Responses to
Announcement of
Arrival of Grand kid
#12!
A little background:
Dear . . All -
Jan
and I have taken a break and given one to Liesl 'n Scott, after the arrival of
their 1st child, BENJAMIN COOPER GARNER, who arrived at
Jan
and I drove down (to
We
decided that we could adjust a few appointments and be with her at this time.
Scott, Liesl’s husband, called Joey, 11 years old, who was charged with telling
his older brother Michael (16). We may pick up the boys and take them to
the hospital tonight. So, in addition to becoming Mrs. Scott Garner last
August 6, Liesl immediately became a step-mom to a couple of delightful young
men who now have very little brother.
Because of the inducement, they're keeping Benjamin overnight, and I think
Liesl as well. In my thinking, I'm for whatever it takes to preclude the
"drive-by deliveries" which seem so prevalent today.
It was
good to pray with them, committing little Benjamin to the Lord and his parents
to so walking with Him, that should Benjamin chose to follow in their
footsteps, he'll grow up to know and love Jesus.
Rejoicing In Christ,
tim 'n jan
Tim &
707/933-3011 v.
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Woo hoo!
Blessings and peace to all.
Congratulations!
I'm excited for you and your family.
:O)
Blessing
to you all!
-Rachel (Wiley, whose
parents have ministered in
Tim,
Congratulations to the Arensmeier and Garner families. What a wonderful gift of joy!
Lord Bless all.
Jose (a fellow board member from
CONGRATULATIONS TIM AND JAN, LIESL AND SCOTT!!!
PICTURES WHEN YOU HAVE THEM WOULD BE ENJOYED. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.
GRACE, RORY, AND KEVIN (McHugh . . .)
Wow...I didnt know that Liesl was in a relationship...or interested in having a family...that's wonderful ... congratulations grandparents... (Vivian Murphy . . . formerly Harris.)
Thanks for sharing your good news. I know how Liesl feels
about now -- they are precious memories and moments. It's so wonderful
that everyone is healthy!
Love, Pam (Another board member from Warner Pacific,
living in LA and running an investment business which she calls Warner Pacific
Financial.)
From
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Dear Tim, Jan and family, |
Congrats. We have good news also.
Angela got married on March 29th to a nice man from
(Bomprezzi of
How good to hear from you!
I didn't even know I was pregnant! So
funny to see my name in that context :)
Met a couple last week, teachers at
Just read "The Emerging Church" and "Emergent
Worship" by Dan Kimball. Finally someone else in thinking like I
do! I may take a part time worship leader position at Open DOor in
May love prevail!
Liesl (a lady whom we met because of
her name, in
Congratulations to you, Leisl, Jan and Scott. What a happy, happy, joyous, blessed time! Praise be to God.
Big hugs!
Janet (From Marin Covenant . . .)
Congratulations!
His
KT
(Kathy from
Hi, Tim - That is wonderful to hear....praise God the child and Liesl are well. I'll pass the word on to Pat. I know you and Jan are very thankful. How can it be that a young whipper-snapper like Tim A is a grandfather? Indeed, time does pass!
Don't know if you heard.....Amy Diefenthaler Glass and her husband Steve welcomed their first child into the world on December 30, 03. Zoe and her mom are fine, I'm thankful to say.
Love to you and yours...
Roy Diefenthaller (Frank Fearon’s inlaws. Remember Frank ‘n Debbie?)
Liesel & Scott,
"Congratulation
on your new arrival and may the Lord bless your family and the new one."
Tim,
Thanks
for keeping us up-to-date on your family.
With
Love in Christ
Joseph,
Gwendolyn and James Hobbs
Phone: 770-879-0023
Congratulations
Tim & Jan. (Tim B., the former
pastor of the church we’re attending.)
so thrilled for
you......................and liesl! (
Congratulations,
Grandma and Grandpa!!
We,
too, will be grandparents again. Jenn and Rich
are due in January! :-)
Jacki (‘n
Terri . . . with whom we were in a care group at MCC!)
Congratulations! You are fortunate to live near your grandchildren. Ours are far away in more way than one. Our best to all of you and thanks again for all that you did for John.
