Every family has problems and challenges. But successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention. They pray for each other, discuss, and give encouragement. Ezra Taft Benson

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Joy School Nativity

On Monday night we went to the Fairfield township municipal building along with the other Joy School families for a joint family home evening lesson. The children presented a nativity play. It was a lot of fun, but difficult to keep the older children from giggling as the funny mishaps occur when 4 and 5 year olds put on a play.
Spencer with his Joy School group performing the nativity.


Joseph and Mary by the manger.


3 comments:

Mama D said...

Cute!

Boy, it seems like a LONG time since we did Joy School with Jessica. (Hmm, probably because it has been 9 years...)

Megan Johnson said...

Hello,
My name is megan johnson. this is going to sound really weird so here it goes....
my mother in law Jeanne Johnson got an e-mail with the address to your blog on it and one of her friends forwarded it to her becuase her mother was a foister. the reason she forwarded it to me is because my grandma is a flake. her name is Carol Reed Flake Waltman. i forwarded that e-mail to her and she said that she believes your father is Dale Flake-her cousin. His older sister, Cleo and my grandma carol were the same age and good friends. amazing isn't it! well, my mother in law is dying to know about your husbands family and if she is related. we would all love to be in touch with you. my e-mail address is mmjohnson@q.com. i would love it if we could get this figured out. i cannot find an e-amil for you or i would have just written you an e-mail. hope you don't mind. thanks for your time!
megan

The Foisters said...

Hi Megan,
I sent an email to the address you have listed. Cleo is my aunt. She passed away. We talked to my mom and dad and both know and remember your grandma Carol very well. What a very small world. With so few Flakes and Foisters, it's amazing that another Flake would marry another Foister!

As far as the Foister line goes, David Foister is the earliest we have found. We was born around 1860.

About 6 or 7 years ago there was some thought he might be a David Foister born in Johnson City TN around the same time, but multiple records from multiple years indicate he and his parents were born in Kentucky, so we don't think this is the same David.

Also, there was another David Foister we explored who was born around 1860 in England. The David born in England did immigrate to North America but died in Canada in 1920, so it wasn't our David either. It appears there were several David Foisters born around 1860.

With so few Foisters, I'm sure almost all are tied together at some point. It is just a little tricky trying to figure it all out.