Christmas 2012

In honor of our new home on the golf course we thought we would share the happenings of our year in golf terms. 

The Front Nine – Our year began in Fort Wayne, Indiana where Chad was completing his seminary studies.  He worked diligently and graduated in May! 

Ace (Better known as a Hole-in-one) – Call night is a night we waited for (sometimes anxiously) and prayed for and thought about (often with more questions than answers)… Call night is the night when a seminary student is given their first congregation – the place where they are placed to serve in their first Pastoral role and the place where they will make their new home.  For us call night brought the news, “Peace Lutheran Church, Fremont, Indiana”.  With this news we definitely scored a hole-in-one.  The church and community have been a great fit for our family and we look forward to many years in this community!

Drive- Is what Chad spent most of his summer doing.   Our home in Fort Wayne was for sale and we were looking for a place in the Fremont/ Angola area.  The Drive was about 50 minutes one way and so we waited and we prayed and we looked and we prayed some more.  Finally in June we decided we would rent our home to an incoming seminary family that had wanted to buy but couldn’t work out financing.  They were moving in mid-August and so Chad’s drive came to an end.  Our house did eventually sell to this family and they are now keeping our old neighbors company!

Fairway – Meanwhile we had continued to search for a home in Angola, and found a beautiful fairway shot in between the town of Angola and Fremont.  Our home sits on the 18^th hole of a golf course which provided hours of family fun as we took evening walks on the golf course and came home with buckets full of golf balls.  Stop in and see us some time – we have lots of room for visitors.  

Water Hazard – Angola and Fremont are located in Indiana’s Lake Country.  We are about 5 minutes from the Michigan border and 10 minutes from the Ohio border.  Our summer was spent swimming, boating (with church members), and other lake fun! 

Dogleg – Our year wasn’t all fun and we had some twists and turns that made it difficult to see the pin.  Chad’s dad passed away 5 days after graduation and a week later we also lost a dear uncle and friend.  They will be missed on our visits to Wisconsin and we thank God for the memories we have. 

Par – Some things continue on just as they have and should – Zeke continues to love football.  He is in the 5^th grade this year and played his first season of tackle football.  Joshua is in 4^th grade and keeps himself busy with his buildings (legos, forts, and everything in between).  Noah is our music boy and is learning to play the drums.  He is in 3^rd grade this year.  Seth is in 1^st/2^nd grade (when you are homeschooled the boundaries sometimes get fuzzy).   While he is often trying to keep up with his brothers, he also has his own unique interests and this year is learning to play the harmonica.  Give him a chance and he will also bend your ear with an animated story or two about the goings on in the Potts’ house!  Michelle continues to homeschool all 4 boys and teach online high school.  Chad is learning a new job and enjoying the variety of activities that being a Pastor entails. 

Out-of-Bounds – This is what we all were.  Sin had separated us from our Creator and Father.  He didn’t leave us there though, He stepped down to our world to walk with us, and take the penalty that our sin deserved.  This Christmas will you take a moment to stop at the stable and witness again the wonder of “God made flesh” in the person of Jesus Christ!  

Potts Family 2012 (Left to Right) Seth (7), Noah (8), Joshua (9), Ezekiel (10), Chad and Michelle