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Xin Nian Kuai Le 新年快樂 2019

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親愛的親戚朋友們,

格文今年被邀請擔任華盛頓DC聖殿唱詩班的大眾傳播副主席一職. 平時白天在聯邦政府上班晚上兼職在大學教書. 加上教會召換擔任高級諮議, 教兒童主日學, 又教高中生的福音進修班. 最近又與麗芳被邀請為DC聖殿重修後對外開放的招集人. 致涵今年高中畢業, 因此聚集了全家在一起.
2018年底到2019因為父親的關係回台兩趟, 最後終於如願以償地將他們帶回美國. 接著去猶他州為女兒坐月子. 感謝親家的體念也來幫我照顧女兒. 今年五月再次畢業於蒙郡社區大學藝術系, 期待2020開始馬里蘭大學繼續學習藝術. 接著, 格文和我終於確定我們可以參加2020教會每年贊助舉辦的戶外大型的克摩拉山劇場表演. 這將會是最後一年. 教會不再贊助此類大型活動. 沒看過的人可別錯過這最後的機會喔! https://www.hillcumorah.org/?page_id=278
奇異恩典! 我們年初時奇蹟般地發現家中將增添新生兒--在神期許的時間. 還好我們先前家庭旅遊計劃都在恩妤出生前就已結束. 所以我們可以盡情的享受家庭歡樂時光. 我們去了台灣,加州迪斯尼, 馬里蘭, Grace 林恩妤在十月二十九日下午五點十分出生. 體重是 六磅十四盎司, 十九點五英吋. 我們好喜歡抱她並真心感謝神回答我們的祈禱.❤
今年是我反覆自省的一年. 我試著嘗試新事物. 繼續在 Pratt & Whitney 工作, 不過有了一些新的工程和學習新的科技. 雖然沒有機會出國旅遊, 倒是去了許多國內景點(第一次去加州的迪斯尼). 我很高興今年能花比較多的時間與家人相聚.
這是我在楊百翰大學碩士研究的第二年. 我學到很多東西. 雖然很掙扎, 但從這裡一點, 那裏一點的也學習得過來. 我瘦了四十磅, 完成了第一部分的馬拉松以及其他各種不同而有趣的賽跑. 並試著繼續遵行這樣的健康生活形式. 最主要還是要把事情做完可以在明年之前畢業, 然後朝新的生活方向走.
看著蘇菲雅從小嬰兒成長到一歲的小孩是我們最大的喜悅. 她現在可以睡整夜, 用華語和西班牙語說"我愛你" (還會說 "媽媽", "爸爸", "寶貝", "娜娜=banana=香蕉, "aqua阿瓜=水", "謝謝",....), 跳舞, 爬高, 到處跑, 笑, 拍掌, 鼓掌, 跳, 揮手說"嗨!" 和"再見", 還有最重要的是給我們擁抱! 我們 很高興在年初時能帶蘇菲雅去拜訪Javier在哥倫比亞的家人. 也很興奮能去猶他州會見寶貝恩妤的出生. Javier 的工作又升級成為商業分析專員以及幫助創及者的顧問. 我們很感激他在不斷進步成功的同時還能時常回家與致慧和蘇菲雅一起共進午餐!
太愛!太愛!太愛大學了!!! 所有高中AP和大學申請的壓力都付出了代價, 換取的便是住在校舍和擁有一群好棒的室友們. 很酷的是可以常有機會與常年不在家的哥哥姊姊聚聚. 逛逛浩大的校園, 參加許許多多的活動, 為自己買菜做飯...帶給我生命無上的興奮和喜樂. 參加BYU的樂團旗隊, 去爬Y(爬山到一個Y字的地方), 開車到普羅浮山谷, 還有到鹽湖城去看聖殿燈展 都非常的好玩! 學期即將結束, 聖誕將至, 我如負釋重的終於要結束期末考了!

祝你有個富貴花開 平安喜樂的新的一年!
蔡家庭,
格文、麗芳、致潔及政哲和彥承和恩妤、致琦、致賢、致慧及Javier和Sofia、致涵

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