THE
HEAVILIN HERALD
DECEMBER, 2009
Well, here we are parked in Phoenix,
Arizona on our way to California. We
had the privilege of spending a
little more than a month near Matt
and his family. Marilyn had the
opportunity to speak to two
Compassionate Friends chapters on
the topic of Facing the Holidays, a
topic very dear to her heart. We
want to encourage you to remember
those who may not be looking forward
to the holidays because of a death,
a divorce, or some other major
change, financial or geographical
that has occurred during this past
year.
Marilyn celebrated her 72nd birthday
by going out to dinner with Glen,
Matt, and Deb. She received many
birthday cards and good wishes on
Facebook as well as several phone
calls. Marilyn agreed to go to Texas
Roadhouse as long as no one sang
Happy Birthday and she wasn’t asked
to get on the wooden horse! ☺
Everyone enjoyed dinner and had a
great time and there was no singing
and no horse riding!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at
Matt’s home. Marilyn enjoyed getting
to help with the dinner by making
two pies, cinnamon apples, and the
dinner rolls. Deb did a great job
cooking the dinner and had a
wonderful helper since Kate was home
from college. Kate will graduate
from college this month.
We stayed with our tradition by
having our Christmas with Matt’s
family that evening. Since we mostly
give money for the kids and
grandkids, having Christmas on
Thanksgiving evening works out
really well because everyone can get
up really early and go shopping on
Black Friday.
While we are near Kansas City each
year, we try to do a little
sightseeing. This time we visited
Community Christian Church, designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright. A pamphlet
provided a self-guided tour. The
building design was very
interesting, but the whole complex
seemed a little run down. The
outside balcony was closed so we
missed seeing the Steeple of Light
which is apparently a noted landmark
in the Kansas City area.
We took Matt and Deb out to dinner
for an early celebration of their
25th anniversary which will occur
December 22.
Since the company Matt worked for
was sold, his job has been very
tenuous for the last few months. At
the moment his job situation looks
good. We are very grateful.
We felt we were trying to outrun a
snow storm the whole time we have
been traveling West this time. On
Sunday the storm almost caught up
with us in Amarillo, TX. Being
stranded in the snow without hookups
is not a pleasant thought. After
much prayer, we are now in warmer
weather and are very thankful.
We plan to spend most of the next
month in Redlands although we will
drive to Rocklin to see Mellyn and
her family, weather providing. We
look forward to seeing Mellyn in the
chorus for Annie the weekend of the
18th and then we will have an early
Christmas with Mellyn and family and
return to Redlands for Christmas.
We pray you will all have a peaceful
Christmas and a gentle New Year.
In Him,
Glen and Marilyn Heavilin
GLEN AND MARILYN
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DEB, MATT, CALEB, KATE, AND NATE
SANCTUARY OF COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
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SUNSET IN PECULIAR, MO
