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lege at obu in january and moved back home praise jesus we found a local doctor that was able to treat her as she was dealing with neurological numbness and pain in her body god has been so faithful and good even in the midst of the hard and unplanned circumstances she began a ministry podcast called taste see serves in preteen ministry at church and began liberty online this fall with plans to graduate with her undergraduate degree apologetics and christian studies in may we have seen the goodness of god on display and romas 8 28 come to life as he is healing her body growing her faith and using her circumstances for her good alyson turned 17 in may and began her senior year this fall she graduated from the new life ranch 3 yr leadership development program in the summer where she served for 5 weeks as a wrangler working in the barn with horses and leading campers in july she went on her first global mission trip to dominican republic with students in her senior class where they shared the love of jesus to children there an impactful experience she says she ll never forget alyson is thriving and crazy busy with taking college classes on the cheer team as well as competing with her team at cheer competitions taking home first place at each one so far december 21 is state then we i get to go too head to orlando in february for nationals alyson will graduate in may on her 18th birthday with plans of attending the university of arkansas next fall josiah turned 15 in march and is a sophomore this year he began his first of three summers on the leadership development program at nlr and absolutely loved it year one is nehemiah team where you start from the bottom doing various jobs such as working in the kitchen cleaning bathrooms and behind the scenes work on the ranch really getting to be the hands and feet of jesus he made many new friends while there and cannot wait for year two timothy team next summer this fall josiah played on the junior varsity and varsity football teams as an outside linebacker and kicker he stepped up and kicked during the playoffs and did very well even scoring the team 5 extra points in the state championship game in little rock where they took runner up a huge accomplish being in the 6a division elijah turned 14 in november and was determined to take the drivers test right away fair warning he is now an official learner s permit carrier and excited to begin for his dad and i we need to focus on getting the child ahead of him practiced up and ready as he turns 16 soon ha elijah is in 8th grade this year and played on the jv jr high and junior high football teams playing right guard and defensive lineman positions this was his year to grow and change the most as he literally transformed from a boy to a young man and grew several inches elijah loves playing his guitar and all things technology if it involves a computer a controller or flies in the air he is all about it this past may brandon took a new role at tyson as a vp in prepared foods leading a team in supply chain when brandon is not busy at work or cheering on the kids in a football game or cheer competition he is happy to be on the ranch working on a project or planning and working toward the future vision and ministry here at grace haven ranch as for me i manage to stay busy from day to day whether taking care of the home subbing at the front desk at school or hosting a party or event i enjoy our evenings when we can all be home together it s fun to listen to the kids at the ages they are now and their deep intellectual conversations or their hilarious banter and funny perspectives they are quite comical teens and young adults there s never a boring or dull moment around here while we have faced joys and challenges throughout our year one truth remains god is good and he is our source of strength and joy we hope you too know that kind of supernatural joy that runs deeper than happy moments or hard circumstances and challenges only through jesus the greatest gift of all can we experience the true meaning of the miracle of christmas love to all and merry christmas the campbell s may the god of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit romans 15 13 posted by campbell crusade at 6 23 pm no comments thursday december 10 2020 2020 highlights christmas letter merry christmas friends and family we hope and pray this finds each of you well and experiencing peace and joy this christmas season praise the lord we have almost made it through 2020 we are thankful for god s mercies and provision over our family during a very different year full of twists and turns as i know it has been for many but we are embracing and praising him for the blessings and silver linings that we have found through it i will sum our year up through a photo journal of pictures alyson attended her first homecoming at providence in february she and julia went with friend groups and had a great time josiah s providence basketball team finished their season in february and won the championship game it was amazing to see where this group of boys started at in 2nd grade losing most every game to working their way to the top proud of their hard work we then celebrated josiah s 11th birthday march 5th with a few of his buddies from school alyson and brandon had their last father daughter dinner and dance night together at the beginning of march thankfully right before the quarantine began i was on a team of moms who planned and hosted the event and enjoyed being a fly on the wall watching all the sweet dads and daughters enjoy their evening together the last day our kids went to school right before the quarantine began brandon found a scared little puppy hiding inside our shop barn thankfully he let us catch him and seemed very thankful as we offered him food and water a bath and a warm home we say he adopted us as he took to us very quickly skip became his new name and is the baby of the family god s timing was perfect in giving skippy to us at the beginning of a season when we would be home with lots of extra time and love to give him the kids didn t skip a beat when the quarantine began mid march since we were already set up for part time homeschool we enjoyed some much needed rest during that season on the weekends with all hands on deck we worked on outdoor projects such as landscaping yard work and finished the outside of our home this year with covid we opted out of taking a family vacation and instead put in a pool it gave the kids something fun to do while home and an incentive to swim after a long hot day s work outside it was encouraging to see our kids grow in their work ethic and take pride in seeing the finished product knowing they helped too grandpa randy loved to help run the tractor lots and lots of raking rocks finishing the front porch balcony my dad did the finishing woodwork on our porch road work began julia nearing her 16th birthday on june 25th was ready to begin working to help pay for the expense of her first car brandon hired her here at home to do weed eating work around our property each week weed eating around our buildings and house trees down the long fencing and at grandma and grandpa s house she worked hard and did a good job last winter we began remodeling an old farmhouse on our property for my dad to live in we had it completely gutted down to the old sturdy rough sawn oak studs and the old hardwood floors sanded down