Grace and Jim Seitz
(Relatives of one of our senior citizens in our church, who just died. We’ll meet
them in June. They live in
Margarita and Peadar send you and your family all the blessings of the miracle of new life. Enjoy your weekend.
all the best. (A dear couple in
Congratulations!!!---Tal (Brooke – author, lecturer
and head of Spiritual Counterfeits Project in
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S (John Sprenger)
Congratulations Tim and Jan!!!
Even though he wasn't 10 or 11 lbs, he was a good size.
Enjoy Benjamin while you can. They grow up so fast.
I can visualize the proud smile on your faces!!
Praise God,
jay
p.s.
Lynn and I have 6 grandkids, from 9 yrs to 1 yr old. Two of them have
their own Email address and send us email. (Jay was the former president
of the Classis of the Reformed Church in
What
a wonderful gift for your family...all your girls married and all with families
now. I'm very happy for you and Jan and
especially for Leisl and praying for the very best
life ahead of her as a mom. (Shelly G. of
wonderful news Tim & Jan! Congrats for sure! (Stan ‘n Theresa Howard. Formerly, Theresa Lasher.)
Well you little stinker I didn't even know we were pregnant and now
you tell me she had a baby. This is blessing news. All is well and
happy with the little guy and his parents and I know the grandma and grandpa
are popping their buttons too. I sure did need more kids so I could have
had more grand children that is for sure. We send you
our very best to all and we are so happy for you and Jan and the parents.
Love the name they called him and now our world is a little richer with another
child of God in it.
Congratulations
Tim & Jan!
Congratulations, Tim n Jan.
When will you'll be great grand parents? (Mieke von Rensburg . . . Anthony Cermak’s girl friend.)
Tim,
I don't think I ever responded to this e-mail, but first, congrats on the new grandchild!! Aren't they fun!!!!! We only have 3 and the birth of our last was in some ways the first birth for me. Sadly, our son had twins out of wed-lock and we knew nothing about it until they were a little over 2. So, surprise, shock, dread, uncertainty and questions galore filled our minds. We have had to consider them "missionary projects" over the years due to the life style they are being raised in by their mother.
Our last grandchild, a girl, was and has been a very special joy. I held her w/in the first hour of her birth ... a new experience for me. Our son was adopted and we did not get him until he was 5 days old so we missed that birth. Our daughter was born at a time when dads weren't allowed to be close to mother or baby; I had to go to the maternity ward window, hold up the name on a piece of paper and the nurse held up the child so daddy could see her. I had always felt cheated, so this last grandchild gave me tears and a wow that I can't describe. So again, congratulations!!
I finally went to the site in your e-mail regarding minutes of the academic affairs committee. By reading the latest first and working back it gave a very special perspective. Thank you and the others for all your good work. Again, wow. I don't know what else to say.
As for your "degree" from the school of practical experience, it seems superior than formal class room work. Your writing, speaking, thinking, etc., apparently never got screwed up with a lot of academic "stuff." :>)
Enuf for now. Blessings!!
--gale (and his wife, Marilyn, are special friends from
within the
congrats and God bless y'all.
the
Tim,
My
deepest congratulations.
Bill Tidwell (from days
in
Hi Guys,
Thanks for
sending this news! Very
precious times, eh? It’s so hard to
believe all your little girls are so grown, and that YOU are so old!! (as are WE!) Still, we are not grandparents yet…it must be
so awesome. God is good. Looks like we are headed back to Regent in
January, but will continue to do the interim position in
Congratulations
Grampa and Grandma. How wonderful that Liesl was able to have her baby a little
early to avoid the "Howard Deanlike Primal Scream". May God bless all
of you and may he especially bless Benjamin. By the way, our Michele has a
Benjamin as well.......... (Anna & John Paraskos, also parents of 4 daughters and friends
from Marin Covenant Days.)
We rejoice
with you and Jan, as well as your daughter and son in law on the safe arrival
of Benjamin Cooper Garner--what a great name.
Praise the Lord. And
blessings on all of you. Margaret (Duffy – an Irish lady who
is a member of our church in
Dear Tim and Jan: Congratulations! It
sounds like all has gone swimmingly! Give our best to Liesl and little
Benjamin. Also to Scott who we look forward to eventually
getting to know. Love to you all, Clark and Vicki (Summers, whom I think you recall from
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Tim and
Jan. I have a feeling that even though this isn't your first
grandchild, the miracle and blessing of a new baby is as special as always.
