Merry Christmas everyone!
A year can bring a lot of change, and 2017 was full of change for us. Don’t believe me? Look at how the kids have grown!
It was definitely a growing year all around, bringing with it a whole host of new adventures for us. One of our biggest adventures is affectionately known as Benegov. It’s the business Kyle
started this summer, creating software for local and state governments. In August he left his job in the Governor’s Office in order to complete the flagship Benegov apps, and in the new year he will be kicking sales into high gear. 
With this employment shift, and with the housing market so high this summer, we decided to sell our home in Centerville and move closer to family. We put a lot of time into sprucing up our yard, putting up our fence, and finishing the projects in our kitchen, but in the end it paid off. We were under contract a week after listing and were offered more than list price. We sold our home without a realtor, which was a good experience for us. We saw a lot of miracles along the way, wrapped around Kyle’s business and our move. It’s been wonderful so far.
And then I (Ashley) started a new project of my own. It’s called Gospel Prompt and it’s a website dedicated to making scripture study more meaningful. Improving my personal scripture study has been a goal of mine all year, and it took a lot of work to get where I wanted to be. So, I figured as long as I was doing the work for myself, why not make it available for other people too? It’s been a blast so far, and I hope to see it grow in the new year. Want to see what I’m working on? Like the Gospel Prompt Facebook page and you will see the new stuff from Gospel Prompt in your Facebook feed from time to time.
We’re still praying for our adoption, and are hopeful to see it completed in the new year, although we haven’t heard any word yet about a match. We wish you all the very best in the new year, and hope the Christmas season brings you comfort and joy.
Love, the Barney Family