 | Oliver Stephen Has Arrived | | | Congratulations to Phil & Deb Garrett!
 On the birth of their son, Oliver Stephen Garrett.
He was born Friday, March 18 at 5:35pm.
Oliver weighed in at 8lbs 14oz and he was 22.5" long! | |
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| Rachel Joy Has Arrived | | | Congratulations Steve & Tonya Hansen!
 Rachel Joy has joined Steve and Tonya and the rest of the Hansen family.
Rachel was born Saturday December 11, 2010 at 12:01am. She weighed 6lb 4oz and was 19.5" long! | |
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| Jordon James Has Arrived, Too | | | Congratulations James & Tamika Halliburton!
James and Tamika have a beautiful baby boy. He was born on Thursday, October 20, 2010 at about 6:00pm. His name is Jordon James Halliburton. He was born 6 weeks early - weighing 3lb 13oz and 17" long.
He is breathing on his own, just under weight... Mom is doing fine. | |
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| Kelli - Serving on the CSK Committee of the ASA | | | Kelli Hughes Serving Others Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) hosts a 6 day annual conference, with approximately 20,000 librarians in attendance and over 2,500 events. Attendees have an opportunity to participate in community service, browse the exhibit halls, meet popular authors, and attend professional development sessions. And don't forget the bookmobile parade! This year's conference was held June 24-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Kelli Hughes has been attending ALA's conferences after becoming a librarian in 2006, and had the chance this year to present on a panel during a concurrent session. Kelli presented along with 2 local colleagues at a session titled "Going Socratic with Coretta Scott King (CSK) Book Award Titles: A Socratic Seminar Approach to Book Discussions."  During last summer's ALA conference, Kelli purposed in her heart to give back to ALA (the organization has given to her in many ways, including providing aide for her graduate studies in 2006 & 2007) by serving on the CSK Committee. The CSK award is given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions annually. Within hours of this prayer, Kelli was approached by a CSK Committee member in the exhibit hall and asked to join!
If you delight yourself in the Lord, He will give you the desires of your heart!
(Ps. 37:4) Kelli is currently employed by Farmington Public Schools, and will be entering her third year with the district in the fall. She was a K-8 school librarian for two years, and will be returning to the traditional classroom to teach 7th & 8th grade ESL & Science for the 2010-2011 school year. She has also worked at the Farmington Community Library for over 10 years in various departments, and now serves as an Adult Reference Librarian Substitute at the Farmington Branch. | |
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| Clara Hits The BIG 90 | | | Clara Goodling Is 90 Years Young! On Sunday April 11 we had an historic event at HCC - our own Clara Goodling was here to celebrate her birthday #90 with us! WOW - that's four score and 10!!
 We all gave Clara a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday". Apostle Bob marked the milestone by telling us all that when he grows up he wants to be just like Clara - not just making it, but making it strong - continuing to live life to the fullest.
The official day was Monday April 12. We all thank Clara for leading the way and setting the standard high.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLARA!
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| Isaac John Has Arrived | | | Congratulation to Leigh & Jana Fehr!
 Isaac John Fehr was born Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at precisely 6:00am. He was a week and a day past his due date and weighed in at 9lbs 3oz! He was 20.25" long and had a head circumference of 14.5".
Big sisters, Sarah, Cayley and Rebekah are very excited about their little brother's arrival. | |
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| Marvalinn - Hits the TV Airwaves | | | Marvalinn's on TV Marvalinn Stull, a member of Harvest Christian Church, was featured on the late night show "I'm Just Sayin'" with Pastor Dan Willis of The Lighthouse Church of All Nations (www.thelighthousechurch.org). The show aired December 22 on the TCT network (www.tct.tv). The show included a short interview with Marvalinn and the host, Pastor Dan. They talked about her music, and she performed two of her songs - "Press On" and "Healing Rain".  Marvalinn says, "The taping went smoothly. I could feel the presence of the Lord and that helped calm my nerves. I'm just very grateful to God for this opportunity."The photo is from the taping - Pastor Dan Willis on the left, Marvalinn, and "Pookie" Grant on right. To learn more about Marvalinn and hear music, visit her website at www.marvalinn.com. | |
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| Marieyah Jeanett Has Just Arrived | | | Congratulation to the Milliner Family!