What a blessing for Liesl and how wonderful for her that you both were able to
be there. Enjoy this special time.
Love and prayers,
Caroline (Talbot, of Marin Covenant time – Michelle
Parsley’s Mom.)
congratulations!!
benjamin == son of the right
hand - a good, strong name. our ben has blessed us mightily.
barbara (And Tripp Curtis, the
guy who was and owned “Mr. Trees” in Marin/Sonoma. Parents of . . . 12 or so and adopters of I
think 3 more.)
Congrats!
This is good news on a dreary
Blessings,
dan (
Congratulations, Tim
& Jan, on the newest arrival. How many grandchildren now? And
mostly boys!
It's great that all went
well and our prayers are with Liesl, Scott and Benjamin. (Howard &
Congratulations and thanks be to God.
Assad (Mora, more commonly known to you as Fred Mora, the guy who sold us
our home on
DEAR TIM AND JAN,
WE ARE HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS . I CAN'T RELATE BECAUSE I'M STILL AWAITING THESE TWO
MEN OF MINE TO DO THE RIGHT THING(SMILE). CONGRAD. AND
YOU ARE IN OUR PRAYERS.
LOVE
SIMEON AND GEORGIE GEENE (Simeon is on the Board of Trustees with me at
Praise the Lord for medical
assistance. 10 or 11
pounds. Ouch!! (
Exciting news! Especially happy to receive
it in
Congratulations to you both!! I am sure you will continue to be wonderful grandparents to the new little one as you have been to the others.
See you soon. Love, Ginny and Joe (The couple who came to me to do their divorce papers over a year ago, whose ceremony of rededication of their marriage vows your mom and I attended and participated in at Oakland, at the Covenant Church.)
Tim & Jan;
Thanks for including me in the sharing of your joy......how many grandchildren now?
Hope all is well and look forward to seeing you sometime soon.
God bless and I rejoice with you.
Sandi Seamas (Whom I know that you know. I don’t know what her married name is, but she remarried on April 25th . . . )
Congrats Granma and Granpa!! Once again! We're so happy for
Liesl and her hubby too!
Love,
Chris and Janet (Quartly, whom you know
from Marin Covenant days . . . )
p.s. Steve's Natalie will give birth to their second
in January. That will bring us to 3 grandchildren...mere novices!
Thanks
for the news and CONGRATULATIONS! Love - Chris and
Roger (Lindh – Chris Dessimoz, lived with us in
Congrats! We just celebrated
our twin grandson's 1st birthdays on May 6. They are such a joy. JoAnn (Hallum, from
Congratulations to you and your loved ones!
Jerry (a
Give Jan our
best and congratulations to both of you on the birth of you new grandson!
Jeanette and I picked up a gift for him yesterday. We may mail it to
you to pass it on instead of waiting for July.
(John & Jeannette – friends of ours from our time
in
Congratulations!!!
I'm jealous.. Larry (Moore, and his wife
Becky are minister friends of ours here in
Dear Tim & Jan,
We are so thrilled to
hear of the arrival of Benjamin. Glad the dr. did not wait until he was
10 lbs. I hope you had a wonderful time with her and that all is
well. We are in
Love, Gennelle (of David
‘n Gennelle Pipes)
Tim & Jan
congratulations!!! And the Arensmeier clan continues to grow. Cheryl & I
celebrate with you.
Love,
Himself & herself (
Tim
and Jan,
how wonderful for you to enjoy the birth of a new and
apparently healthy grandchild. How
blessed he is to be welcomed into a loving family. Congratulations.
Lisa Bernard (new friends in
Dear Tim and Jan,
What a wonderfully happy ocasion!!!!
May God bless all of you.
Javier and Gerry (From Marin Covenant days, but we’re still close.)
Congratulations!!
You are doubly blessed! Actually, more than doubly...a new son-in-law,
two new grandsons and now another one...this one came very small though. ha.
Have fun! Love, Barbara & Bob C. (Christiansen – a delightful
couple whom we know from within the
Dear
Tim and Jan,
Thanks for the exciting news about
Benjamin. Where do they live? It's
really wonderful that you make yourselves available to family for these unique
times. For those same
reasons we are planning, D.V., to be with Bethany and Tony on their wedding day
in April. It's also a good excuse
to see all of our grands as well....we have five
now....and you? Trust all are doing well
now.
