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Dec 22

Merry Christmas from Team Jeantet!

Posted by Steve on Dec 22, 2012 in Family News | 0 comments

This past year brought with it more than we could have ever imagined. Thank you to everyone who walked alongside of us, supported us and helped us. We are grateful. This Christmas, may you experience the joy of Christ’s coming as a baby and may you find hope in the promise of his second coming as the conquering King. Merry Christmas!

Oct 17

J&C meet R

Posted by Steve on Oct 17, 2012 in Family News, YouTube | 1 comment

Oct 17

Now Joining Team Jeantet…

Posted by Steve on Oct 17, 2012 in Family News | 8 comments

We would like to officially welcome the newest member of Team Jeantet:

Rachel Lee Jeantet

Born October 17, 2012 at 6:12pm

21.5″ tall and weighing 7lbs 13ozs.

We love you Rachel!

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Sep 24

Happy Birthday Big J!

Posted by Steve on Sep 24, 2012 in Family News, Jeremiah, YouTube | 0 comments

I can’t believe it, but Big J is 4! Jeremiah, I love you, buddy. I am so proud of you and I can’t believe God has allowed me to be your daddy. Happy birthday! Here is a video of J opening his first present of the day, a basketball hoop from Aunt Kelly and Uncle James.

May 23

IT’S A…

Posted by Kim on May 23, 2012 in Family News | 8 comments

So, many of you know that we had an ultrasound this morning.  Thankfully it went very well.  The baby seems to be very healthy and active…so much so that the technician had a hard time tracking with it.

Today is a big day for our family because somehow (I truly didn’t think this was possible) our kids have no idea that we are having a baby!  We haven’t really tried that hard to keep it a secret.  I mean, we talk about it constantly and my belly is, well, bulging!    They’ve come close to asking a few times and I thought they’d figure it out, but nope…still clueless.  So, we decided to take them to Chick-fil-A (Where else do you take a 2 and 3 year old for a special night out?) tonight and do the big reveal.  More on that later:)
We’re having a… wait for it…(don’t worry…that won’t be the middle name!…just in case you watch “How I Met Your Mother”)…Well, now that I have sufficiently gotten down the page far enough that you had to click on the link to find out…

GIRL!

I know…can you believe it?  Not too many Jeantet girls out there.  I totally thought I was having a boy at first, but the last few weeks both of us began to suspect that maybe it might be a girl.  So, apparently boys make me very sick (14 weeks) and girls make me even sicker (19 and still counting).  We are totally paying the price for this little one but it’s all worth it!

Baby Girl Jeantet,

I love you so much and can’t wait to hold you in my arms.  It was so special to feel you moving inside today and get to see you wiggling around too.  I can’t wait to tell you all about our loving God who right now is busy creating your little tiny parts, forming each one so perfectly.  He loves you so much…more than you’ll ever know…and so do I.

Love,

Mommy

May 13

Gotcha: One Year Later

Posted by Steve on May 13, 2012 in adoption, Family News | 0 comments

One year to the day
Since you became a Jeantet
We love you Charis

1 year ago

A Jeantet for a year

Apr 8

Growing…

Posted by Steve on Apr 8, 2012 in Family News | 4 comments

If it seems like we have been in radio silence on our website for some time, that’s probably because we have. Defining a new family normal with Jeremiah in preschool and Charis racing from this infant we met just after last Easter to a girl on the run today has been a wonderful adventure. Yet, just as the adjustment to a family of four is settling, it’s about to, umm, become unsettled again. Kim is due with kid number 3 in October! We found out she was pregnant on Valentine’s Day, a wonderful gift.

Child, we haven’t met you yet, but we are already praying for you. We are praying for you to be a healthy baby and a quick delivery. We are praying for your relationships with your brother and sister. We are praying for great joys and deep pains that are yet to come. We are praying for who you will be. And we are praying that Jesus will make us just like Him so that we can be a good mommy and daddy for you. But, most of all, we are praying that you will never know a day apart from Jesus. We love you.
Love, Daddy

Dec 25

Merry Christmas from the Jeantets

Posted by Steve on Dec 25, 2011 in Family News | 0 comments

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.”  For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
–Luke 2:10-11

It’s kind of hard to believe that 2011 is almost over!  We hope that as you reflect upon this year, you are able to see the ways that God is moving in your life and shaping your story for His glory.  This has been a year of great trials that have lead to great joys for our family and we are certainly able to see how the Lord is refining us to reflect Himself to the world.

It is easy to see how this year has flown by for us because we spent most of it wrapped up in the adoption of our beautiful daughter, Charis Gift.  She came into our lives a few days after we arrived in Zambia and we were able to officially adopt her into our family forever on June 17th.  We left for Zambia with Jeremiah and Mom-Mom (Steve’s mom) in tow at the end of April and Kim finally returned with Charis at the beginning of July.  We enjoyed the time that we were able to be all together in Zambia and even made our way to one of the natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls, which lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.  To experience the power and might of these falls was amazing…you can’t even see the entire falls most of the time because the mist is so overwhelming!  While dealing with the Zambian government was rough as was the time spent apart from one another in the midst of all this change, the end game is proving to be very sweet!

When we met Charis, she was for all intents and purposes, a baby.  Even though she was about 18 months old, she was developmentally about a 9 month old.  She could stay in the sitting position if you put her there, but she could not crawl or roll or even support any weight on her legs and she didn’t make any sounds at all.  With nourishment and love, 6 months later on her 2nd birthday (November 7th), she can now walk, run, and keep up with her brother in every way!  She loves music and talks incessantly (even though we only understand about half of what she says!).  Charis couldn’t be more girly…she loves jewelry, shoes, and princesses and plays dress up every chance she gets.  While her relationship with “bruddah” was a little rough in the beginning as she and Jeremiah both adjusted to their place in the family, it is so beautiful to now see a sweet relationship forming between them as they grow to really love each other.

Jeremiah has had a great year as he has grown into a quite a “big boy”. He started preschool this fall at the preschool at our church and loves every minute of it.  It has been such a joy to watch him develop friendships with his classmates and hear him recount, in his stunning vocabulary, everything that goes on in his world.  He is really becoming such a great help around the house and is doing a great job of being a big brother!

We really are enjoying life in Sarasota and love our church family at Covenant Life. Steve has been incredibly busy this year with the transition to our new senior pastor and Kim spent much of the year leading a team to plan a retreat for the women’s ministry.  While it was a huge commitment in a year when we added a child to our family, it was amazing to see women well-loved and cared for and forging new relationships.  One of the great joys of this year was to study the book, Radical by David Platt with our life group and watch the Lord grow and transform all of us as we seek to live lives that radically reflect the Gospel in every way.

We are eagerly anticipating 2012 and all the new joys that it will bring. We can’t wait to travel up north to meet our first nephew and cousin as Steve’s brother and his wife are expecting in January. And, we are so excited to be moving to a new house that is a little closer to the church and will hopefully be much more functional for our family and for ministry.

May God richly bless you in 2012!

Love,
Steve, Kim, Jeremiah & Charis Jeantet

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