Six, Table for Two: 2012 Christmas Letter

December 25, 2012

Dear Family, Friends, and Loved Ones,

Well another year is nearly over, but that means a new one is just beginning. The Tim Six family has had quite a year, and most of you know what has happened, but it’s always nice for me to be able to write down the events and do a “year in review” of sorts. So sit back, relax and enjoy ‘The adventures of Tim and Nicki Six 2012’!

The year 2012 began in Phoenix, Arizona at Luke Air Force Base with sunny and 75 degree weather – truly a hardship! We were able to make many wonderful friends in Phoenix, did some hiking and biking, and eventually enjoyed over 100 days straight of over 100 degree temperatures during the summer months. The Grand Canyon was seen a few times – hiking to the very bottom was achieved once with Mark and Carrie over the Christmas break. Las Vegas in all its sparkle was seen for the second time, and California with family and friends was a favorite spot while living in the Grand Canyon State. We visited LA, Hollywood and San Diego, and even got to see the 2012 Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena! We finally were able to make it up to see Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons and absolutely loved it! We primitive camped while there and saw all the parks had to offer that we could take in for about a week. The Tetons had breathtaking landscapes and gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, and Yellowstone can’t be beat for the numbers of wildlife and natural wonders. If you ever get a chance to visit, we highly recommend doing so! On the way back to AZ from Yellowstone we decided to stop for a brief visit at Zion National Park – we allowed a couple hours and we could have spent a whole week there as well! All of the parks were such beautiful places that God created.

With saguaro cactus practically in the backyard in Phoenix we felt a bit out of sorts coming from our native Hoosier State, but we found our niche nonetheless! We found such a tremendous church home at Desert Springs Community Church (DSCC) in Goodyear, AZ. It seemed we were welcomed with open arms from the start! We absolutely loved our home Bible study group at DSCC with Pastor Steve and Tami Engram and some delightful friends. Nicki enjoyed the Roots women’s home Bible study as well that was started for women connected to the military in one way or another; she helped start a Roots Bible study at Sheppard AFB in TX and was so glad to see a group at Luke AFB! Tim stayed extremely busy learning to fly the F-16 Flying Falcon (a.k.a., Viper), then learning to perfect the skill of flying the Viper. Tim also graduated as Top Wingman from his class! God truly blessed the time we had in Phoenix and we believe He is continuing to do so where He has now placed us: Osan Air Base, South Korea.

We are now living about a mile off Base in South Korea in a townhouse duplex amidst some snowy rice paddies. This is an amazing country with very kind and courteous people. We have sampled the local cuisine and Tim has taken to it very well – Nicki is still learning to adjust. Tim’s assignment here is for 12 to 18 months and it is unaccompanied, meaning Nicki will be going between Indiana and S. Korea. We have plans for lots of travel as neither of us have ever been to Asia, but that will have to be in next year’s letter. We appreciate your love and prayers – we feel them each and every day. God has blessed us and we are confident His will is being done in our lives, so thank you for praying for that as well! Well, that is all for the 2012 Christmas letter/update, but I will continue to post on our new blog so that we can communicate with you all while we are here in S. Korea! Thanks for reading!

Much love,

Tim & Nicki Six