2017

December 2017

It has been a full year for us with many challenges and blessings. Alex was finally “cured” of Lyme disease (after 10 months of expensive treatments). He was just finishing up the last of his treatments when our son, Paul, developed the same thing! So Paul has been doing the same type of treatments since May. We will be very glad when this is all history and behind us. An exciting event for Sue was attending the birth of our 7th grandchild: Jesse Lee Aziza was born on August 16, 2017, to Josh & Emily his parents call him Yishai, which is Hebrew for Jesse.

Emily has adjusted nicely to motherhood, and she continues to play harp for a variety of events and makes padded harp cases for us, converting her garage into a sewing center.

Grandma enjoying baby Yishai

Josh & Emily & baby Yishai in Colorado, Oct. 2017

Anthony is living at home most of the time making harps part time, and travels to Colorado now and then. This month he decided to pack up some harps to take on a trip west to stop at interested harp teachers along the way. He hopes to do more of this in the spring.

Paul is also still living at home and making harps part time as well as doing some theater and ministry work. It has been a half year of treatments for Lyme Disease for him so far, and we are sure hoping that he is cured before he begins the new year. He’s excited to be returning to Sight & Sound Theater in 2018 as a cast member in their new show: “Jesus.” His primary role is the prodigal son and other ensemble roles, and he’ll be understudy and back up for Lazarus and several disciples.

Mark also lives at home and makes harps part time and recently applied for a part time job as a chef at a local restaurant. He’s hoping he can get paid for doing what he loves to do! He stays busy with lots of activities like tennis, volleyball and fishing. We often use Mark as our model when advertising new harps (see picture below).

Anthony takes harps on trip west.

Paul with his daily green smoothie

Mark showing our 22-Travel Harp

Dena is a very busy home schooling mom these days, and is involved with a local home school co-op helping teach classes now and then.

Joanna is also a busy home schooling mom and has her own home business making body creams and soaps. You can check what she has available on FaceBook at: Natural Beauty Products by Joanna. Here’s recent family pictures.

Alex continues making harps full time, and has created a couple new harps this year. The 22-string Travel Harp seems to have “taken off” quite well. It was specially designed with airline overhead compartments in mind so that harpists who want to travel will have something they can easily take along on a trip. He’s also developed a “Kingdom Harp” which he hopes to market through retail stores in other countries.

Sue continues to enjoy her secretarial work for the harp business, answering many emails and calls from interested customers from all over the world. Keeps her busy full time!

Nathan & Dena with Tyler, Craig & Dosei

Stephen & Joanna with Angelo, Geno, and Nic

As another year comes to a close, we reflect with gratefulness on the many blessings God has given us.