We love having guests in our home for Sunday dinners, other meals, or overnight stays. We were blessed this year to have so many friends, both old and new, join us in our home. Most of them are pictured below.
Jan. 9 - Sunday dinner guests: Jimmy and Danette Garcia and Autumn Stevens
Feb. 6 - Sunday dinner guests: the Kyle and Amy Miles family
Feb. 12 - Emily watched the Harms kids in our home.
Feb. 13 - Sunday dinner guests: Janaye Byers, Jenna Walter, Ms. Jess Smith, Kristy and Rebecca Bennett
Feb. 20 - Sunday dinner guests: the Sankeys
March 13 - Sunday dinner guests: the Garcias and Nikita Black
March 14-20 Rebecca Bennett spent Spring break with us after she and Emily got back from traveling on SWSE tour.
March 16 - Autumn Stevens came over for supper and the evening to study with Rebecca and Emily.
March 27 - Sunday dinner guests: Tim Sedlacek and the Soderna family
April 1 - Sunday dinner guests: Anthony Paulus and Ruth Anthony, Brittney Ewald, and the Bennett sisters.
April 8 - Janet's sister Marlene, Elizabeth, and our adopted daughter Joanna got to come for Easter weekend. Marlene also went to IHC in TN with Janet and Elizabeth.
April 10 - Sunday dinner guests: Autumn Stevens, Brittany Stamper, Janaye Byers, and Joanna Johnston
April 24 - Sunday dinner guests: Jenna Walter, Kristy Bennett, the Garcias, Lonnie and Leta Witt, but we forgot to get a picture.
April 27 - Lori Owens and her friend Ann Probst stayed overnight.
May 1 - Sunday dinner guests: Janaye Byers, Jenna Walter, Brittney Ewald, Kristy and Rebecca Bennett
May 4 - Cara Brown flew in from CO, ate supper with us then was on her way to visit her daughter Hope, at Asbury.
May 8 - Mother's Day guests: Jason and Karen, Elizabeth, and Randy (4 out of 6 of our children together)
May 15 - Sunday dinner guests: Janaye Byers, Brittney Ewald, and Jenna Walter
May 19 - Emily's college friends Melanie Hilling and Jenny DeLeon spent the night then went out for a special end-of-their-college-time-together breakfast.
May 24 - Autumn Stevens spent part of the week with us after school finished before heading home for the summer.
May 27 - our friend Dessi took us out to eat then visited in our home for awhile. Here, she's saying goodbye to Emily because a few days later Emily went to TN for her summer internship.
May 30 - Memorial Day guests: Jason and Karen, Ron and Becky Profitt
June 5 - Sunday dinner guests: Kyle Johnstone and Ariana Gattone, Abi Johnstone, and the Garcias
June 6 - the Strouds came over to visit and pray with us for Janet's surgery on the 7th. The rest of that week many church friends so sweetly brought meals for us.
June 11 - the Stetlers came to visit and check on Janet.
June 17 - Emily came home from her internship in TN for Father's Day weekend.
Elizabeth also spent June 12-18 at home to help (Janet's post-surgery) when Rowen had to go back to work.
June 17 - Elizabeth and Emily were thankful to get to spend a little time catching up with Brittany over ice-cream, then supper at our house (not pictured).
June 26 - Sunday dinner guests: Caleb and Emily King, and the Kelley family
July 3 - Sunday dinner guests: the Harms family and George Gardei
July 4-7 - Judy Steffens stayed with us. She bikes all over the USA. She biked from Wisconsin to KY and went to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter while she was with us. She took us out to eat the last evening at Bob Evans.
July 17 - Sunday dinner guests: Danette and Jimmy Garcia and the Stetlers
July 31 - Anthony and Ruth came for Sunday dinner.
Aug. 14 - Sunday dinner guests: the Melton family
Aug. 28 - Sunday dinner guests: Sarah Pelton, Kayley and Tristan Austin, Jimmy and Danette Garcia, Jennifer Scott, Michaela Schaub, Kristy and Rebecca Bennett, and Jeffrey and Lesa.
Jeffrey and Lesa came to visit for a whole week and helped Rowen remodel one of our little bathrooms.
Sept. 5 - we had the Gary and Tracey Hayes family over for supper and games.
Sept. 6 - Travis and Ivanna Miller stayed overnight on their way traveling through.
Sept. 18 - our Sunday dinner guests were Mike, Pat, Hadlee, and Ivory Yeary, and Lonnie and Leta Witt, but we forgot to take a picture.
Sept. 20 - our friend from CO who's been in college in OH, Natalie Heppner, came to visit.
Sept. 25 - Sunday dinner guests: the Stroud family and Elizabeth for E's birthday.
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 - Lori Owens and Ann Probst came for a few days again to visit the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter.
Oct. 2 - Sunday dinner guests: Melissa Crosley, Kendrick Melton, Kyle Johnstone and Ariana Gattone
Oct. 4-7 - the Mathew and Nicole Hinkle family came to visit from WY.
Oct. 9 - Sunday dinner guests: Jenna Walter and Anthony and Ruth Paulus
Oct. 12 - Elizabeth came to train Rowen as he started part-time working for Shepherds Global Classroom.
Oct. 16 - Sunday dinner guests: Scott, Kate, and Charlotte Loper
Oct. 22 - our dear friends from CO, Drs. Matt and Cara Brown and Lincoln, came for supper before going on to see their daughter at Asbury.