I had a new experience yesterday....biking
in a flood!! It started to
pour just as I was getting ready to bike to class. I could have taken a taxi, but I still would
have gotten soaked walking from the parking lot across campus to my classroom,so I decided to wait awhile. Rains are often short lived and I thought I
should see if it would calm down a bit. In about 15 minutes it was less stormy
so I ventured out, draped in my plastic rain coat. About half way down the street I realized
that the road was flooded. I should have
turned around at that point and taken an alternate route.....but didn't. Just when I thought I'd surely drown, it
would be okay for a few hundred feet and then flooded again. When I arrived at class about 15 minutes late
only three students were there and they decided I looked too bedraggled (they
said "tired") to have class and we were so few.... By the time I left it wasn't even raining,
but I took the main street route and found drier asphalt to pedal on. Whew!
My skirt was totally wet up to my knees.
I came home to find that our house was also flooded.....the landlord
said, "Oh, that happens all the time.
The
storm sewers aren't big enough."
Fortunately the main entrance of the water is the drain pipe for the
washing machine. It is in the kitchen
which is connected to the dining area and then to the "inside parking
garage" which leads immediately to the front door and out to the street.
So
the water drains itself out slowly. The
bedroom and living room are a 5 inch step up and so far it hasn't gotten that
high. We just removed our luggage from
the "garage" area to the second story and put all electrical
connections higher up instead of letting them lie on the floor. The table legs are plastic, the chair legs
are metal and the bike tires are rubber.....such a deal!
Speaking of strange incidences, Thursday
night at a restaurant we were served pig
uterus and pig's feet, two separate delicacies.
We had a hard time getting those down, but we gave it a valiant
effort! We had been invited out by the
head financial officer of the hospital.
Several of our other friends from the hospital were also invited. It was a nice gesture and he gave a short
speech thanking us for coming, for doing a good job, for caring about the
Vietnamese people, and for helping to supply the hospital with needed surgical
equipment. The one funny thing was that
two girls who worked as waitresses seemed to have one sole responsibility...to
make sure no one's glass ever got less than three quarters full. As soon as you took a sip out of your glass,
one of them would put a new piece of ice in your glass, pick up your bottle
(Sprite or Coke for Bob and me, but beer for all the others) and fill it to the
brim. As soon as the bottle was empty they'd open a new one and plunk it down
on the table. Toward the end of the
evening Bob and I determined not to drink anything out of our glasses until we
were ready to leave, lest she open a new bottle of drink. It was kind of comical! But we are thankful for the friendships the
Lord is developing for us.
Last week in my advanced class Bob was the
guest speaker! This class is a group of
docs and they expressed an interest in having more medical content. So, this was his third lecture and he spoke
about HIV/AIDS, a huge potential problem in
On
Saturday morning Bob was called in for an emergency tibia fracture, probably a
motorbike accident. In the afternoon we
got together with another American couple who share our purposes here. We usually listen to a tape from someone’s
home fellowship and share concerns. It’s
very good for all of us and gives us food and encouragement. In the evening we
biked over to an outdoor cafe next to the river where they serve a delicious
flan. It was relatively cool by
Two
ELI young ladies joined us.
Guess that’s all the news for now. Would love to hear from you…email’s great! Trust
you are doing well.
Love, Elaine for Bob, too. (Bob ‘n Elaine Greene, are doc ‘n wife
buddies of Jan’s ‘n mine. I’ve known Bob
for 58 years! His folks and mine were in
The Gideons together and met during WWII.)
Hi Tim 'n Jan,
Congratulations on that new grandson!! Sounds like a wonderful family--
those big brothers will love having a baby in the house...
I thought you might enjoy this picture of Keleigh-- she is our great great
niece--lives in
Love,
Nick and Pat (Retired minister ‘n wife from
within the
thats great!! It sounds like you are keeping busy.
Its good to here that all are trusting God and looking
to Him for growth and Joy.
Well back to work for me.
In Christ with Love
John J Hart (Marvin Stallsmith . . .)
Congratulations to
everyone! What great news...hope all is going
well with baby, parents and grandparents. So glad to hear Liesl is doing
well. Hope she is enjoying motherhood immensely.
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