Happy 2014!

Here is our annual Christmas letter in case we missed anyone on our mailing list.  

Greetings to our friends and family from coast to coast!

In this new age of Facebook, Twitter, blogging, e-mail and various other forms of social media, an annual Christmas newsletter seems to be an antiquated relic of the past. We, however, still enjoy this chance to reflect on God's faithfulness and blessings to us and to tell each of you how good He has been. 2013 has been yet another 12 months of witnessing the kind hand of our Heavenly Father working on our behalf.

If you were to enter the Reinhold home this Christmas you would notice two significant things that were not here last year. The first is crawling around my feet babbling about all the items he can put in his mouth and the second is the icy snow threatening to enter our home. The first we are excited to have around and the second has no place in our hearts. So how did we go from two Reinholds to three and from the warm sunny desert to the snow-laden lands of New England? Sit back, relax, and we'll tell you!

On January 29^th, 2013, little Josiah Edward was born into our family. Josiah means “God has heard” or “God has healed” and we are thankful that God heard our prayers and healed us after 18 months of trying to get pregnant. We have a happy, healthy, little boy whose curiosity keeps him and us busy every day. After 10 months of watching him grow and change we can honestly say that he just keeps getting cuter and becoming more and more fun! Visit http://bereinhold.blogspot.com for pics!

The arrival of Josiah brought a wave of Adlers and Reinholds out to Tucson to care for us and our new baby and we were so blessed by their help. His arrival also prompted us to begin thinking about our return to the east coast so that he could grow up near his grandparents and we could live closer to our families. The idea of moving was intimidating and sad because of the work involved as well as saying good-bye to many beloved friends. Tucson had been our home for the past five years and our whole married lives. We miss you all!

We could fill a page with all the details that had to be worked out in order to get us across the country but instead we will just highlight one of the incredible ways that God provided for us. We decided to move into Eric's Nana's house in Beverly, MA and were hoping to be there shortly after our lease ended in May. The ever-looming question, however, was where Eric would work and how soon he would be able to find a job. In June, Bethany began looking online before we moved and found a position as a system's administrator at Gordon College which was a perfect fit for Eric's skills. It would also mean working in a Christian environment, ten minutes from the house and they would even pay for our moving expenses. It was the ideal job! It was also the only job Eric applied for.

After doing an interview over Skype, Gordon called and asked to fly Eric out for a final interview in the beginning of July. He returned to Tucson without a job but they called and offered him the position within the week. We had one month to pack up our stuff and move east! God was so gracious and provided so many things including hands to help us pack while we had a five-month old to care for. In August, Bethany flew with Josiah while Eric drove across the country in our little Echo to meet them in Massachusetts. We now live in Eric's Nana's house and Eric has an awesome position that he loves with great co-workers and wonderful benefits.

Beverly is a town north of Boston right on the water and is one hour from the Reinholds and three hours from the Adlers. We have already been to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox beat the Yankees and we lost a week of sleep with the rest of New England when the Red Sox went on to win the World Series. We love being able to walk to the ocean and easily drive to see both of our families. We also just joined a church in the area and are so blessed by the new friendships we are forming. This letter would not be complete, however, without mentioning again how much we love and miss our dear friends in Arizona and how much we want all of you to come visit us soon!

Taking care of a baby boy is hard work and settling into a new area is challenging but through all of these life transitions, God has been faithful. He is a Great Provider and has sent a Great Savior! We pray you can celebrate the good news of Jesus Christ this Christmas.