Welcome to the Hicks Family Blog! This post serves as an introduction to our blog and our family. We're glad you stopped by! We are a family of seven (currently) living in Parachute, Colorado (which is about an hour away from Grand Junction on the western end of the state - up in the mountains).
Our desire is to serve Jesus Christ through our words, lives, and actions. Because of His sacrifice upon the cross and resurrection from the dead we are no longer slaves to death but are free to live!
The purpose of this blog is to keep family and friends informed of what's happening with us, to encourage dads and moms as they attempt to parent and disciple their children, to share what God is teaching us, and occasionally to serve as a political soapbox when the need arises.
In the past few years God has really impressed upon us his passion for children, and as parents we have a
huge responsibility to demonstrate God's love to them. We don't always get it right (in fact some days I'm not sure we get it right at all) but God has revealed to us two key "tidbits" of wisdom that probably seem pretty unconventional to most Christians, and certainly to non-Christians:
1. Children are blessings. God loves us and desires to bless us. When we take family planning into our own hands, we potentially rob ourselves of the blessings that God wishes to give us.
2. Dads and Moms have a God-given responsibility to disciple their children. Parenting and discipling your children is likely the most important thing you will ever do in your life. In order to be effective in this calling, parents (not the government) must take full authority and responsibility over their children's growth: physically, mentally, and (most importantly) spiritually.
Now if either of these concepts sounds foreign or offensive to you I ask that you grab your Bible and find out what God really has to say about the issue. I think you'll be surprised. For those of you to whom these concepts seem radical, I hope to include a deeper discussion of these and related topics in future posts.
Now that you know where we stand, allow me to introduce the family!:
My name is Roger Hicks. I work as the IT Department for my father's company,
The Avsource Group, which provides a variety of aviation related services to airlines and leasing companies that own large jets. That's me in the back-middle. Nickname: Pidge or Pidgel.
My wife Crystal is (in my slightly biased opinion) the best wife in the world. Her daily work includes being mom, teacher, and maid, which is certainly a big task. Were that not enough she is both a licensed CNA and Cosmetologist and provides hair cuts, colors and perms to a growing list of clients in her "spare time". We are presently working on installing a dedicated salon for her in our basement. She is the one kneeling in front of me. Nickname: Blushious.
Purity (blue dress in the middle) is our oldest at age 5. She's got a strong will and a gentle spirit. She loves to sing and color and does a good job of helping Mom and Dad with the babies. Nicknames: Squirt and Peanut.
Charis (purple dress on the left) is 4. She's very sensitive and loving and is a great cuddle-bug. She also works hard to be a good helper around the house. Nicknames: Carebear, Two-shoes, and Peach.
Emery (being held on the left) will be 3 later this month. This guy literally has more energy than the rest of us combined. He's very observant and loves to fix broken things. Nicknames: Em, Buddy, Mr. Fixit, and
Juggernaut.
Veronique (pink dress being held next to me) is 20 months old and has no problems asserting herself! She tackles each new learning experience with much gusto and excitement. Nicknames: Nique, Insta-party, and Weasel.
Eden (being held by my wife) is our latest addition. As of this post he is a little over 4 months old and does a much better job of holding his head up now :) He's quite the talker and will happily coo and caw with anyone who will give him some attention! Nickname: Smurf.
Also pictured with us here are my parents, Barry & Jan Hicks (on the right) and my grandmother Nancy Stover (on the left). My sister Kate (who recently turned 18) somehow escaped this picture. Also not pictured is our dog Schnitzel and our two cats: Prince Jester and Thumb.
Thanks for stopping by to visit us. I will be updating this blog on a semi-regular basis so be sure to bookmark it or subscribe to the ATOM Feed for updates. God bless!
Welcome to the Hicks Family Blog! This post serves as an introduction to our blog and our family. We're glad you stopped by! We are a family of seven (currently) living in Parachute, Colorado (which is about an hour away from Grand Junction on the western end of the state - up in the mountains).
Our desire is to serve Jesus Christ through our words, lives, and actions. Because of His sacrifice upon the cross and resurrection from the dead we are no longer slaves to death but are free to live!
The purpose of this blog is to keep family and friends informed of what's happening with us, to encourage dads and moms as they attempt to parent and disciple their children, to share what God is teaching us, and occasionally to serve as a political soapbox when the need arises.
In the past few years God has really impressed upon us his passion for children, and as parents we have a
huge responsibility to demonstrate God's love to them. We don't always get it right (in fact some days I'm not sure we get it right at all) but God has revealed to us two key "tidbits" of wisdom that probably seem pretty unconventional to most Christians, and certainly to non-Christians:
1. Children are blessings. God loves us and desires to bless us. When we take family planning into our own hands, we potentially rob ourselves of the blessings that God wishes to give us.
2. Dads and Moms have a God-given responsibility to disciple their children. Parenting and discipling your children is likely the most important thing you will ever do in your life. In order to be effective in this calling, parents (not the government) must take full authority and responsibility over their children's growth: physically, mentally, and (most importantly) spiritually.
Now if either of these concepts sounds foreign or offensive to you I ask that you grab your Bible and find out what God really has to say about the issue. I think you'll be surprised. For those of you to whom these concepts seem radical, I hope to include a deeper discussion of these and related topics in future posts.
Now that you know where we stand, allow me to introduce the family!:
My name is Roger Hicks. I work as the IT Department for my father's company,
The Avsource Group, which provides a variety of aviation related services to airlines and leasing companies that own large jets. That's me in the back-middle. Nickname: Pidge or Pidgel.
My wife Crystal is (in my slightly biased opinion) the best wife in the world. Her daily work includes being mom, teacher, and maid, which is certainly a big task. Were that not enough she is both a licensed CNA and Cosmetologist and provides hair cuts, colors and perms to a growing list of clients in her "spare time". We are presently working on installing a dedicated salon for her in our basement. She is the one kneeling in front of me. Nickname: Blushious.
Purity (blue dress in the middle) is our oldest at age 5. She's got a strong will and a gentle spirit. She loves to sing and color and does a good job of helping Mom and Dad with the babies. Nicknames: Squirt and Peanut.
Charis (purple dress on the left) is 4. She's very sensitive and loving and is a great cuddle-bug. She also works hard to be a good helper around the house. Nicknames: Carebear, Two-shoes, and Peach.
Emery (being held on the left) will be 3 later this month. This guy literally has more energy than the rest of us combined. He's very observant and loves to fix broken things. Nicknames: Em, Buddy, Mr. Fixit, and
Juggernaut.
Veronique (pink dress being held next to me) is 20 months old and has no problems asserting herself! She tackles each new learning experience with much gusto and excitement. Nicknames: Nique, Insta-party, and Weasel.
Eden (being held by my wife) is our latest addition. As of this post he is a little over 4 months old and does a much better job of holding his head up now :) He's quite the talker and will happily coo and caw with anyone who will give him some attention! Nickname: Smurf.
Also pictured with us here are my parents, Barry & Jan Hicks (on the right) and my grandmother Nancy Stover (on the left). My sister Kate (who recently turned 18) somehow escaped this picture. Also not pictured is our dog Schnitzel and our two cats: Prince Jester and Thumb.
Thanks for stopping by to visit us. I will be updating this blog on a semi-regular basis so be sure to bookmark it or subscribe to the ATOM Feed for updates. God bless!
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