Michael & Toyika are proud to announce the birth of their daughter:
Marieyah (Ma-ray-a) Jeanett Milliner
Born December 21, 2010 at 8:36am
She weighed in at 8lbs 3oz and was 22" long
Along with their other children, Michael Jr, MiChayla, Michai, their family feels very blessed. | |
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| Alexa Is Crowned Homecoming Queen | | | Congratulations to Alexa Bean  Alexa was crowned Clarenceville High School 2010 Homecoming Queen.
We praise God for Alexa, whose beauty rediates form the Christ within. | |
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| Isaiah Noah Michael Has Arrived | | | Congratulations Michael & Charmaine Halliburton! On the birth of their son. Isaiah Noah Michael Halliburton was born Wednesday, August 25. He was 7lbs 1oz and 19" long. Mother and son are doing well. | |
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| We've Got Graduates | | |  On Sunday May 23 we honored our Graduating Class of 2010 - and there was a big group of honorees. We had 8 graduates from various high schools across the area and 3 new college graduates! Our college grads came from the University of Phoenix, Eastern Michigan and Jackson Community College. High school grads came from Walled Lake Northern, North Farmington, H.O.M.E. (a home school group), Redford Union, Ypsilanti, Pershing, and Clarenceville. Future plans include further education at Western Community College, Oakland University, University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State and Kendall College. Career plans include teaching, cardiac ultrasound, skills training, architecture, nursing, psychology, art, physical therapy and business management. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!! CLICK to see more photos
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| Bob D - Tennis Hero | | | Did you know that Bob Damesworth is a tennis hero? True story! Check this out from the US Tennis Association.... Prayer in the Art of Tennis Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:11 PM ET By Sue Levine, USTA.com Indian Wells, Calif. - It was a hard-fought battle to the 3.5 Senior USTA League National Championship for the Farmington Tennis Club. The team is out of Farmington, Michigan, and represents the Midwest Section. Team captain Jerry LeLito says it looked like the chances of getting to the National Championship were "slim and none, and slim left town". But Robert Damesworth knows how his team made it. He says it was an answered prayer. Damesworth is on the team. He says the team members all agreed they should pray for God’s favor and protection. So he volunteered to be the Team Chaplain.  Each of the five teams competing for a trip to the finals had two wins and two losses. Damesworth says everything "had to line up perfectly for us to win". It all came down to one set. The team from Wisconsin had to lose for the Farmington Tennis Club to advance.
Most of the team went home before the deciding set, fearing it was a lost cause. But LeLito and Damesworth stayed to see it through. It looked bad for a while, with Wisconsin ahead 9-5 in the 3rd set tie-break. But then, Damesworth said, they couldn’t believe what was happening right before their own eyes. Wisconsin went down, with a final score of 13-11, sending the Farmington Tennis Club team to the National Championships. Some might call it luck. But the Team Chaplain knows better. Damesworth has no doubt it was a miracle because "the only variable was prayer". | |
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| Amy - Top Olympic Swimmer | | | Our own Amy Kamm takes Olympic Medals - Swims faster than Michael Phelps!! Amy is fast in the pool - very fast. In fact, in the Butterfly she's even faster than Michael Phelps. Amy swam a 00:47.85 while Phelps could only manage a 00:50.58!! Now of  course, Michael felt a need to show off, so he swam 100m to Amy's 50m, but who's looking at those sorts of details? So anyway, Amy took Gold in both the 50m Backstroke and the 50m Butterfly. She took Silver in both the 50m and the 100m Freestyle. Wow, that's a bunch of medals. | |
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