Oct. 23 - Sunday dinner guests: Mary Matias, the Stetlers, Bro. Joseph Smith, Evan Beach, Chandler Witter, and Melissa Crosley
Jan. 23 - Sunday dinner guests: Felicia Staley, Jimmy and Danette Garcia
Feb. 6 - Sunday dinner guests: the Kyle and Amy Miles family
Feb. 12 - Emily watched the Harms kids in our home.
Feb. 13 - Sunday dinner guests: Janaye Byers, Jenna Walter, Ms. Jess Smith, Kristy and Rebecca Bennett
Feb. 20 - Sunday dinner guests: the Sankeys
March 5 - Elizabeth was home briefly. She gave Emily some early bday presents.
March 13 - Sunday dinner guests: the Garcias and Nikita Black
March 14-20 Rebecca Bennett spent Spring break with us after she and Emily got back from traveling on SWSE tour.
March 16 - Autumn Stevens came over for supper and the evening to study with Rebecca and Emily.
April 1 - Sunday dinner guests: Anthony Paulus and Ruth Anthony, Brittney Ewald, and the Bennett sisters.
April 8 - Janet's sister Marlene, Elizabeth, and our adopted daughter Joanna got to come for Easter weekend. Marlene also went to IHC in TN with Janet and Elizabeth.
April 10 - Sunday dinner guests: Autumn Stevens, Brittany Stamper, Janaye Byers, and Joanna Johnston
April 24 - Sunday dinner guests: Jenna Walter, Kristy Bennett, the Garcias, Lonnie and Leta Witt, but we forgot to get a picture.
April 27 - Lori Owens and her friend Ann Probst stayed overnight.
May 1 - Sunday dinner guests: Janaye Byers, Jenna Walter, Brittney Ewald, Kristy and Rebecca Bennett
May 4 - Cara Brown flew in from CO, ate supper with us then was on her way to visit her daughter Hope, at Asbury.
May 8 - Mother's Day guests: Jason and Karen, Elizabeth, and Randy (4 out of 6 of our children together)
May 15 - Sunday dinner guests: Janaye Byers, Brittney Ewald, and Jenna Walter
May 19 - Emily's college friends Melanie Hilling and Jenny DeLeon spent the night then went out for a special end-of-their-college-time-together breakfast.
May 24 - Autumn Stevens spent part of the week with us after school finished before heading home for the summer.
May 27 - our friend Dessi took us out to eat then visited in our home for awhile. Here, she's saying goodbye to Emily because a few days later Emily went to TN for her summer internship.
May 30 - Memorial Day guests: Jason and Karen, Ron and Becky Profitt
June 5 - Sunday dinner guests: Kyle Johnstone and Ariana Gattone, Abi Johnstone, and the Garcias
June 6 - the Strouds came over to visit and pray with us for Janet's surgery on the 7th. The rest of that week many church friends so sweetly brought meals for us.
June 11 - the Stetlers came to visit and check on Janet.
June 17 - Emily came home from her internship in TN for Father's Day weekend.
Elizabeth also spent June 12-18 at home to help (Janet's post-surgery) when Rowen had to go back to work.
June 17 - Elizabeth and Emily were thankful to get to spend a little time catching up with Brittany over ice-cream, then supper at our house (not pictured).
June 26 - Sunday dinner guests: Caleb and Emily King, and the Kelley family
July 3 - Sunday dinner guests: the Harms family and George Gardei
July 4-7 - Judy Steffens stayed with us. She bikes all over the USA. She biked from Wisconsin to KY and went to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter while she was with us. She took us out to eat the last evening at Bob Evans.
July 17 - Sunday dinner guests: Danette and Jimmy Garcia and the Stetlers
July 31 - Anthony and Ruth came for Sunday dinner.
Aug. 14 - Sunday dinner guests: the Melton family
Aug. 28 - Sunday dinner guests: Sarah Pelton, Kayley and Tristan Austin, Jimmy and Danette Garcia, Jennifer Scott, Michaela Schaub, Kristy and Rebecca Bennett, and Jeffrey and Lesa.
Jeffrey and Lesa came to visit for a whole week and helped Rowen remodel one of our little bathrooms.
Sept. 5 - we had the Gary and Tracey Hayes family over for supper and games.
Sept. 6 - Travis and Ivanna Miller stayed overnight on their way traveling through.
Sept. 18 - our Sunday dinner guests were Mike, Pat, Hadlee, and Ivory Yeary, and Lonnie and Leta Witt, but we forgot to take a picture.
Sept. 20 - our friend from CO who's been in college in OH, Natalie Heppner, came to visit.
Sept. 25 - Sunday dinner guests: the Stroud family and Elizabeth for E's birthday.
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 - Lori Owens and Ann Probst came for a few days again to visit the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter.
Oct. 2 - Sunday dinner guests: Melissa Crosley, Kendrick Melton, Kyle Johnstone and Ariana Gattone
Oct. 4-7 - the Mathew and Nicole Hinkle family came to visit from WY.
Oct. 9 - Sunday dinner guests: Jenna Walter and Anthony and Ruth Paulus
Oct. 12 - Elizabeth came to train Rowen as he started part-time working for Shepherds Global Classroom.
Oct. 16 - Sunday dinner guests: Scott, Kate, and Charlotte Loper
Oct. 22 - our dear friends from CO, Drs. Matt and Cara Brown and Lincoln, came for supper before going on to see their daughter at Asbury.
Oct. 23 - Sunday dinner guests: Mary Matias, the Stetlers, Bro. Joseph Smith, Evan Beach, Chandler Witter, and Melissa Crosley
Dec. 18 - Sunday dinner guests: Evan Beach and Junior Yeary. Dessi was also there for dinner, but had already left before the picture.