May Jesus, the Reason for the Season, be Praised!
The year 2008 has brought many sources of joy and new opportunities for the Littles. Most importantly, Marcela is pregnant and we are now expecting our second daughter to be born on or around February 26, 2009. (We hope she is born Feb 26 since this is her daddy’s and grandmother’s and great-aunt’s birthday!) Needless to say, we are excited about her arrival and look forward to sharing great news (and pictures!) with you all as soon as we are able.
Last year we spent Christmas and New Year’s in Costa Rica again – enjoying our family and friends over there (as well as tropical waters in which Seth was able to surf a good amount). This year, though, we will be spending the holidays in the U.S. with family and friends.
As far as his career goes, Seth finished up his third year of medical school, took and did well on Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USLME) and started his fourth year electives. He decided on radiology as a specialty. (These are the doctors who decipher x-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, MRIs, and a slew of other imaging modalities. Note: they interpret the imaging data; they do not generally perform the studies themselves, as this is done by technicians. So, please do not worry about excessive exposure to radioactive materials.) We are excited about this career option because it will allow Seth to help patients as well as provide a family-friendly work-load and lifestyle. At this point, Seth is in the application process for radiology residencies and we will not know where we will be going until March of 2009. We are applying all over the country and are heavily considering moving to the South, as we could afford a home during residency and be close to Seth’s brother Josh and his family in Huntsville, AL. Seth will graduate with his M.D. degree on June 7, 2009. We really hope you will be able to attend the commencement and/or party if possible.
Besides carrying our new daughter around (in utero), Marcela has been busy raising Marcelle and practicing with the church choir. She joined the choir around Easter and has really found this to be an excellent source of joy in her life as a disciple of Christ. The choir sings about once every four to six weeks; and Seth has had many an occasion to be able to record her as well as bring Marcelle into the sanctuary to see her mommy praising God.
As for Marcelle, she is such a happy and active little (but big!) girl that turned 2 years old this past year. She is now in gymnastics since September, and can’t have enough of it! She loves singing, dancing, talking, coloring, reading books, playing with her friends, going to Jesus’ house (church) and helping mami and papi as much as she can and with whatever she can, especially in the kitchen or shopping!! She is very excited about her little sister, too!!
Seth and I celebrated our 8th year anniversary, and we are so thankful to the Lord for helping us through all these years and for being the center of our marriage. We couldn’t have done it without Jesus.
Please keep us in your prayers for all the new decisions, adventures and blessings coming up in these several months. That the Lord Jesus may do His will in our lives.
We hope that you all have been blessed in many different ways this past year and we pray that this Christmas and New Year 2009 will bring you all closer to the Lord Jesus and enable you to feel His presence, Love, Peace and Joy.
We hope to hear from you soon!
The year 2008 has brought many sources of joy and new opportunities for the Littles. Most importantly, Marcela is pregnant and we are now expecting our second daughter to be born on or around February 26, 2009. (We hope she is born Feb 26 since this is her daddy’s and grandmother’s and great-aunt’s birthday!) Needless to say, we are excited about her arrival and look forward to sharing great news (and pictures!) with you all as soon as we are able.
Last year we spent Christmas and New Year’s in Costa Rica again – enjoying our family and friends over there (as well as tropical waters in which Seth was able to surf a good amount). This year, though, we will be spending the holidays in the U.S. with family and friends.
As far as his career goes, Seth finished up his third year of medical school, took and did well on Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USLME) and started his fourth year electives. He decided on radiology as a specialty. (These are the doctors who decipher x-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, MRIs, and a slew of other imaging modalities. Note: they interpret the imaging data; they do not generally perform the studies themselves, as this is done by technicians. So, please do not worry about excessive exposure to radioactive materials.) We are excited about this career option because it will allow Seth to help patients as well as provide a family-friendly work-load and lifestyle. At this point, Seth is in the application process for radiology residencies and we will not know where we will be going until March of 2009. We are applying all over the country and are heavily considering moving to the South, as we could afford a home during residency and be close to Seth’s brother Josh and his family in Huntsville, AL. Seth will graduate with his M.D. degree on June 7, 2009. We really hope you will be able to attend the commencement and/or party if possible.
Besides carrying our new daughter around (in utero), Marcela has been busy raising Marcelle and practicing with the church choir. She joined the choir around Easter and has really found this to be an excellent source of joy in her life as a disciple of Christ. The choir sings about once every four to six weeks; and Seth has had many an occasion to be able to record her as well as bring Marcelle into the sanctuary to see her mommy praising God.