and refinished low ceilings were taken out and vaulted giving a more open feel dad was excited to make the kitchen cabinets and do all the woodwork even using some of the old oak studs removed from the ceilings and made them into furniture for the house it was exciting to see the home completely transformed and restored allowing him to move in late spring this year i love the parallel of how god redeems our life in the midst of our brokenness and gives us new life and purpose too before after dad used walnut wood that he had leftover from a past job and made the paneled living room ceiling we are thankful for the silver linings that came from the covid pandemic but by far the greatest praise was josiah s decision to accept christ as his savior and lord we watched church online from home throughout the quarantine and little did we know god was stirring in his heart from the messages of truth he was hearing josiah had prayed to receive jesus when he was 5 years old but now at 11 he questioned if his faith was real one night in april after reading in 1 corinthians as a family josiah went upstairs to his room and felt the lord s call upon his heart he shared with us afterwards that the weight of his sin was so heavy and even made him drop to his knees on the floor he knew he needed forgiven and freed him from the burden of sin josiah gave his life then and there to jesus making him lord of his life then ran to tell us the good news we celebrated with josiah in his decision and trust god will use him for the kingdom the night josiah was saved 4 22 20 alyson turned 13 on may 13th she is a sweet friend a playful and ornery sister meek and quiet spirited and fun to be around alyson is continuing to take piano lessons and we enjoy hearing her play especially now at christmastime just recently she got braces which makes her look even more like a teenager in may i held my grandma oleta s hand for the last time over the past year her health declined quickly after being diagnosed with alzheimers i am so thankful for the many memories i have with my grandma and the long life of love she poured into her family i had the honor of giving a eulogy at her funeral that i wrote called grandma s hands it was a reflection of her life and all the love she gave through her hands over the years see previous post if you would like to read it a few of grandma oleta s granddaughters my mother and sister grandma oleta s 5 of 6 children marsha brenda randy my dad allen and linda her oldest child terrel went to be with the lord in 2005 in june julia turned 16 after lots of online used car shopping we finally found the right one for her she spent the summer driving with a parent in tow before taking off on her own but it has truly been a blessing now having an extra driver she even drives all four of them to school each morning julia spent two weeks away at new life ranch in june for her next level of leadership development called the timothy team she has a huge heart for the ministry at new life ranch that began for her as a young camper and is excited to continue in her pursuit of becoming a camp counselor our annual grace haven ranch firework show in july looked a bit different this year rather than our usual gathering in the barn for dinner and sitting outside in groups together for the firework show we hosted a drivethrough style dessert and firework show while either staying in vehicles or setting up chairs and blankets in each family s designated space to allow for social distancing it was a success and all had a great time despite the change this year we look forward and hope to be back to a more normal gathering next year with many friends and family grandma patsy and helpers served her homemade ice cream and desserts from the mcnaughton real estate air stream so fun in early august we said goodbye to our beloved 9 year old german shepherd bo he was the best family dog so loving gentle and kind he was the alpha dog of the three and took his job of training jed and skippy serious we will greatly miss him but we hold a very special place in our hearts for our bo the day bo passed away jed and skippy seemed to know and were sad to lose their friend he will be forever missed through much prayer we felt the call to transfer our family this fall to shiloh christian school a private school much closer to where we live also located at the same campus as our church home crosschurch springdale we will forever love and miss our providence community as we had been there for 11 years the girls made the jr high and varsity cheer teams and the boys joined the shiloh youth football teams each practicing through the summer it was a great way for them to get connected and make new friends before beginning school in the fall we are thankful for our new community and have especially enjoyed friday night lights julia 11th alyson 8th josiah 6th elijah 4th grade homecoming night the girls wore cheer uniforms from years past josiah s 6th grade team finished their season undefeated as well and won the big championship game our shiloh saints varsity team finished their conference and playoff games undefeated then faced their last battle for the championship war memorial stadium in little rock ar on 12 19 against another undefeated team the saints gave it their all and brought home the victory winning 58 20 amazing coaching staff team of guys and cheerleaders too so proud of them all both the football and competition cheer team won their state championships the same day josiah was in the 6th grade musical theater show annie at the beginning of the semester it was also a fun way to get to know other students and make new friends julia went to shiloh homecoming in october with her friend caleb she had a great time as they went with a group of friends to take pictures a nice dinner then to the dance elijah turned double digits on november 12th we celebrated his 10th birthday with a few friends from school by having a hunting themed birthday we hung orange cans from the trees for them to shoot with bb guns and big round hay bales for bows and arrows they had a great time we were given some razorback tickets to the arkansas lsu game in november and sat in a booth ground level right behind the north end zone field goal we had a great time knowing that was a once in a lifetime experience as for brandon and i we stay busy raising our growing family and are continuing to seek the lord for continued direction and invest as the lord provides into the future retreat ministry here at grace haven ranch brandon is going on 16 years working for tyson foods and is currently working in the international department i am getting used to my new normal with the kids at school full time now and find myself steadily busy managing the home involved with planning an event or just trying to keep up with the never ending loads of laundry but am embracing this season we are in as a family we are thankful for god s continued provision and faithfulness this year we know we are not promised tomorrow and strive to make the most of each opportunity we are given we certainly don t do it perfect but give ourselves grace as we experience god s perfect grace each day we stand on god s promises as we navigate through this life knowing we are not alone he is so faithful and good we pray you too know the hope that comes only from knowing jesus as lord and savior the book of john in the bible 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