilyhoney.blogspot.com/feeds/51332115127330573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5955311171435817516&amp;postID=51332115127330573' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5955311171435817516/posts/default/51332115127330573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5955311171435817516/posts/default/51332115127330573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wesselsfamilyhoney.blogspot.com/2009/03/count-your-blessings.html' title='Count Your Blessings'/><author><name>Josef &amp;amp; Eugenia Wessels</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01476447532441347923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_H3IUfO-RC34/R8OhBKz8etI/AAAAAAAAADg/MqNXObBTSOs/S220/march-july+2007+482.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