As for Marcelle, she is such a happy and active little (but big!) girl that turned 2 years old this past year. She is now in gymnastics since September, and can’t have enough of it! She loves singing, dancing, talking, coloring, reading books, playing with her friends, going to Jesus’ house (church) and helping mami and papi as much as she can and with whatever she can, especially in the kitchen or shopping!! She is very excited about her little sister, too!!
Seth and I celebrated our 8th year anniversary, and we are so thankful to the Lord for helping us through all these years and for being the center of our marriage. We couldn’t have done it without Jesus.
Please keep us in your prayers for all the new decisions, adventures and blessings coming up in these several months. That the Lord Jesus may do His will in our lives.
We hope that you all have been blessed in many different ways this past year and we pray that this Christmas and New Year 2009 will bring you all closer to the Lord Jesus and enable you to feel His presence, Love, Peace and Joy.
We hope to hear from you soon!
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¡Que Jesús, la razón de la celebración, sea alabado!
Este año 2008 ha traído varias fuentes de gozo y nuevas oportunidades para los Little. Lo más importante, Marcela está embarazada y estamos esperando nuestra segunda hija que está por nacer el 26 de Febrero del 2009. (Esperamos que nazca el 26 de febrero ya que es el cumpleaños de su papá, abuelita y una tia-abuela paterna!) Estamos muy emocionados sobre su llegada y esperamos compartir buenas noticias (y fotografías!) con ustedes tan pronto podamos.
El año pasado pasamos Navidad y Año Nuevo en Costa Rica nuevamente – disfrutando nuestra familia y amigos de allá ( lo mismo que aguas tropicales en donde Seth pudo surfear un gran rato). Este año pasaremos las celebraciones en Estados Unidos con familia y amigos aquí.
Con respecto a su carrera, Seth terminó su tercer año de la escuela de medicina. Tomó y le fue muy bien en el exámen de la Segunda Etapa para su licencia de doctor – USMLE. Y comenzó su cuarto año de facultades electivas. El se decidió en Radiología como especialidad. (Estos son los doctores que decifran rayos x, ultrasonidos, CT’s, MRI’s y otras modalidades radiográficas. Nota: ellos solo interpretan los datos; y usualmente no realizan los estudios, ya que son hechos por técnicos. Así que no se preocupen por la exposición a materiales radiactivos.) Estamos muy emocionados por esta opción de carrera, ya que le permitirá a Seth el ayudar a pacientes, lo mismo que proveerá un ambiente amigable y tiempo para la familia y trabajo. En este momento Seth está en el proceso de aplicación a residencias de Radiología y no sabrá a donde irá hasta marzo del 2009. Estamos aplicando a varios estados del país y estamos considerando seriamente el sur de los Estados Unidos. Así podríamos obtener una casita mientras él este en la residencia de 5 años, además de estar cerca de su hermano Josh y familia que viven en Huntsville, Alabama. Seth se graduará con su título de doctor el 7 de Junio del 2009. Esperamos que algunos de ustedes puedan acompañarnos para la graduación y/o fiestita si les es posible.
Además de cargar nuestra nueva niñita (en útero), Marcela ha estado ocupadita criando a Marcelle y practicando en el coro de la iglesia. Ella se hizo parte del coro desde la semana santa y ha encontrado verdaderamente que es una fuente de gozo en su vida como discípula de Cristo. El coro canta cada cuatro a seis semanas; y Seth ha tenido la oportunidad en varias ocaciones de grabar las presentaciones y llevar a Marcelle a ver a su mami alabar a Dios.
Con respecto a Marcelle, ella es una pequeña (¡pero grande!) niña muy feliz y activa, que cumplió 2 añitos este año. Ahora está involucrada en gimnasia desde setiembre, ¡y no le son suficientes los 2 días a la semana que va! Ella ama cantar, bailar, hablar, colorear, leer libros, jugar con sus amiguitos, ir a la casa de Jesús y ayudar a mami y papi en todo lo que pueda, especialmente en la cocina y de compras!! Ella está muy emocionada por su nueva hermanita también!!
Seth y yo celebramos nuestro octavo aniversario de bodas y estamos tan agradecidos con Dios por ayudarnos todos estos años y por ser el centro de nuestro matrimonio. No lo podríamos haber logrado sin Jesús.
Por favor manténganos en sus oraciones por todas las nuevas decisiones, aventuras y bendiciones que vendrán en los próximos meses. Que el Señor Jesús haga Su perfecta voluntad en nuestras vidas.
Esperamos que todos ustedes hayan sido bendecidos en muchas formas diferentes en el año que pasó y oramos que esta Navidad y Año Nuevo 2009 les acerque más al Señor Jesús y puedan llegar a sentir Su presencia, amor, paz y gozo.
Esperamos escuchar de ustedes pronto!
