Christmas Letter
King Family News for 2023
Missing from this photo: Elissa, David, Mossen, Cheyenne, Ryder, Hatcher, Brenden, Moeko
Ronda and Art are proudly sharing the lives of our children and grandchildren.
Here are highlights from 2023
- In May Rylee won a George Fox University concerto competition and performed this solo.
- In June Willa was the sixth of our children to graduate from Walla Walla University. The previous five: Elissa '07, Bethani '11, Sierra '15, Hannah '16, and Caleb '20. Willa starts Physician Assistant training next spring.
- In August we enjoyed eight magical days at a cabin on Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island.
- In the fall Ronda and Bethani traveled to Tokyo and Hong Kong to see Uncle Steve. Elissa ran her first Marathon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Art flew to southern Texas and experienced a thundering Starship launch. Caleb was selected as a volleyball referee for the girls state high school tournament in Yakima.
- This month Tyler, Sierra and their children moved into their newly rebuilt house just down the hill from us. Taylor was a major contributor to this construction project.
- All but three of our children were home for Thanksgiving and all but two are here for Christmas.
- Our children are in Fremont MI (Elissa and family) Memphis TN (Brenden and Moeko) Colombia and traveling (Bethani) Medford OR (Hannah and Ryan and Laken). We are fortunate to have all the rest near us in the Walla Walla valley.
We wish the very best for you in the New Year!
Favorite Books of 2023
- Art: Ashes and a Thunderstorm by Craig Bingham
- Bethani: It's What I Do by Lynsey Addario
- Sierra: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
- Tyler: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- Ryan: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
- Taylor: The Devil’s Chessboard by David Talbot
- Caleb: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Willa: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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