Brad and I have been married for 32 years (this August 7th) - Praise the Lord!  We have three grown children. Jacey Messer [Mrs. Mitch], age 30, mother of our first and only grandchild, Little Miss Morgen Messer - May 26, 2007 - Bozeman, Montana; she has a law degree and has been working for the State of Montana as a defense attorney for over 2 years; she is now employed by Wheeler Manufacturing as a Designer of Jewelry.  Her office is in Bozeman, Montana.  Her husband has been working for Wells Fargo as a mortgage consultant but just took a new job with Country Wide in Bozeman.  He is the head baseball coach for the Bozeman Bucks - who were the 2007 AA State Champs for Legion Baseball.  He grew up in Rapid City, SD, and played for the Post 22 Legion Team.  They are a neat couple who enjoy baseball, hiking, skiing, hunting and being parents.  We get to see a lot of them and for this we are most thankful!  (It might have something to do with Little Miss Morgen!)  Our second daughter, Julia Nelson [Mrs. Chad], age 28, is a registered nurse.  She has worked in Boise, Idaho, Madison, Wisconsin, Oshgosh, Wisconsin and Rochester, MN.  She is now in graduate school at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN pursuing a graduate degree to be a Nurse Anesthetist.  She will graduate in 2010.  Her husband is a Deputy Sheriff for Olmsted County.  They enjoy skiing, snowmobiling, hunting, baseball, planning weddings and shopping!  They are also a really neat couple. We are very thankful for air travel and for this reason we get to see a lot of them.
Our son, Jeff, is a junior at CU, Boulder, CO, in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.  He is a single engine land private pilot and he enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, flying and being an "Uncle Jeff " to Morgen.  He spent the summer of 2007 doing research in Bozeman and was very blessed to be available to help Jacey and Mitch when it came time for them to be parents.  He was a faithful dog-sitter for their white lab named Baxter and was able to help them with their yard work.  Jeff is a great accountability partner and as parents we could use a little more of someone holding us responsible for what we do
say, think and feel. We love all of our children (son-in-laws and grandchildren included) deeply.  I have always felt strongly about being a stay-at-home Mom, so that is what I have done for the past
 30 years.  Brad is the President of Wheeler Mfg., Inc., and we have been blessed to be able to travel abroad for business purposes for the past several years.  In the Fall of each year, Brad sets the weekends in October and November aside to do pheasant hunting with his son-in-laws, their fathers and friends, and his co-workers and friends.  These weekends have turned into times that we both look forward to for fun and fellowship. We both understand that we have been blessed to be a blessing, and are very thankful for a Heavenly Father whose GRACE and MERCY has sustained us through all of our trials and tests in this life.  We give Him all the praise and glory, for it is only by His Son, Jesus, that we can lift our head and hands to the One who loves us most
Little Miss Morgen Messer (she belongs to Mitch and Jacey) - age 6 mos. here.  The family picture is from Julie and Chad's wedding (2 years ago in Feb) Left to right:  Jeff, Me, Julia, Brad and Jacey.  The picture of the kids was taken this last Christmas at our home in Lemmon.  Left to right:  Little Miss Morgen is being held by Julia, who is sitting on her husband Chad's lap, Mitch, who has his wife Jacey on his lap.  In the front row is Julie and Chad's dog Teton, Jeff, and Jacey and Mitch's dog, Baxter. 
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